Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) vs Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)

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Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) and Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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50.9
(Average)
Value Index
93.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Performs significantly better (up to 52%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (96.9 vs 107.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 75 against 67 watt-hours
  • Provides 9% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 550 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1 kg (2.21 lbs) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
Dimensions 296.7 x 210.5 x 14.9 mm
11.68 x 8.29 x 0.59 inches
313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 mm
12.35 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches
Area 625 cm2 (96.8 inches2) 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.1% ~82.2%
Side bezels 5.1 mm 6.1 mm
Colors White, Blue, Green, Pink Silver, Blue, Green
Material Aluminum Aluminum
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 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.7 dB 47 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
PPI 255 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 16800:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 97.8% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.8% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:05 hr 1:50 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 222 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.9 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 6 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 660M Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 6 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 6 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1900 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 4.8 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 384 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 20
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 82 -
Solar Bay 5841 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable No No

Storage

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

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3288
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~76.5 dB ~79 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

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

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.9 x 7.4 cm 13.0 x 7.4 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302):
    - The package includes a USB-C to USB-A adapter and an ASUS Mini Dock Plus.
    - The webcam may have either HD or FHD resolution depending on the configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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