Samsung's new Galaxy Book Flex α sports a QLED display for $830

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha Source: Samsung

What you need to know

Samsung appear the new Galaxy Book Flex α alee of CES 2022.
Starting at $830, the Milky way Book Flex α offers a more budget-friendly culling to the Galaxy Volume Flex.
The Galaxy Volume Flex α is expected to launch in the offset one-half of 2022.

Ahead of CES 2022, Samsung unveiled another entry in its growing Galaxy Book lineup, the Galaxy Book Flex α (alpha). The Galaxy Volume Flex α borrows a lot from the standard Milky way Volume Flex that was announced in October, but it cuts down on the bells and whistles to hit a upkeep-friendly $830 cost. Despite its reduced set of features, however, Samsung nevertheless managed to pack in a QLED display.

The Milky way Book Flex α will ship with Intel'south latest tenth Gen chips on lath, with Core i5-10210U and Cadre i7-10510U options on offering. In addition, you can snag up to 12GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB of NVMe SSD storage. That's all complemented by a xiii.iii-inch 1080p QLED display with up to 600 nits of brightness, which should brand for crisp viewing.

Category	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha
Brandish	13.3-inch QLED (1920x1080)
Processor	Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Cadre i7-10510U
Graphics	Integrated
Retentiveness	8GB DDR4 12GB DDR4
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB NVMe SSD
Camera	720p webcam
Security	Fingerprint scanner
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Ports	1x USB-C, 2x USB 3.0, HDMI, 3.5mm headphone/mic, microSD
Sound	Stereo AKG speakers (1.5W x 2)
Battery	54Wh
Dimensions	11.91" x 8.0" x 0.39" (304.nine x 202.0 10 13.9 mm)
Weight	2.62 lb (ane.19 kg)
Colors	Royal Silver

Also tagging along is Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) support, along with a fingerprint sensor, support for pen input, and a 720p webcam. Port selection includes a USB-C port, two USB iii.0 ports, a single HDMI port, and a microSD card slot.

When compared to the standard Galaxy Volume Flex, the Galaxy Book Flex α loses out on Thunderbolt 3 and packs a slightly smaller 54Wh bombardment (compared to 69.7Wh in the Flex). It's also a tad heavier and thicker, at 13.9mm (0.55 in) thick and 1.nineteen kg (ii.62 lb).

Samsung says that the Milky way Book Flex α will exist bachelor in the offset one-half of 2022 starting at $830. Nosotros're also still waiting on the rest of Samsung'south contempo Galaxy Book lineup, including the standard Galaxy Book Flex, Galaxy Book Ion, and Milky way Book Southward, to land in stores.

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