Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) vs Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025), vs Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 48 W
- 70 W
Processor n/a - Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) and Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.24 kg 0.9 kg
Pixel size 304.1x215x11.3 mm 310.7x213.9x13.4-15.9 mm
Area 654 cm² 665 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82 % 85.5 %
Side bezels 5.6 mm 4.6 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler countn/a2
Noise Leveln/a42.7 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 13.6 in 14 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 225 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1664 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Glossy
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
600 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a89.6 %
Response timen/a1 ms

Battery

Capacity 53.8 Wh 48 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 70 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 30/35/70 W 65/90 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 183/207 g 190 g

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 2.98 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 8
Threads 10 8
L3 Cache n/a 6 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
3721
Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
2052
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
14341
Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
10030
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
2023
Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
925
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
11736
Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407)
6588

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) Adreno X1-45
TGP 18 W 30 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz 280 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit n/a
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 8.45 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 1024
TMUs 80 48
ROPs 40 24

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 8448 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.2 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume n/a 82.9 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-ANo1x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMINo1x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.7x7.9 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionNoYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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