Samsung Galaxy Book S vs. Lenovo Legion 7i 15”: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Samsung Galaxy Book S and Lenovo Legion 7i 15” models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book S is better than Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Supports faster memory

Samsung Galaxy Book S supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion 7i 15”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Memory type and speed
Samsung Galaxy Book S - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 55% lighter

Samsung Galaxy Book S weighed 2.09 pounds, 55% lighter than the 4.6 pounds Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

WeightSamsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Pound
2.09 lbs.
4.6 lbs.
Kilogram
0.95 kg
2.09 kg

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 7i 15” is better than Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Lenovo Legion 7i 15” has a 311% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-L16G7 inside Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Samsung Galaxy Book S - Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
2,926
Samsung Galaxy Book S - Intel Core i5-L16G7
1,703
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book S. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
32 GB
Samsung Galaxy Book S
8 GB
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion 7i 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 S since it has onboard memory.

MemorySamsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

SlotsSamsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
17% larger display

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Book S.

Display size
Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
15.6-inch
Samsung Galaxy Book S
13.3-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Price
SAMSUNG 14" Galaxy Book4 Pro Laptop PC Computer, Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen, Advanced Security, 2024 Model, NP940XGK-KG1US, Moonstone Gray
SAMSUNG 14" Galaxy Book4 Pro Laptop PC Computer, Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen, Advanced Security, 2024 Model, NP940XGK-KG1US, Moonstone Gray
By SAMSUNG
$1,149.99
$1,449.99 21% OFF
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 256GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB3US, Silver
SAMSUNG 15.6" Galaxy Book3 Business Laptop Computer/Windows 11 PRO/16GB - 256GB/ 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 processor, 2023 Model, NP754XFG-KB3US, Silver
By SAMSUNG
$649.99
$899.99 28% OFF
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Go Laptop Computer PC Power Performance 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof Design WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver, 128GB
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Go Laptop Computer PC Power Performance 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof Design WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver, 128GB
By SAMSUNG
$289.00
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Price
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$2,399.00
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop, 16" WQHD IPS 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Webcam, Per-Key RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop, 16" WQHD IPS 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Webcam, Per-Key RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$2,391.00
$2,555.00 6% OFF
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16" Gaming Laptop (2024 Model) Intel Core i9-14900HX 24C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB, 32GB RAM, 2TB (1TB+1TB) NVMe SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16" Gaming Laptop (2024 Model) Intel Core i9-14900HX 24C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB, 32GB RAM, 2TB (1TB+1TB) NVMe SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$3,295.00

Availability

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced on August 08, 2019
  • Updated on May 29, 2020 (New Intel Processor model)
Announced in April 2020
Pricing
  • USD$999.99
    Snapdragon 8cx | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD.
  • CDN$1,299.99
    Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD.
Starting at $1199.99

Exterior

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Dimensions12.01 x 8.0 x 0.24 - 046 (305.2 x 203.2 x 6.2 - 11.8 mm)14.1" x 10" x 0.8"/ 360mm x 255mm x 20mm
Weight
  • 2.11 lbs (961g)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • 2.09 lbs (950g)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processors
Starting at 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Colors
  • Earthy Gold
  • Mercury Gray
Slate Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard
    The fingerprint sensor at the top right of the keyboard.
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    Clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size with the backlit keyboard.
    • Corsair® iCUE RGB support
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: TFT
  • 10-point multi-touch screen
  • Brightness: 350 - 600 nits
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, < 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits.
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz HDR
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, <3 ms Response Time, 100% Adobe RGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400-certified, Dolby Vision™-enabled.
  • 15.6" FHD 240Hz HDR
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 240 Hz, <1 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Nano SIM
  • 1 x MicroSDXC card reader (up to 1TB)
  • 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C™ (Thunderbolt™, DisplayPort™, USB 3.1, HDMI™)
  • 1 x USB-C (DisplayPort™ 1.4, USB 3.1 Gen 1)
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  • 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  • 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot
  • 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  • 1 x Power input
  • 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Processor
  1. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
  2. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    5 cores, 5 threads, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 7W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx
    Qualcomm® Adreno™ 680 GPU
  2. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
    64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory8GB LPDDR4x
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2933MHz or 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER Max-Q (8GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER Max-Q (8GB GDDR6)
Storage256GB, 512GB eUFS storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD
    • 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz), 2x2)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processor
WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
BluetoothBluetooth® v 5.0Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
More
  • LTE (Cat 18)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • LTE (Cat 16)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processors
  • Nano SIM
-

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Size42Wh80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life
  • Up to 23 hours (Video Playback)
    Galaxy Book S with Snapdragon 8cx
  • Up to 1 hours (Video Playback)
    Galaxy Book S with Intel processor
Up to 7.7 hours
Power Supply25W USB-C Power Adapter.230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps-
  • Corsair® iCUE
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Microsoft Office Trial

Camera & Audio

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Camera1MP front-facing cameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers: Sound by AKG
  • Speakers: 4 x 1.2 W
  • Immersive sound with Dolby Atmos® technology (Dynamic, Movie, Music, Game, Voice, and Personalize Modes)
  • Internal Dual Array Digital Mic
  • 2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber
  • Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
Sensors
  • Fingerprint Sensor
  • Hall Sensor
  • Light Sensor (Keyboard Backlit on/off)
  • GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou
-
Security
  • Windows Hello sign-in with fingerprint
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion 7i 15"
  • 4 Cell 80Wh internal battery
  • 230W AC adapter
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-One Year Legion Ultimate Support

Key Features

Samsung Galaxy Book SLenovo Legion 7i 15”
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.09 lb
0.95 kg
Up to
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C/5T, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
773
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,703
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
8GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
4.6 lb
2.09 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2070 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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