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ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel
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ASUS · Zenbook

Zenbook 14 (UX3480) Intel

Released June 2026

ASUS's 2026 everyday 14-inch ultraportable, with a Ceraluminum lid on a metal chassis, an OLED screen and Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) processors, suited to people who want a light Copilot+ PC with long battery life.

Size
14″
Display
OLED, 60 Hz
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 5, 7 or 9
Memory
16 GB
Weight
1.2 kg
Battery
29 h

Display

Screen size
14″
Resolution
1920 × 1200
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Brightness
300 nits
Touchscreen
No
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
Colour range
100% DCI-P3
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
Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355 or Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
CPU cores
8 or 16
CPU threads
8 or 16
Graphics
Intel Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS
Memory
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
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)
GPU
Integrated Intel Graphics
AI engine
Copilot+ PC; Intel NPU up to 50 TOPS
Memory type
LPDDR5X on board, 16 GB (UK); 24 GB elsewhere
Storage type
One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; 512 GB NVMe SSD (UK)

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 29 hours
Battery capacity
70 Wh
Weight
1.2 kg
Thickness
16.9 mm
Width × depth
311.2 × 215.8 mm
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)
Charger
68 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Up to 60% in 49 minutes with a 68 W adapter
Materials
Ceraluminum lid and metal chassis
Colours
Komodo Coral; Arctic Blue; Zabriskie Beige

Connections

Ports
Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.4
Webcam
FHD with IR
Operating system
Windows
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
Keyboard
Backlit, 1.7 mm key travel
Trackpad
Precision touchpad with smart gestures
Speakers
Dual multi-magnet speakers, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Array microphone
Biometrics
IR camera for Windows Hello with privacy shutter

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
Intel Core Ultra 5 32516 GB512 GB
Intel Core Ultra 7 35516 GB512 GB
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H16 GB512 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 1.2 kg (UK models) with a 70 Wh battery
  • OLED screen with 100% DCI-P3
  • Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, USB-A and HDMI; FHD IR webcam with privacy shutter

Cons

  • UK models have a 60 Hz 1920 × 1200 OLED at 300 nits
  • 16 GB of soldered memory in the UK models
  • Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7; no SD card reader

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
14″IPS LCDIntel Core i716 GB1.133 kg21.3 h2021
14″–Intel Core i58 GB1.13 kg19.3 h2018
14″OLED, 60 HzIntel Core Ultra 5, 7 or 916 GB – 32 GB1.12 kg22 hMar 2026

Sources

  1. asus.com/uk/laptops/for-home/zenbook/asus-zenbook-14-ux3480-intel/techspec
  2. asus.com/laptops/for-home/zenbook/asus-zenbook-14-ux3480-intel/techspec
  3. asus.com/uk/laptops/for-home/zenbook/asus-zenbook-14-ux3480-intel
  4. press.asus.com/news/press-releases/asus-computex-2026-ai-pc-lineup-proart-rtx-s…
  5. scan.co.uk/products/14-asus-zenbook-14-ux3480-wuxga-oled-core-ultra-7-355-16gb-…
  6. scan.co.uk/products/14-asus-zenbook-14-ux3480-wuxga-oled-core-ultra-9-386h-16gb…

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