The ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED offers a balance of performance and portability with its 15.6-inch OLED display, making it suitable for general use and light engineering tasks. Its Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and Intel Arc GPU provide decent performance, and the laptop is lightweight and has a good battery life, ideal for on-the-go use. However, it may not excel in intensive gaming or specialized engineering applications due to its mid-range GPU.
On the other hand, the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo is designed for creators and power users with its high-resolution 14.5-inch OLED touchscreen, more RAM, and a powerful Intel i7-12700H processor with integrated Iris Xe graphics. This laptop is equipped with a secondary screen, which enhances multitasking capabilities, and it offers superior color accuracy and contrast, making it excellent for tasks that require color precision, such as photo editing. It's also suitable for light gaming and machine learning tasks, but its smaller size and heavier build slightly reduce its portability compared to the Vivobook S 15 OLED.
If you prioritize a larger screen, longer battery life, and a more portable design for general use, the Vivobook S 15 OLED is the way to go. However, if you need a more powerful processor, additional screen real estate, and superior color accuracy for creative work or light gaming, the ZenBook Pro 14 Duo would be the better choice, despite being less portable. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED
Very good portability
Advantages of the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo
Very good for general use
Very good for software development
Best in class speakers
Key differences
General Use
7.7/10
8.6/10
2880 x 1620
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
600.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
357.0 nits
9.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
8.4/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.9/10
The ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo is very good for general use, while the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED is good.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Engineering and Design
8.0/10
8.5/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
4.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
8.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo and ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED are both very good for engineering and design, though the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo is somewhat better.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Content Creation
8.0/10
8.6/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2880 x 1620
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
8.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo and ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED are both very good for content creation, though the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo is somewhat better.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Screen Quality
8.8/10
8.6/10
15.6in
SIZE
14.5in
2880 x 1620
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
600.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
357.0 nits
The ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED has a better screen than the ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design, while the ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo has a better screen for content creation, and software development.
PerfectRec’s screen quality scores take into account various important factors that are relevant for different use cases.
Battery
9.0 Hours
6.0 Hours
The ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED has 9 hours of battery life. The ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo has 6 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Good
15.6in
SIZE
14.5in
3.3 lbs
WEIGHT
3.7 lbs
0.5in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED has very good portability, while the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
The ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo and ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED are both only fair for gaming and AI.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Software Development
7.8/10
8.2/10
8.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
2880 x 1620
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo to be very good for software development, while the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Build Quality
7.4/10
7.6/10
The ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo and ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,249
$1,299
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
$2,000
The ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED has a price of $1,249 and the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo costs $1,299.
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How the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED and the ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 Duo compare to other laptops
"The Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED excels as a capable work machine at an affordable price. It offers commendable performance, thanks to its 12th Gen Intel chip, delivers quality on-screen entertainment with its 15.6-inch OLED display, and can (kind of) get you through a full day of work. Oh, and its special Asus Antibacterial Guard is a nice touch for those who like a clean laptop."
"The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED is a well-tuned instrument for content creators, excelling at a range of general office tasks as well as tasks that require a little more grunt like encoding and 3D rendering. The big attraction is the laptop’s dual displays. They’re the best ones we’ve used in an Asus Zenbook Duo laptop to date with a spate of year-on-year improvements that make the visuals more striking and the cross-screen integration easier than ever before."
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About ASUS
ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.
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