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At CES 2025, Samsung unveiled the latest updates to its Galaxy Book line of laptops with the Galaxy Book 5 Pro and Galaxy Book 5 360. 

The Galaxy Book 5 Pro is a clamshell laptop available in 14- and 16-inch sizes, and the Galaxy Book 5 360 is a 15.6-inch two-in-one convertible. Both are based on Intel's new Core Ultra Series 2 processors and offer some new AI features, including a Circle to Search feature that will be familiar to Galaxy phone owners.

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro

The Galaxy Book 5 Pro gets an internal upgrade from the fourth-gen version. It's available in the same chassis and display options as the Galaxy Book 4 Pro, with either a 14-inch or 16-inch 3K (2,880x1,800-pixel), 120Hz AMOLED screen. The design is so sleek, however, that it wasn't crying out for an update. What's changed is on the inside, with Intel's new Core Ultra Series 2 processors. The models have a Core Ultra 5 processor, with a neural processing unit clocked at 40 trillion operations per second or a Core Ultra 7 capable of 47 TOPS.

Putting these NPUs to use are some new AI features Samsung has added to the Galaxy Book 5 Pro. The first is Samsung's AI Select, which is similar to Google's Circle to Search feature on Android phones and tablets. You can simply circle an area on the Galaxy Book 5 Pro's touchscreen to perform a search for it. And there's a new feature called Photo Remaster that can sharpen images with AI upscaling.

The Galaxy Book 5 Pro also offers a new feature called Vision Booster that adjusts the display's contrast and colors to improve visibility outdoors. The 14- and 16-inch displays are rated for 500 nits of brightness, which is ample for indoors but not under direct sunlight should you find a nice spot in the park to work.

Battery life estimates look good for the Galaxy Book 5 Pro. Samsung says the 14-inch model's 63.1 watt-hour battery will run for 21 hours, and the 16-inch model with its larger 76.1 watt-hour battery will last 25 hours.

Graphics pros eyeing the 16-inch Galaxy Book 5 Pro as a potential content-creation machine will be disappointed to learn that it offers only integrated Intel Arc graphics. You'll need to wait for a possible Ultra variant to arrive that might deliver an RTX GPU.

Samsung Galaxy Book 5 360

The Galaxy Book 5 360 convertible is the step-down version of the previous Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360. It's based on an old-school 15.6-inch, 16:9 AMOLED display with a 1080p resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. The lower-resolution display and big, 68.1 watt-hour battery allow it to run for up to 31 hours, according to Samsung's estimate.

Samsung has yet to share pricing, but it's safe to assume it'll be similar to that of the Galaxy Book 4 Pro line. The 14-inch Galaxy Book 4 Pro 14 costs $1,450, and the 16-inch model costs $1,650. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Book 4 360 costs $1,350. The new models are slated to start shipping in February.