The march of Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs continues with Samsung’s entry into the category. While the Galaxy Book4 Edge has the same limitations as all the other Copilot+ PC devices we’ve seen to date (like lackluster graphics performance and app compatibility issues), it distinguishes itself with some features—particularly its impressive performance—immediately making it a more compelling option than its peers.
Let’s start with screen size: The 16-inch touchscreen is the biggest I’ve seen on a Copilot+ PC to date, and the extra real estate helps in more ways than one. The 2,880 x 1,800-pixel display looks great, but more importantly, the larger screen lets Samsung spread out on the keyboard below. Here you’ll find a numeric keypad that is just shy of full-size, a considerable improvement over the squished keypad offered by the competing Asus Vivobook S 15. Below that, the touchpad is nothing short of massive—over 7 inches in size diagonally—to the point where it feels too big and easy to accidentally hit with a palm while typing.
The laptop is silver in color but otherwise understated all around, featuring curved corners and a slim chassis that measures just 16 millimeters thick. At 3.2 pounds, it's one of the lightest I’ve seen in the 16-inch design, and it’s actually lighter than many 15- and 15.6-inch devices. Even the charging adapter is tiny, about the size of a 10-watt ipads charger and weighing just 4.3 ounces.
Despite the unit’s relatively compact size, Samsung has outfitted the Book4 Edge with the most powerful specs of any Copilot+ PC I’ve tested to date, with a Snapdragon X Elite X1E84100 CPU (the fastest and most full-featured chip in the Elite lineup) backing up 16 GB of RAM and a 1-terabyte solid-state drive. Port selection is good too, with two USB-C ports supporting USB4 (one is needed for charging), one USB-A port, a full-size HDMI jack, and a microSD card slot. As a barely documented bonus feature, a fingerprint reader is built into the (unmarked) power button, though you can also use the webcam and Windows Hello for even quicker logins.