Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro review: The laptop that leaves Surface Laptop 5 in the dust

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Book laptop fixes some of its most significant issues to deliver an intriguing experience.

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Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14-inch laptop (2023)
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Windows Central Verdict

Samsung has a winner on its hands with the refreshed Galaxy Book3 Pro (14-inch). It's thin and light with excellent build quality, and arguably has one of the best displays thanks to its premium 3K AMOLED screen. It's also more potent than you'd think with that Core i7, considering it's only 2.42 lbs. Generous trade-in offers from Samsung also make it a good deal.

Pros

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    Very slim and light

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    Powerful processor

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    Amazing AMOLED display

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    Quality design

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    Galaxy phone tie-in

Cons

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    Battery life is mediocre

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    No Windows Hello face recognition

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Daniel Rubino
Daniel Rubino
Editor-in-chief

Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.