Samsung attempts a true MacBook Pro competitor with the Galaxy Book4 Ultra, but does it succeed?
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra MSRP $3,000.00 Score Details “The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra is ambitious, but ultimately falls short of the competition.” Pros Cons What does it take to beat the MacBook Pro these days? More than you might assume. After all, I’m not talking about the measly 14-inch M3 model. With its new Galaxy Book4 Ultra, Samsung has its eye on the big boy – the M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro.
You can get plenty of gaming laptops with similar performance for much less. For example, the ROG Zephyrus G16 sells for $1,750, and it comes with an RTX 4070, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. And sure, that’s less RAM than my review unit of the Galaxy Book4 Ultra, but it’s well over $1,000 less – and it even comes with an OLED screen. Or there’s the Alienware m16 R2, which can be configured to match the Galaxy Book4 Ultra for $750 less.
It does have a couple of noteworthy elements, however. One of the design flourishes I do like is the rounded corners of the screen. This fits well with the vibe of Windows 11, matching the rest of the Galaxy Book4 lineup and the MacBook Pro. It also has a fairly thin bezels across the top of the screen. But aside from that, this is as plain-looking a laptop as you’ll find.
But remember — this is an OLED panel, similar to the Dell XPS 16. This means that not only do you get incredible contrast, but fantastic colors as well. It has wide color contrast, hitting 96% AdobeRGB and 100% DCI-P3, as well as fantastic color accuracy with a Delta-E of 0.74. All of that is supremely important for a laptop made for creators.
There’s one exception, though. It’s missing an SD card slot, which is something the XPS 16 lacks as well. There clearly isn’t enough room on the side given the shape of the edge, which is based on the placement of the vents and speakers. Still, it’s a detriment to those who frequently need to transfer files directly from a camera.
Speaking of the trackpad, the Galaxy Book4 Ultra uses a decent one. It’s quite large and does a good enough job, with smooth tracking and palm rejection. The click is a bit stiff and loud for my taste, though. I’ve really enjoyed the move to haptic feedback trackpads. But it’s the RTX 4070 and Core Ultra 9 185H that I’m most interested in. After all, there have been plenty of similar Samsung laptops in the past without this much GPU horsepower. That’s the bit that makes this laptop special – at least, in theory.
Again, toggle on the Galaxy Book4 Ultra’s High Performance, and both the multi-core and GPU scores increase by 15%. That makes the comparison closer, but the M3 Max takes the cake regardless. I wish I had data on the M3 Pro configuration to see how it compares, as that’ll likely end up being a closer competitor.
Whether or not that’s a smart move or makes for an overall better laptop is debatable. I have a feeling not many people will bother going to hunt for the Samsung Settings app to find the High Performance toggle — and therefore they will never experience the full performance you can get out of this laptop. When you’re trying to play a game or render a video timeline, that’s a shame, especially given how tuned down the fans are in the Optimized setting.
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