Our opinion on the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR)
Suitable for studying with its 12-hour battery life, the 2-in-1 laptop Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR) Convertible into an easy-to-carry tablet with a 13-inch Full HD OLED High Fidelity touch screen that can be opened 360°. Compact, thin and light, this hybrid laptop is efficient in everyday use, games and multimedia processing with its 16 GB of RAM and its hybrid Intel Core i5-1340P Raptor Lake processor with Iris Xe graphics module. Responsive thanks to its fast 512 GB SSD storage, this Windows 11 Ultrabook with a discreet dark design is also equipped with a biometric fingerprint reader and USB-C Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E and microSD connectivity. But it ignores the keyboard backlighting.
Features of the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR)
| Screen(s) | 13.3″ Full HD OLED 16:9 370cd/m² 120% DCI-P3 Pantone multi-touch screen openable 360° (1920×1080, glossy) Samsung S Pen included |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1340P Raptor Lake-P (12 cœurs : 4P 1.9 GHz / 8E 1.4 GHz) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPDDR5 5200 MHz |
| Graphics card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | SSD M.2 de 512 GB (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connections | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1) + 1 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 1.4, lecteur de cartes microSD |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Backlit keyboard | – |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Dolby Atmos |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 12 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 61.1Whr (65Whr adapter) |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 1.16 Kg / 304.4 x 202 x 12.9 mm |
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR) faces the competition
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR) is currently in sales chez Darty and the Fnac. It offers an attractive configuration/price ratio for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a faithful color screen with such a high-performance processor and graphics solution, all in such a compact and light package.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR)
It adopts an elegant, discreet and yet original look with its slim and light compact dark gray design that can be opened 360° to transform into a tablet.
The screen stands out for its multi-touch technology: when you place at least one finger on it or the stylus provided, you can control the PC using gestures/pressures.
The touch induces a shiny coating which revives the colors but is subject to reflections in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
The screen also stands out for its OLED technology offering DCI-P3 high colorimetric fidelity much higher than the average. But also low latency, very deep blacks as well as significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
The Full HD screen is also suitable for videos due to its 16:9 format.
As a fingerprint reader is integrated, you can authenticate biometrically using the Windows Hello functionality.
On the other hand, the chiclet keyboard does not have a backlighting solution, which some will not fail to deplore.
-This ultraportable 2-in-1 integrates good connectivity with its 2 USB-C including 1 Thunderbolt 4, its Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.2 modules for wireless remote connections and communications, its practical HDMI video output for easily connect to a TV or monitor for example, its audio port as well as its USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if you plug in a USB 3.0 device.
Performance, battery life of the Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR)
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 13 (NP730QFG-KA2FR) is a compact High Fidelity laptop designed for everyday use on the go.
Very easy to transport because it is compact, thin and light, this 2-in-1 Ultrabook will delight nomads as well as some wishing to equip themselves with a student laptop because it is able to last around 12 hours on battery in light use.
Despite this good autonomy, this hybrid laptop PC delivers very good performance in everyday use, such as in office work and surfing the Internet, for viewing photos and HD videos or even playing light games.
Because it is powered by an Intel Core i5-1340P Raptor Lake processor with 12 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics, whose 28W TDP allows better performance than a classic 15W low-consumption model.
The Core i5-1340P is supported by 16 GB of RAM as well as SSD storage.
We can therefore consider multimedia content processing using multi-cores and RAM, such as light photo editing or video conversions.
SSD storage provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis because it is very fast, in addition to being silent, energy efficient and robust.
The SSD helps ensure that this 2-in-1 laptop is quick to start/stop, perform processing or even launch applications.
Samsung opts here for a classic solution in terms of storage: a 512 GB SSD, with which many models on the market are equipped – including (much) more expensive ones.
However, if additional space is needed, an external storage unit can be used. To obtain fast transfers, we will favor a USB 3.0/USB-C/Thunderbolt type device.
