Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ and Lenovo Legion Y740 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ Pros
Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.
2020 vs. 2019
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ weighed 2.62 pounds, 46% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.
Weight | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Pound | 2.62 lbs. | 4.85 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.19 kg | 2.20 kg |
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros
Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 15” is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.
Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Released | 2020 | 2019 |
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| Starting at $1,749.99 |
Exterior | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Dimensions | 12.00" x 7.95" x 0.55" (304.9 x 202.0 x 13.9 mm) | 14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm) |
Weight | 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg) | Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg) |
Colors | Royal Silver | Iron Grey |
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Display | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
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Ports | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Internal Specs | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Connectivity | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2) | Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2)
Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac. |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth® v 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Ethernet | - | Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Battery | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Size | 54 Wh |
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Battery Life | 18.5 hours | Up to 5 hours |
Power Supply | 65W Power Adapter | 230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port. |
Software | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Camera & Audio | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Camera | HD front-facing camera | Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. |
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Misc | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
Inking | Supports Active Pen(sold separately) | - |
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Warranty | 1-year limited warranty | 1 Year Depot or Carry-in |
Key Features | Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ | Lenovo Legion Y740 15” |
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Comparison Summary
Samsung has released the Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Legion Y740 15” was introduced by Lenovo about a year earlier in 2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. In addition, The Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ weighs 2.62 lbs. about 85% lighter than the 4.85 lbs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. Moreover, measured at 12” x 7.95” x 0.55”, the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ is much more portable than the Lenovo Legion Y740 15” at 14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88”.
Moving over to upgradability, Samsung claims that the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Lenovo Legion Y740 15”, it supports up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.
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