Samsung announced several new laptops this week, led by the arrival of the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. One look at these two new laptops and it is easy to see where Samsung got its inspiration from.

Samsung confirmed this itself at the Unpacked event where it unveiled the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. Throughout the event, Samsung executives asked why laptops couldn't be more like phones, and the latest Galaxy Book models tell us exactly what the company is thinking.

With its latest Galaxy Book model, Samsung aims to combine the portability of a smartphone with the power of a laptop. Below is how the experience with Galaxy's flagships has influenced the design and features of the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360.

The best thing about smartphones is that they are extremely lightweight and portable, making them easy to take with you wherever you go. Unless folding screens become more flexible, you won't be able to put a laptop in your pocket, but Samsung's new Galaxy Books should be much easier to carry around.

The Galaxy Book Pro measures 12 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches for the 13-inch screen model and 14 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches for the 15-inch version; the 13-inch Galaxy Book Pro is Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra phablet The 13-inch Galaxy Book Pro is only 0.05" thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phablet.

More importantly, it is more compact than the 12 x 8.4 x 0.6-inch MacBook Air with M1 and, at under 2 pounds, lighter than the 2.8-pound Apple machine. did an excellent job of keeping the top as compact as possible.

That's also true of the Galaxy Book Pro 360: the 13-inch 2-in-1 weighs 2.3 pounds and the 15-inch model weighs 3 pounds, but it will still be as light or lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 chip. Apple's laptop weighs 3 pounds.

There's a reason top smartphones use OLED panels for their displays: OLEDs produce more vibrant colors, better contrast, and more true-to-life blacks; put an OLED screen next to an LCD panel, and the difference is not hard to spot. It's not hard to spot the difference if you put an OLED screen next to an LCD panel.

Samsung has long realized this, which is why its Galaxy flagship models have used AMOLED panels, even though its competitor (Apple) continues to release flagship models with LCDs. So it is only natural that the Galaxy Book Pro would follow Samsung's smartphone lineup.

The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are Samsung's first Windows PCs with OLED screens. They also have a built-in Intelligent Color Engine utility that allows users to adjust the screen's color profile to suit their work (although the app must be optimized to use this feature).

Upgrading from one phone to another is a very simple process. With the tap of a few buttons, you can easily import your contacts, photos, apps, and anything else you need to seamlessly migrate to your new device.

The same cannot always be said for computer changes, so Samsung has drawn on its smartphone expertise to improve the process with the new Galaxy Books. The new Galaxy Books Smart Switch feature, inspired by Samsung's cell phones, makes it easy to transfer photos, movies, file applications, and settings from any Windows PC to Galaxy Books Pro.

This is a feature that you would only use once, but it shows that Samsung is paying attention to improving the notebook PC usage experience.

The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 also feature the Quick Share feature that Samsung introduced with the Galaxy S20 lineup last year. This feature allows users to share photos, files, and videos between Samsung phones.

A simple right-click brings up a quick share box where you can drag photos, files, and videos on your Galaxy Book Pro and share them with other Galaxy devices. It's a much better way to transfer things between your laptop and your phone than mailing yourself the files you want.

Yes, other Galaxy laptops have S Pen stylus - the Galaxy Book Flex, for example. But there, the S Pen feels like an afterthought, not an integral part of extending the device's functionality as it is on the Galaxy Note phone.

With the Galaxy Book Pro 360, Samsung seems to have thought more deeply about how the S Pen should function on a laptop. This version's stylus is noticeably thicker than the one included with the Flex, which should make the S Pen easier to use for longer periods of time. Even better, several apps built into the Galaxy Book Pro 360 immediately work with the S Pen.

Getting the S Pen on more devices is one of Samsung's goals for this year. We've already seen the S21 Ultra add support and now the Galaxy Book Pro 360 will ship with the S Pen included. The stylus is rumored to be included in the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 3, and it is clear that Samsung considers this accessory to be increasingly important in promoting its devices to productivity-conscious users.