Asus Zenbook S13 OLED Review: A Premium Device with OLED Display

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You’re in the market for a premium ultraportable laptop with an amazing display, and the Asus Zenbook S13 OLED has caught your eye. This sleek aluminum beauty packs a 13.3-inch OLED touch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and 550 nits of peak brightness. When you see this display light up for the first time with inky blacks and vibrant colors, you’ll be stunned. But the Zenbook S13 OLED is more than just a pretty face. Powering this convertible is a 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB PCIe SSD. Whether you’re creating content, multitasking for work, or kicking back to stream your favorite shows, this Zenbook delivers performance and versatility to spare. Read on to find out if this premium beauty belongs at the top of your short list.

Display and Design: A Gorgeous  OLED Touchscreen

The Zenbook S 13 OLED is a gorgeous 13.3-inch OLED touchscreen. The OLED display produces brilliant colors and deep blacks for a cinematic viewing experience. Everything from streaming movies to editing photos look stunning on this vibrant touchscreen.

The lightweight yet durable aluminum chassis comes in two sophisticated colors: Jade Black or Coral Crush. At just over 1kg and 1cm thin, the Zenbook S 13 OLED is highly portable. Despite its thin and light design, it still manages to pack in a 67Wh battery for all-day battery life.

Asus Zenbook S13 OLED

Performance: More than fast

Powered by a 10 core 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM. Solid state storage up to 1TB provides fast load and boot times. The intel 13 gen processor feature an unprecedented new hybrid architecture, which offers a unique combination of Performance and Efficient cores (P-core and E-core)

The Performance cores are designed to maximize single-thread performance and responsiveness for compute-intensive workloads, and the Efficient cores deliver multithreaded performance for tasks that can run in parallel, along with efficient offloading of background tasks for modern multitasking. 

In simple terms  the Programs open quickly, and files transfer in a snap. If you need more storage for photos, videos or games, you can connect external storage via the USB-C port or microSD card slot.. 

For a premium ultraportable, the Zenbook S13 OLED offers solid performance for everyday productivity and entertainment. 

Keyboard and Touchpad: Comfortable Inputs

The Zenbook S13 OLED features a backlit chiclet-style keyboard with 1.1mm of key travel, which provides a comfortable typing experience. The keys feel snappy and responsive when typing, allowing you to churn out emails, documents, and more with ease.

A nice addition is the backlighting, which illuminates the keys in dim lighting. You can adjust the brightness of the backlight to suit your needs. The keyboard is also spill-resistant, so you don’t have to worry about accidental liquid damage as much.

Large Glass Touchpad

The ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED features the latest ASUS ErgoSense Touchpad which measures 129 x 81 mm and offers a 9.5% increase in touch area compared to the previous model. That means it’s larger than some large-sized laptop touchpads, providing a more comfortable user experience. In addition, the touchpad also adopts a 0.23 mm click depth which is 1.44X longer than the previous model.

For sure the touchpad on the Zenbook S13 OLED is a step above most other ultraportable laptops. It’s made of glass and provides a smooth gliding surface for your fingers. The touchpad is also quite large, giving you more room to navigate and perform gestures like two-finger scrolling and pinch-to-zoom.

My only complaint is that the touchpad can sometimes register unintended clicks when your palm brushes against it while typing. But the benefits of the glass surface and size outweigh this small issue. If the palm rejection bothers you, you can disable the touchpad with the Fn + F9 hotkey.

Overall, the inputs on the Zenbook S13 OLED are very solid for an ultraportable laptop. The keyboard and touchpad allow you to work efficiently and comfortably, which is ideal for a productivity-focused laptop. The backlighting and other conveniences are nice bonuses as well for the premium price.

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All-Day Battery

The Zenbook S13 OLED packs a 63Wh battery that provides enough juice to last you all day. In our testing, the laptop lasted just over 12  hours of continuous Web surfing, gaming and watching a few movies   at 150 nits of brightness.

The laptop took just under 2 hours to fully recharge, which is about average for an ultraportable laptop. If you do need a quick top up, the fast charging feature provides up to 60% capacity in just 49 minutes.

