ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel vs ASUS Zenbook A14 (UX3407, 2026)

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Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel compared with Zenbook A14 (UX3407, 2026)

	ASUSZenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel	ASUSZenbook A14 (UX3407, 2026)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2026	January 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200	1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits	400 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	FHD OLED (1920 × 1200), 16:10, non-touch (UK); 3K (2880 × 1800) 120 Hz OLED with 500 nits SDR, 1,100 nits HDR peak and touch options elsewhere	WUXGA OLED, 16:10, 0.2 ms response, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 1.07 billion colours
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	100% DCI-P3
Display features
Display features	1,000,000:1 contrast; TÜV Rheinland certified; SGS Eye Care Display; 89% screen-to-body ratio; 3K panel is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600	VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600; TÜV Rheinland-certified low blue light
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355 or Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	18
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X2-90
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	80 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB	1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (12 MB cache); Core Ultra 9 386H with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache)	Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, 18 cores, up to 4.7 GHz single-core boost, 53 MB cache
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno GPU
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; Intel NPU up to 50 TOPS	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, up to 80 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X on board, 16 GB (UK); 24 GB elsewhere	LPDDR5X-9600 on board, up to 32 GB
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	152 GB/s
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; 512 GB NVMe SSD (UK)	M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD, up to 1 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 29 hours	Up to 33 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	70 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg	0.99 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	16.9 mm	15.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	311.2 × 215.8 mm	310.7 × 213.9 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	70 Wh 4-cell Li-ion (50 Wh elsewhere); up to 29+ hr video playback (ASUS test, 3K 120 Hz OLED at 150 nits)	70 Wh lithium-polymer; over 33 hours of 1080p video playback at 150 nits (ASUS)
Charger
Charger	68 W USB-C adapter	100 W USB-C; inclusion varies by country
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 60% in 49 minutes with a 68 W adapter	50% in 30 minutes
Materials
Materials	Ceraluminum lid and metal chassis	Ceraluminum chassis
Colours
Colours	Komodo Coral; Arctic Blue; Zabriskie Beige	Zabriskie Beige; Iceland Gray
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	2 × USB4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	6.0
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1080p with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps, display and power delivery); USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (display and power delivery); USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 TMDS; 3.5 mm combo audio jack	2 × USB4 (40 Gbps) with display and 5–20 V charging; USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps); HDMI 2.1 TMDS; 3.5 mm combo audio jack
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit, 1.7 mm key travel	Backlit chiclet keyboard, 1.3 mm key travel, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Precision touchpad with smart gestures	ASUS ErgoSense touchpad with Smart Gesture
Speakers
Speakers	Dual multi-magnet speakers, Dolby Atmos	Two speakers, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Array microphone	Built-in array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello with privacy shutter	IR camera for Windows Hello