Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 16" Review (2024): AMOLED Excellence With Trade-Offs

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 is one of the more interesting 2-in-1 laptops you can buy if you're deep into the Samsung ecosystem or just want a proper premium convertible that doesn't compromise on the display. That's my verdict upfront. It's rated ★★★☆☆ (3.3) from 10 Amazon ratings.

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Laptop (2024) 16" Intel Core Ultra 7 16GB 512GB Moonstone Grey sits in that enthusiast price tier where you expect a lot and Samsung mostly delivers. Dynamic AMOLED 2X touchscreen, Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and an included S Pen. But 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage at this price point raises eyebrows, and the integrated Arc graphics means you're not gaming seriously on this thing. Know that before you hand over your card.

What follows is built on Samsung's published specifications for this model and the Amazon listing: what it gets right, where it falls short and who it suits.

Paired with 16GB of RAM, though, and you start to feel the ceiling if you're a heavy multitasker. For most creative professionals doing photo editing, document work, video calls, and light video editing, 16GB is fine. But if you're the sort of person who has 30 Chrome tabs open, Lightroom running, Spotify going, and Slack pinging you every five minutes, you'll notice. The memory is LPDDR5X soldered on board, so you can't upgrade it after purchase either, which is the frustrating reality of thin premium laptops. The 512GB SSD is NVMe, but 512GB fills up fast if you're storing raw photo files or video projects. An external drive or cloud storage subscription is basically mandatory.

The GPU situation is Intel Arc Graphics, which is the integrated solution baked into the Core Ultra chip. It's a clear step up from Intel's older Iris Xe graphics, and it'll handle some light gaming (think older titles, indie games, or casual play) and GPU-accelerated creative tasks reasonably well. But don't kid yourself: this is not a machine for serious gaming or 3D rendering. It's a creative productivity machine with a stunning display, and that's exactly what it's designed to be. If you need dedicated GPU grunt, you're looking at the wrong laptop.

For creative work, the Arc Graphics integrated GPU handles Intel's XeSS upscaling and AV1 hardware encoding, which is useful for video calls and light video editing. Where it struggles is anything that needs serious sustained GPU compute, which is simply not what this chip was designed for.

The AI side isn't just marketing. The NPU in the Core Ultra architecture handles tasks that would otherwise hit the CPU or GPU, keeping things snappy without hammering battery life. It's not magic, but it's a real architectural advantage over older Intel generations that had no NPU at all.

Vision Booster is a feature worth calling out specifically. It adjusts contrast and colour based on ambient lighting conditions, which helps when you're working near a sunny window or in a bright coffee shop. The Corning Gorilla Glass with DX cover is anti-reflective, which matters because glare is the usual enemy of glossy OLED panels. Samsung rates the panel at 400 nits, rising to 500 nits peak for HDR content only, so direct sunlight will still be a struggle.

Samsung quotes 120% DCI-P3 colour volume, so this is a wide-gamut panel suited to photography, graphic design and content creation. If you're doing professional colour grading, you'd still want to profile the display with a colorimeter. Viewing angles are a strength of OLED technology generally. And because this is a 360-degree convertible with a touchscreen, you'll be using it in tablet mode and tent mode too, where those wide viewing angles actually matter.

The Core Ultra 7 155H's hybrid design helps here. The chip isn't always running its performance cores flat out, and the NPU handling AI tasks off the main cores reduces power draw during those specific workloads.

A 65W charger comes in the box, and Samsung says it gets you to 35% in about 30 minutes. The two Thunderbolt 4 ports support USB-C Power Delivery, which means you can charge from a compatible USB-C charger if your included charger is at home. That's a useful feature for travel. Thunderbolt 4 charging also means you can use a single cable for both charging and connecting to a monitor or dock, which keeps your desk tidy.

One thing to keep in mind: the S Pen is included in the box, which is brilliant, but using the touchscreen and S Pen regularly does add to power consumption compared to pure keyboard and trackpad use. If you're planning to use this heavily in tablet or drawing mode, factor that into your battery expectations. Dark mode is your friend on this machine. The AMOLED panel draws significantly less power on dark backgrounds, so switching your OS and apps to dark mode is one of the easiest wins you can get for battery life.

The Moonstone Grey finish looks professional and understated, which matters if you're pulling this out in client meetings or co-working spaces. It doesn't scream "gaming laptop" or "look at me". If you spend a lot of time working from cafés, airports and hotels, it's worth running a good VPN to keep your connection private on shared Wi-Fi. The slim profile means it slides into a laptop sleeve or bag without too much drama, though you'll want a bag with a proper 16-inch laptop compartment rather than trying to squeeze it into something designed for a 15-inch machine.

For commuters and frequent travellers, this is a machine that works best when you have a proper bag for it and you're not carrying it miles between transport connections. It's a premium creative workstation that happens to be portable, rather than a portable machine that happens to have premium specs. Know that going in and you'll be happy. Try to use it like a lightweight ultrabook and you'll be frustrated.

The 360-degree hinge means the keyboard folds flat when you're in tablet or tent mode. It isn't the most comfortable thing to rest on your lap in full tablet mode, with the keys facing down. That's a design compromise inherent to the convertible form factor rather than a specific failing of this machine.

The USB-A port (USB 3.2) is there for your legacy devices, which matters more than people admit. USB-A is still everywhere: mice, USB drives, dongles, older peripherals. Having one built in means you're not immediately reaching for an adapter on day one. The microSD slot is useful if you shoot on drones or action cameras that record to microSD. The 3.5mm headphone jack rounds things out. It's a port selection that covers the bases without being excessive.

Samsung's product page doesn't list the Wi-Fi standard or Bluetooth version, so check the listing if that matters to you. There's no Ethernet port.

• 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps, USB-C PD charging, DisplayPort)
• 1x HDMI 2.1
• 1x USB-A (USB 3.2)
• 1x microSD card slot
• 1x 3.5mm headphone/microphone jack

The built-in webcam is there for convenience when you don't want to set up your phone. Samsung lists it as an FHD wide-angle webcam with Windows Studio Effects, alongside microphones with AI noise cancelling for calls in noisier places.

For sound, Samsung fits four speakers: two 5W woofers and two 2W tweeters. Laptop speakers won't replace a proper speaker, but that's a stronger set-up than the usual pair. The 3.5mm jack means you can plug in proper headphones or a headset for anything where audio quality actually matters, which is the sensible approach on any laptop.

The Corning Gorilla Glass with DX cover on the display adds a layer of protection that matters on a touchscreen you'll be using with both fingers and the S Pen.

The inclusion of the S Pen in the box is worth a specific mention. On some convertible laptops, the stylus is an optional extra that costs extra. Samsung includes it, and for note-taking, sketching and annotating documents, having a stylus without an additional purchase is a meaningful value-add for the creative audience this machine targets.

The limitations are real though, and you should go in clear-eyed. Sixteen gigabytes of RAM is on the lean side for the price, and you cannot upgrade it. Five hundred and twelve gigabytes of storage fills up fast for media-heavy workflows. The Intel Arc integrated graphics means serious GPU work is off the table. And at 1.66kg, the 16-inch form factor isn't a machine you'll forget you're carrying.

For the right buyer, none of those limitations matter much. The display alone justifies serious consideration, and the package of S Pen, Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1, a 76Wh battery and Samsung ecosystem features makes a compelling case. It's rated ★★★☆☆ (3.3) from 10 Amazon ratings. A solid 8 out of 10 for the enthusiast tier. It's not perfect, but it's proper.