New Galaxy Book S gets certified by Bluetooth SIG

Last updated: July 24th, 2019 at 14:30 UTC+01:00

A new device in the Galaxy Book series has been canonical by Bluetooth SIG. It's being referred to as the Galaxy Book S and bears the model number SM-W767. The name lonely suggests that the Galaxy Volume S could be a refresh of the Galaxy Book 2 (SM-W737) rather than a directly successor. However, the timing is a chip off for a refresh given that the Book 2 is about one year erstwhile and refreshes tend to be launched afterward six months or and so.

Nosotros might know more than most the Volume S than Bluetooth SIG lets on

As usual, the Bluetooth certificate doesn't reveal a lot nigh the hardware itself, aside from the fact that it volition take Bluetooth 5.0 capabilities. Withal, terminal week a mysterious Samsung device was spotted on Geekbench nether the name of Milky way Space. We didn't really know what to make of it, but information technology is powered by Windows 10 Dwelling house (32-bit) and has 8GB of RAM.

Now, we can't confirm this at the moment, but it is possible that this then-called Galaxy Space might be the very same Galaxy Book S that received the green low-cal from Bluetooth SIG before today. The Milky way Volume S is probable to run Windows x Home much like the Galaxy Volume 2 does, and an upgrade from 4GB to 8GB of RAM would be most welcomed.

Additionally, while the previous Geekbench listing for the Galaxy Space didn't reveal the chipset's name, it did mention that the CPU is based on eight cores with a base of operations frequency of 2.84GHz. This suggests that the device could employ the Snapdragon 855, which would be a considerable upgrade from the Snapdragon 850. The Galaxy Space also scored higher in Geekbench compared to the Galaxy Book 2, but do proceed in listen that benchmark results for unreleased devices are non e'er accurate given the different stages of optimization.

Nosotros don't take whatsoever details on when the Milky way Book S might exist planned for release, but there's a run a risk nosotros could learn more than well-nigh the device at or around IFA in early September.