Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1 vs Asus Vivobook S 14 Flip (TP5408)

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CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
RAM
16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1 and Asus Vivobook S 14 Flip (TP5408) 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 Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 530 grams less (around 1.17 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 64% sharper screen – 266 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (96.7 vs 107.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S 14 Flip (TP5408)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 50 against 45 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs)
Dimensions 290 x 215 x 15.2 mm
11.42 x 8.46 x 0.6 inches
311.6 x 221.9 x 14.9-16.9 mm
12.27 x 8.74 x 0.59-0.67 inches
Area 624 cm2 (96.6 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~82.2%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 5.1 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Top: Magnesium alloy
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
Top: Aluminum
Transformer No Yes
Opening angle 170° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 13 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 266 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1920 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Screen space comparison
Vivobook S 14 Flip (TP5408)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 65 W 68 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz -
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 8
Threads 6 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 2 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 24
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Solar Bay - 5310

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 8448 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L45 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
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 No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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