At CES 2025, Samsung is introducing an updated Galaxy Book lineup. The new Galaxy Book5 Pro (available with 16-inch and 14-inch screens) and Book5 360 (with a 15-inch display) are powered by the latest Intel Arrow Lake Core Ultra processors. Since these laptop chips are built for AI tasks, it’s no surprise that Samsung touts a long list of built-in AI features, including the equivalent of Google’s Circle to Search.
AI Select is Samsung’s brand for the equivalent of Circle to Search. Similar to Google’s AI technology for mobile devices, it allows you to select an area on the screen and “instantly get search results” for it. The Galaxy Book line also features an on-device photo zoom feature that can sharpen details and clean up blurry images using a fast Intel NPU processor. (It can process AI tasks at up to 47 trillion operations per second.)
Both Galaxy Book5 Pro variants feature a 2,880 x 1,800 pixel AMOLED touchscreen display with a variable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz (although this means the smaller model has a higher pixel density). The 16-inch model is 0.49 inches (12.5 mm) thin and weighs 3.44 pounds. It is designed for 25 hours of video playback.
Its 14-inch counterpart is slightly thinner at 0.46 inches (11.7 mm) but 21% lighter at 2.71 pounds. Its estimated battery life is significantly shorter at 21 hours of video playback.
The Galaxy Book5 360, meanwhile, has a 15.6-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. (Late last year, Samsung released a “Pro” version with a sharper, smoother 3K/120 Hz screen.) The company says its new foldable 2-in-1 model is capable of playing videos for 31 hours.
All three devices can be equipped with Intel Core Ultra 7 “Evo” processors, but only the 16-inch Galaxy Book5 Pro comes standard. The 14-inch model and Galaxy Book5 360 use the Core Ultra 5 “Evo” chip in the cheapest configurations. Both Galaxy Book5 Pro variants offer 16GB and 32GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB of storage. The Galaxy Book5 360 is limited to 16GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage.
Samsung says that pricing and retail partner information will be available soon. All three Galaxy Book5 models will be available in February in the US, Canada, UK, Germany and France.
