Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" NP940XHA-KG1US Gray 2025
An Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 with Arc graphics and an NPU delivering up to 47 TOPS drives its 14-inch 2880x1800 OLED 120Hz display in a 1.23kg chassis. A 21-hour battery life, anti-reflective Gorilla Glass DX with Vision Booster, and Galaxy ecosystem sync via Phone Link enable seamless cross-device multitasking. This laptop best suits mobile workers and students who prioritize rich entertainment and compact productivity over gaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong compact (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" NP940XHA-KG1US | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Arc | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | - | 70 | 57 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" NP940XHA-KG1US | 66.9 | 64 | 53.4 | 71.1 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 53.5 | 78.6 | 97.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 73 | 99.3 | 67.8 | 90 | 96.3 | 86.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.9 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 | 95 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 92.1 | 94.8 | 90.4 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 82.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
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