There is a Samsung has been activated its new line of Galaxy Book5 laptops with Pro 360, a Windows 11 PC running Copilot+ with Intel’s latest Core 2 CPU and Arc GPU. Unusually, it also supports some Android AI features, such as Circle to Search, which works by connecting a PC to a smartphone.
Intel’s latest Core Ultra processor (Series 2) delivers the necessary Copilot+ performance with four times more NPU (neural processing unit) power than its predecessor. It also uses Intel’s Arc GPU to drive Samsung’s “most premium PC display.” This display uses Dynamic AMOLED 2X technology, which improves visibility outdoors, while offering 3K resolution and an adaptive refresh rate of 120Hz.
The new chips also help the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 deliver up to 25 hours of video playback, and the battery can be charged quickly (35 percent in 30 minutes). It also has Wi-Fi 7 support, Dolby Atmos, and more.
It’s the AI features that Samsung wants to focus on. Along with Copilot+, Samsung writes, the new model uses Microsoft Phone Link to “connect to select mobile devices and bring the intelligent features of Galaxy AI to the larger screen.”
It includes some of the AI features Circular to search With Google, a feature that uses artificial intelligence to tell you more about text, images, or whatever you circle with your finger or touch on a web page. Others include Chat assistance (providing suggested responses to conversations), Live Translate, and Transcript Assistance, which converts recorded meetings into written notes and summaries.
As it is primarily designed for mobile use, it is not known exactly how these features will work. However, it looks like you need to pair the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 with a supported mobile device like Samsung’s Galaxy S24 or Pixel phones. support Circular and other functions for searching. In press comments, Samsung said that the features may be limited to certain smartphone models, markets and Android versions.
The Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 will be available starting in September in select markets such as Canada, France, Germany, the UK, and the US, but no pricing has been announced.
