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Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16
Samsung's 16-inch Galaxy Book5 Pro uses the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (Lunar Lake) with 16GB of LPDDR5X, a 1TB SSD and a 2880x1800 120Hz AMOLED touchscreen in a 1.56kg, 12.5mm body with a 76.1Wh battery. The US launch price started at $1,449.99 for 16GB/512GB (1TB: $1,649.99); 32GB versions use the Core Ultra 7 258V. The 14-inch model is listed separately.
Pros
- Vivid 16-inch 2880x1800 AMOLED touchscreen with variable refresh up to 120Hz; about 381 nits in SDR in review testing (Samsung rates it at 400 nits typical and 500 nits in HDR)
- Light for a 16-inch laptop at 1.56kg and 12.5mm thick, with a sturdy aluminum chassis that showed no noticeable flex in review testing
- 12 hours 25 minutes in a continuous web-surfing battery test at 150 nits in review testing, enough for a full workday
- Full port selection: two Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, USB-A, microSD and a headphone jack, plus Wi-Fi 7
- Solid single-core speed, with a Geekbench 6 single-core score of 2760, and Arc 140V graphics managed 61 fps in Civilization VI at 1080p in review testing
Cons
- Eight-core Lunar Lake gives modest multi-core performance, with a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 11115 in review testing
- The 76.1Wh battery is smaller than the roughly 100Wh packs in some 16-inch rivals, and web-surfing runtime in review testing was about half of Samsung's up-to-25-hour video-playback rating
- No face unlock: there is no IR camera for Windows Hello, only a fingerprint reader on the power button, and the webcam was criticized in review testing
- Shallow keyboard travel that slowed typing speed in review testing
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X (touch, anti-reflective)
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Graphics
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,760Bottom 48%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,115Bottom 23%
Battery
- Capacity
- 76 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 12.4 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.56 kg
- Thickness
- 12.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-A 3.2, 1x HDMI 2.1, microSD, 3.5mm headphone/mic combo
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 2MP (1080p)
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16 good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16 earns an Inno Score of 53.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's 16-inch Galaxy Book5 Pro uses the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (Lunar Lake) with 16GB of LPDDR5X, a 1TB SSD and a 2880x1800 120Hz AMOLED touchscreen in a 1.56kg, 12.5mm body with a 76.1Wh battery. The US launch price started at $1,449.99 for 16GB/512GB (1TB: $1,649.99); 32GB versions use the Core Ultra 7 258V. The 14-inch model is listed separately.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.56 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 16?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (15-inch), MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XW, Framework Laptop 13 (Ryzen AI 300) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
