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Samsung Galaxy Book4 (2024)
Acer Aspire 3 15 (2023)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
Samsung Galaxy Book4 (2024)
Acer Aspire 3 15 (2023)
The Samsung Galaxy Book4 (2024) is much better than the Acer Aspire 3 15 (2023) for most uses. The Samsung provides a superior user experience overall, and its Intel CPU can handle much heavier workloads. Display quality and battery life are the two main issues with the Acer. Its TN panel has a low contrast ratio, bad viewing angles, and terrible color accuracy. It's also very dim, so it's only suitable for dark to moderately lit rooms. The battery lasts only six to seven hours of light use, so you'll have to plug it in to get through a typical school or workday.
Variants
- Galaxy Book4 (NP750XGK-KG2CA) (Gray - Intel Core 5 120U/8GB/256GB)
- Galaxy Book4 (NP750XGK-KG1CA) (Gray - Intel Core 7 150U/16GB/512GB)
- Galaxy Book4 (NP754XGK-KS3US) (Silver - Intel Core 5 120U/16GB/256GB)
- Galaxy Book4 (NP754XGK-KS2US) (Silver - Intel Core 5 120U/16GB/512GB)
- Galaxy Book4 (NP750XGK-KS2US) (Silver - Intel Core 7 150U/16GB/512GB)
- Galaxy Book4 (NP754XGK-KS1US) (Silver - Intel Core 7 150U/16GB/512GB)
- Aspire 3 15 (A315-510P-3905) (Silver - 256GB)
- Aspire 3 15 (A315-510P-37J5) (Silver - 256GB)
- Aspire 3 15 (A315-510P-318V) (Silver - 256GB)
- Aspire 3 15 (A315-510P-38LM) (Silver - 512GB)
- Aspire 3 15 (A315-510P-33VN) (Silver - 512GB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
8.0
6.7
Battery
8.0
6.3
Keyboard
7.3
5.4
Touchpad
8.5
6.9
Build Quality
8.0
6.5
Portability
8.4
7.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.0
6.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
5.6
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
150°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
Yes
No
Portability
8.4
7.9
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
15.6"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.7 cm)
14.3" (36.4 cm)
Depth
9.1" (23.0 cm)
9.4" (23.9 cm)
Volume
104.2 in³ (1,707.9 cm³)
100.9 in³ (1,652.9 cm³)
Weight
3.2 lbs (1.5 kg)
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
5.1 in³ (82.8 cm³)
7.8 in³ (127.7 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
6.8
6.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.5
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
141 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
TN
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
82%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.9
3.9
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,738 : 1
353 : 1
Brightness
7.3
5.3
Maximum Brightness
323 cd/m²
184 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
7 cd/m²
16 cd/m²
Reflections
8.6
7.6
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
2.98%
4.49%
Indirect Reflections
2.72%
2.77%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.27%
1.72%
Black Uniformity
1.4
0.1
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
4.806%
21.578%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.4
0.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.85
14.85
Avg. Gamma
2.16
2.08
Avg. Color dE
3.89
11.78
Avg. Color Temperature
7,398.4 K
21,247 K
Color Gamut
4.1
3.6
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
64.83%
61.31%
sRGB uv
55.55%
48.64%
Adobe RGB xy
48.06%
45.52%
Adobe RGB uv
47.61%
41.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
47.79%
45.27%
DCI P3 uv
44.24%
38.91%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.29%
32.47%
Rec. 2020 uv
32.24%
28.35%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.3
5.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
6.5
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
62 gf
65 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
36 gf
Pre-Travel
0.97 mm
0.98 mm
Total Travel
1.28 mm
1.29 mm
Touchpad
8.5
6.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
6.5
Size
15.5 in² (99.8 cm²)
15.5 in² (100.3 cm²)
Material
Glass
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.0
5.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
61 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.1 dB
8.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.6
-1.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
359 Hz
403 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
19 kHz
17 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
1.0 dB
Webcam & Microphone
5.7
6.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.5
6.0
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
8.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
1.4
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core 7 150U
Core i3-N305
Core Count
10
8
Thread Count
12
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
4 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4X
LP-DDR5
Speed
4,267 MHz
4,800 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
430 GB
472 GB
Drive 1
SSSTC CL4-8D512
Micron 2450 MTFDKBA512TFK
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.9
7.0
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,892 points
1,070 points
CPU Multi-Thread
8,025 points
4,948 points
GPU Compute
18,258 points
7,411 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
7.3
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,978 points
989 points
Multi-Thread
8,855 points
4,487 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.3
5.1
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
5.3 min
9.2 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.4
3.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
19,098
7,976
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.1
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
921.0 MB/s
1,281.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,063.7 MB/s
2,659.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
152.7 MB/s
72.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
47.8 MB/s
46.3 MB/s
Battery
8.0
6.3
Capacity
54 Wh
40 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
9.7 hrs
6.8 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.6 hrs
6.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.0 hrs
5.3 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
2.1 hrs
Borderlands 3
2.2
0.8
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
14 fps
5 fps
1% Low
8 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
4 fps
0 fps
1% Low Delta
56 ms
1,105 ms
0.1% Low Delta
184 ms
2,780 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
32 fps
15 fps
Civilization VI
4.9
2.7
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
23 fps
10 fps
1% Low
16 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
16 fps
7 fps
1% Low Delta
18 ms
37 ms
0.1% Low Delta
20 ms
42 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
80 fps
39 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.38 s
9.25 s
Counter-Strike 2
4.9
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
35fps
1% Low
21fps
0.1% Low
19fps
1% Low Delta
20 ms
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
80fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
3.7
1.4
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
21 fps
9 fps
1% Low
15 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
0 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
872 ms
0.1% Low Delta
76 ms
4,999 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
38 fps
16 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.9
8.3
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
28 °C (82 °F)
27 °C (80 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
47 °C (116 °F)
37 °C (98 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
49.0 dBA
44.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
9.1
9.5
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
76 °C
56 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
5% loss
3% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
76 °C
50 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
No
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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