The  Zenbook S13 OLED’s endurance is perfectly acceptable. You shouldn’t have to worry about running out of battery life if you’re out and about or working remotely. Between the all-day battery life, quick charging abilities and highly portable design, the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is an excellent travel companion when you’re on the move.

Pricing and availability 

The price of Asus Zenbook S13 OLED will be around KES 189,990

It will be available for pre-order at https://laptopclinic.co.ke/ from 1st of July. You can also contact Sales team on 0728071639 or email: [email protected] to Place your order now!

.Audio- Amazing audio

The Zenbook S13 OLED comes with Harman Kardon-certified speakers that provide an amazing audio experience. The dual speakers are located on the underside of the laptop and project sound directly at you for an immersive experience whether you’re streaming music, watching videos, or playing games.

The audio is perfectly balanced, with rich mids and highs as well as deep bass. You’ll be able to clearly hear every detail. Volume gets extremely loud without distortion for when you really want to crank it up. These speakers rival many Bluetooth speakers and are far better than the audio on most other ultraportable laptops.

For private listening, the Zenbook S 13 OLED also has an audio jack so you can plug in your favorite headphones. However, with audio this good, you may find yourself using the built-in speakers more often than not. The Harman Kardon certification means you’re getting premium quality audio built for entertainment. Between the OLED display and high-fidelity sound, the Zenbook S 13 OLED delivers an unparalleled multimedia experience for such a compact laptop.

Comprehensive connectivity

The Zenbook S13 OLED offers a solid selection of ports despite its thin profile. On the left side, you’ll find a USB 3.2 Type-A port and a headphone jack, along with the power button. The right side houses two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, which support charging, DisplayPort, and 40Gbps data transfers.

  • Having multiple USB-C ports means you can charge the laptop on either side, and also connect to external displays without giving up a charging port.
  • The inclusion of USB-A is a welcome one for those with older USB peripherals, external storage drives and more.
  • Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 provide fast, stable wireless connectivity.

While some ultraportable laptops skimp on ports, the Zenbook S 13 OLED’s comprehensive yet compact selection should satisfy most users’ needs without requiring dongles. The mix of USB-C, USB-A and a headphone jack covers connectivity for peripherals, external storage, external displays and more.

For a premium ultraportable laptop, the Zenbook S 13 OLED’s connectivity is hard to beat. No matter what needs to get connected, this svelte Zenbook has you covered. Between the USB-C, USB-A, headphone jack and latest-gen wireless options, comprehensive connectivity is one of this laptop’s most compelling and convenient features.

Camera system

The Zenbook S13 OLED has an IR camera for hands-free login using Windows Hello facial recognition. This makes it quick and easy to unlock your laptop just by looking at the screen. For a premium ultraportable, it’s a feature we appreciate having.

In addition to the webcam, the Zenbook S 13 OLED has a built-in microphone for video calls, voice commands, and voice dictation. In our testing, the mic picked up our voice clearly with minimal background noise. 

Speedy Wi-Fi 6

The Zenbook S 13 OLED comes equipped with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless standard, so you’ll enjoy faster speeds and greater range than previous Wi-Fi versions.

Wi-Fi 6, also known as 802.11ax, offers quicker data transfer rates up to 9.6 Gbps, compared to Wi-Fi 5’s 3.5 Gbps. This means snappier webpage loading, streaming 4K video without buffering, and lightning fast file downloads. Wi-Fi 6 also allows more devices to connect at once without compromising speed.

Conclusion

So there you have it, the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED is a gorgeous premium  laptop with an amazing OLED display that will make all your content pop. The thin and lightweight design, powerful performance, and long battery life mean the device can handle whatever you throw at it.  While the price may be on the higher end of the spectrum, for those who want a stunning OLED screen and stylish design in a portable package, the Zenbook S 13 OLED delivers. If you’re looking for a flexible, do-it-all laptop that will turn heads with its dazzling display, the Zenbook S 13 OLED should be at the top of your list.

Remember to put your pre-order at https://laptopclinic.co.ke/ now

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