Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q), vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q) and Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
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 1.67 kg 1.29 kg
Pixel size 357x250.7x15.9-17.9 mm 304.1x212.4x16.1 mm
Area 895 cm² 646 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 79.4 %
Side bezels 6.2 mm 8.8 mm
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoYes
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count2n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 13.3 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 142 ppi 227 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q)
500 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
400 nits
Contrast1000000:11069:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %98.6 %
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a85.9 %
Response time1 ms35 ms

Battery

Capacity 70 Wh 49.9 Wh
Voltage n/a 11.4 V
Full Charge Time n/a 2:23 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 65 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 30 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 216 g 172 g

Processor

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) Apple M1
Base frequency 2.98 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Apple M1 GPU
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q)
2092
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
2331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q)
10292
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
8630
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q)
954
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
1469
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus Vivobook S16 (S3607Q)
6855
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
7548

GPU Model

GPU Model Adreno X1-45 Apple M1 GPU (8-core)
TGP 30 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 280 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1107 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbit/s 4.27 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1024 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 24 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 8448 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x128 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Max Volume n/a 79.6 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Optional No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x3.1
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 3
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.1x8.1 cm
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) the clear winner in this comparison.

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