Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360: Gorgeous upgrades, solid value

The big, beautiful new OLED sells it, but the Book3 Pro 360 has even more in store.

- MARK HACHMAN

Samsung's Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 laptop packs in a self-contained movie theater, a sketchpad for digital artists, and an all-day productivity machine that can digitally connect to other Galaxy devices inside a single, 16-inch, 360-degree convertible laptop. Capping it all off is a gorgeous, powerful new OLED display that puts almost all of its rivals and predecessor to shame.

Consider this $1,699 (MSRP) laptop for what it can do after hours as well as your workday. While its 13th-gen Intel Core processor doesn’t outperform everything in its class, you’ll find a ton under its hood that few rivals offer. So buckle up—there’s a lot to talk about.

WHAT IT OFFERS AND WHERE IT FITS

Samsung's Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 is one of a small family of new Book3 laptops (fave.co/ 3KqC3Qt) that consists of the Book3 Ultra, the Book3 Pro, the Book3 Pro 360, and the Book3 360. The Book3 Ultra is a new addition to the family, sporting an Nvidia RTX GeForce 4xxx GPU inside a thicker frame. The Book3 Pro is Samsung's traditional clamshell, shipping in either a 14-inch or 16-inch size, with a pound of weight differentiating the two models.

The Book3 Pro 360, which we test here, is a single 16-inch 360-degree convertible laptop that can be folded back into tablet mode, but is otherwise similar to the Pro. Since it is designed for inking, the Book3 Pro 360 also includes an integrated S Pen inside the box. The cheaper Book3 360 does not and uses the more traditional 1080p display resolution instead. We were also told that the Book3 Pro 360 includes a 5G option. Our review unit doesn't offer that feature, however, and it wasn't listed on the index of Galaxy Book3 laptops Samsung has published (fave.co/3YLaiWP).