Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro (13.3") review

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro (13.3") (2022) — the sub-kilogram office slate

The Galaxy Book 2 Pro 13.3 at $840 runs an Intel Core i5 1240P in a 0.87 kg body. The flagged strength is that weight — 40.4% below the 1.46 kg ultrabook median, an ultralight fit — while the flagged weakness is the composite score at 31, 36.7% below the class median of 49.

Where it holds up

Portability reads 89.2 (top) — the ceiling band — and office productivity posts 81.96 (high), the strongest compute axis. Photo design lands at 37 (mid), and the 1240P platform with its efficiency cores keeps everyday office work brisk for a four-year-old chassis.

Where it falls short

The composite 31 is the flagged gap, and the low bands are generational: overall performance reads 27.32, gaming 23, modeling 27 and engineering CAD 30 — integrated-graphics territory — with the value index at 17.8, the sheet's weakest reading. The integrated GPU is the only graphics this configuration carries.

Price and depreciation

No depreciation anchor is recorded (base $0); no curve or projection applies. The 2022 cohort rate is 10% per year — the settled early-mid band.

Alternatives to consider

The Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 13.3 at the same $840 adds the folding hinge and 32 GB at 1.04 kg; the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 15.6 at $840 doubles the canvas with 32 GB at 1.11 kg; and the Galaxy Book 3 360 13.3 at $954 steps up to the newer 1340P platform.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The lightest route into the batch's Samsung shelf (0.87 kg, portability 89.2 top) with honest costs: performance 27.32 and value 17.8 price the sub-kilogram ambition. Office 81.96 (high) is the compute ceiling of the card, with photo design mid at 37 and portability top-band at 89.2 — the pair that defines the slate.