Samsung announces Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx for $999

Samsung took the wraps off of the Galaxy Book S, its latest Windows 10 laptop, at its Unpacked issue for the Galaxy Note x today. Rather than the detachable course factor seen in previous Galaxy Books, Samsung has gone for a traditional, thin and lite laptop form here.

The Galaxy Book S is a thirteen-inch device and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx chip. The Snapdragon 8cx first made its debut last year, and it's built to provide much more ability than the typical Snapdragon chips that have made the migration from phones to PCs. Gigabit LTE is likewise on board to keep you lot connected on the go.

Along with the portability provided by its thin-and-lite blueprint, the Milky way Book S will come with stellar battery life equally well. According to Samsung, you can expect to become up to 23 hours of battery life. It's likely that effigy will come upwards a lilliputian shorter in real-world usage, only nosotros'll take to expect until the device is in the wild to get a total await.

Hither's a full expect at the specs for the Galaxy Book S:

Category	Samsung Milky way Book S
Operating System	Windows 10
Display	13.3 inches Total Hd TFT (xvi:9) Touch
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Memory	8GB RAM (LPDDR4X)
Storage	256/512GB
Expandable Storage	MicroSD slot (up to 1TB)
Front Photographic camera	720p HD
Security	Windows Howdy with fingerprint sensor
Connectivity	802.11 Wi-Fi LTE Nano SIM Bluetooth 5.0
Ports	USB Blazon-C
Sound	Stereo (sound by AKG)
Battery	42Wh Up to 23 hours of video playback)
Dimensions	305.two 10 203.two x 6.ii-xi.viii mm
Weight	0.96 kg
Colors	Earthy Gold Mercury Gray

The Samsung Galaxy Volume S is expected to launch in September starting at $999 and will be available from Samsung and Verizon.

Aside from the Milky way Book S, Samsung also unveiled its highly anticipated Milky way Note 10 at the event. You can read more than from our friends at Android Cardinal.

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