Yesterday, we brought to light a trademark application pertaining to a new Samsung device called the Book 4 Edge. We thought about it for a bit and guessed that the Book 4 Edge might be Samsung's first Windows 11 on ARM laptop. Now, an online benchmark is lending weight to our prediction.

The Galaxy Book 4 Edge by Samsung popped up in the online benchmark Geekbench earlier today (via Windows Latest). The laptop runs Windows 11 Home (64-bit) and is powered by the Snapdragon X Elite CPU and 16GB of RAM.

Qualcomm previously said it is looking for partners for its new Snapdragon X Elite chip, and this benchmark, if legitimate, confirms that Samsung is on the list.

Conversely, this benchmark also seems to indicate that Samsung is not yet ready to create its own Exynos ARM-based chip for laptops. And that's probably a good thing at the moment, seeing how the company is busy proving that it sorted out Exynos for mobile phones.

Plenty of power for Windows on ARM devices

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Galaxy Book 4 Edge laptop powered by the Snapdragon X Elite chip look promising. The laptop scored 2,706 points in single-core and 12,646 points in multi-core tests in Geekbench 6.2.2.

Comparing these scores to Apple's M1, M2, and M3 chips, it looks like the Snapdragon X Elite beats the first two but is outperformed by the M3. Apple M Pro chips excluded.

Of course, in practice, the M and Snapdragon X Elite chips run in very different environments, i.e., MacOS and Windows 11 on ARM, which means these benchmark figures might not necessarily say which chip performs better in the real world. Apple has optimized its M chips for MacOS very well, and it remains to be seen if we can say the same about the Snapdragon X Elite and Windows 11 on ARM.

Interestingly, recent rumors say Qualcomm's new chip will also power the upcoming Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 tablet PC. Samsung's Galaxy Book 4 Edge will inevitably compete with Microsoft's Surface line, but whether this Book 4 Edge is a regular notebook, a 2-in-1 with a 360-degree hinge, or a tablet PC with a detachable keyboard is to be determined.

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Samsung's Galaxy Book laptops and Galaxy mobile devices are getting better integrated every year. Features like Second Screen work great across One UI for tablets and Windows OS on Galaxy Books. And recently, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro earbuds received a firmware update that enabled Auto Switch for the new Galaxy Book 4 series.

Meanwhile, Samsung is now making big moves to become a better health and fitness-oriented mobile device brand, and to this end, the company will release its first smart ring, the Galaxy Ring, later this year.

This new wearable has health and fitness tracking capabilities like a Galaxy Watch and even enables additional sleep-tracking features that are not yet available to Galaxy Watch users, i.e., respiratory rate tracking, heart, night movement, and sleep latency tracking.

With such a powerful push into the health and fitness market and cross-device features becoming more prevalent, I think it might be time for Samsung to expand the Health platform to include Galaxy Books laptops.

Samsung Health for laptops would even outsmart Apple

It took a long while for Samsung to bring its Health app to tablets, but it happened with the Galaxy Tab S9 series. Now, Samsung is expanding its wearable lineup with new Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Ring devices. And as Galaxy Book laptops are seemingly becoming more interconnected with mobile devices, it makes sense, in my mind, for the Health platform to expand its reach even further.

The Galaxy Ring should be a no-nonsense fitness and health tracker for all. It has the opportunity to become ubiquitous among health and fitness enthusiasts, as it works seamlessly in the background and doesn't have unnecessary gimmicks or distractions. And I think it would only be fitting for Galaxy Ring users to have the option to check their health and fitness data through their Galaxy Book laptops.

In doing so, Samsung would prove that the Galaxy Ring and its Health platform are designed for every type of user. It seems fitting for Samsung, an official sponsor of the Olympic Games, to overcome platform-specific limitations.

This move could even attract customers from Apple's camp. The Cupertino giant's Health app doesn't work on MacBooks, possibly to lure customers into buying iPhones and iPads. Samsung could, and should, in my opinion, show Apple how it's done.

Editor's Note: The mobile Samsung Health app can be accessed on the Galaxy Book series through the Phone Link software. However, it's not a native solution for Windows OS. It's more like mirroring your mobile Health app to your laptop. Nevertheless, you can technically access Samsung Health on a Galaxy Book via Phone Link if you connect your Galaxy laptop and phone. That's better than nothing, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

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