Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel) vs Pro 15 OLED (K6502)

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Display
2880 x 1620
Battery 70 Wh
CPU
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel) and Pro 15 OLED (K6502) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (K3502, 12th Gen Intel)
  • Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 70 against 50 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Performs significantly better (up to 5.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 142-194% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • 50% sharper screen – 212 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs)
Dimensions 359.8 x 232.9 x 18.9 mm
14.17 x 9.17 x 0.74 inches
356.3 x 235.5 x 19.9-20 mm
14.03 x 9.27 x 0.78-0.79 inches
Area 838 cm2 (129.9 inches2) 839 cm2 (130.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1% ~80%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Black, Gray, Green Silver, Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 62.6 dB -

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1620 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 98.6% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.9% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 90 W 150 W
Weight of AC adapter 390 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 65 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 10 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock 1300 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type DDR4 GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 40
GPU performance 1.7 TFLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU - 996
Solar Bay - 20246
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
Max. ram size 16 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~80.3 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.0 cm -
Surface Plastic -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 12

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