ASUS has expanded its Zenbook series with the launch of the Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405), aiming to capture the highly competitive and growing market for ultraportable laptops. The new model, part of the Zenbook Classic series, brings several features typical of ASUS’s approach to laptop design.
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The Zenbook 14 OLED is famous for its lightweight design, coming in at 1.2 kg, and has a thickness of 14.9 mm. It features the new Intel Evo platform, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, and is equipped with a 3K Lumina OLED display.
The Zenbook 14 OLED includes Windows Hello face login, an ASUS ErgoSense keyboard, and new super-linear speakers. ASUS has emphasized these features as part of its effort to enhance the overall user experience. ASUS has also incorporated eco-friendly practices in the design and packaging of the Zenbook 14 OLED, which is pretty nice. The laptop has undergone US military-grade durability testing, which is a standard procedure for many ASUS products at this point.
The new ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED comes with a 75Wh battery, which ASUS claims gives high battery life. For charging, it features USB-C Easy Charge compatibility, which allows for flexible charging options. The Zenbook 14 OLED also offers a variety of ports, including Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, HDMI 2.1, and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The laptop’s display is a 3K ASUS Lumina OLED screen, as mentioned before, and supports a 120 Hz refresh rate. For audio, ASUS has included Harman Kardon-certified speakers with Dolby Atmos support. On the Privacy front, the laptop includes an FHD IR camera with a physical shutter.
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But the real star of the show here seems to be the Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, notably the 185H model from the 14th Gen (Meteor Lake), which marks a significant evolution from the 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) processors. It is built on Intel’s 4 process with EUV lithography, enhancing power efficiency by 20%. This generation introduces a 3D Performance Hybrid Architecture, combining Performance cores (P-cores), Efficiency cores (E-cores), and new Low Power E-cores, optimising both performance and energy efficiency.
A key feature of the 14th Gen is its emphasis on AI, with three AI engines (GPU, NPU, and CPU) for demanding AI workload, a notable advancement over the 13th Gen. The Core Ultra 9 includes integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 128 EUs, offering superior graphic capabilities compared to the Intel Iris XE iGPUs. The processor features 16 cores and 22 threads, a diverse core configuration aimed at balancing high performance with power efficiency. ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED India price will become available after its launch sometime in early January 2024.
