ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

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Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel compared with ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

	ASUSZenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6
Overview
Released
Released	June 2026	2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	Yes
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	Maker describes wide-viewing-angle LCD; listed FHD touch display is 300 nits, 700:1 contrast and 72% colour gamut; optional matte WQHD 300-nit or glossy Dolby Vision WQHD 500-nit displays
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	72% on standard displays; 100% Adobe RGB on HDR WQHD according to maker datasheet
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Anti-glare on FHD and standard WQHD; glossy on HDR WQHD
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	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355 or Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB	512 GB
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)	8th-generation quad-core Core i5/i7, with a 7th-generation dual-core i5-7300U also listed in later PSREF; exact i5-8250U/8GB/512GB/FHD touch configuration from Laptop Mag's review narrative
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 with 8th-generation processors; HD Graphics 620 with i5-7300U
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; Intel NPU up to 50 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X on board, 16 GB (UK); 24 GB elsewhere	8 or 16 GB soldered LPDDR3-2133 with no sockets; speed reduced for processors with lower memory-controller limits
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; 512 GB NVMe SSD (UK)	Replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe3.0×4 NVMe SSD; listed 512 GB NVMe configuration from Laptop Mag
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 29 hours	Up to 19.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.2 kg	1.13 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	16.9 mm	15.95 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	311.2 × 215.8 mm	323.5 × 217.1 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)	Integrated 57 Wh lithium-ion battery; maker maximum 19.3 hours MobileMark 2014 in later PSREF, launch press coverage claimed up to 15 hours; headline 1.13 kg is maker starting weight
Charger
Charger	68 W USB-C adapter	45 W or65 W USB-C adapter, including low-halogen options
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 60% in 49 minutes with a 68 W adapter	Up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter
Materials
Materials	Ceraluminum lid and metal chassis	Carbon/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; magnesium-alloy/PPS hybrid bottom
Colours
Colours	Komodo Coral; Arctic Blue; Zabriskie Beige	Black; silver not offered in EMEA
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac; Wireless-AC 9260 for special bids
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 4.1 with AC8265 under Windows; hardware supports 4.2; 5.0 with special-bid AC9260
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	720p with ThinkShutter, or combined IR and 720p without ThinkShutter
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	Two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, one always-on; two USB-C Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; HDMI 1.4b, microSD UHS-II, combo audio, Ethernet extension connector and side dock; RJ-45 needs optional ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three independent displays; USB-C up to 5120 × 2880 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit, 1.7 mm key travel	Six-row spill-resistant backlit keyboard
Trackpad
Trackpad	Precision touchpad with smart gestures	Glass multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Dual multi-magnet speakers, Dolby Atmos	Two 1 W speakers with Dolby Audio Premium; Dolby Atmos via headphones
Microphones
Microphones	Array microphone	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello with privacy shutter	Match-on-chip fingerprint reader; optional IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0