MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020) vs ASUS ZenBook 13 (Early 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020) $999
ASUS ZenBook 13 (Early 2021) $800
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
CPU
Core i3-1000NG4
CPU
Ryzen 5 5500U
GPU
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
13.3" OLED 1920×1080
CPU Image
Core i3-1000NG4
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 5 5500U
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core i3-1000NG4 vs Ryzen 5 5500U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
384 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
448 Shaders
1800MHz
Shared Memory
9 FPS 1080p
8%
691 GFLOPS FP32
1%
12 FPS 1080p
10%
1.61 TFLOPS FP32
3%
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz vs Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
OLED
HDR
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
75.6 in² (487.6 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
600 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
Flicker
120000Hz
Flicker
60Hz
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
166 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
100% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Accuracy
dE 4.3 Avg
dE 7.0 Max
dE 0.92 Greyscale
2.38 Gamma
6400K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.40mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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495 Series Y+
Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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67Wh
4328mAh
15.48V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Width
304 mm (12 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
0.86 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
1.14 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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A2179
EMC 3302
MacBookAir9,1
UM325UA-DH51
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