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Everyone loves cheat codes, and here are the best ones for Chromebooks

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Chromebooks have become a favorite amidst students for completing school work, and any parent would want their child to work smarter, not harder. This is where convenient keyboard shortcuts come in, as they can save students time and energy, allowing them to focus on their assignments first and foremost.

Chromebooks are among some of thebest laptops for collegethanks to their affordable cost and easy-to-use operating system, which makes it convenient for the work expected of most students. Whether it’s browsing the web, using Google’s suite of apps like Sheets or Docs, or usingAndroidand Google applications to perform tasks, it’s lightweight and convenient. 

Batterymap has reviewed some of thebest Chromebooksyou can buy, and as a result, we have picked up many tips and tricks to ensure you and your student get the most out of the Chromebook experience. These keyboard shortcuts are game-changing and great to know, as they will improve your student’s workflow and ability to get things done.

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Best general Chromebook keyboard shortcuts

The first set of Chromebook shortcuts are universal, and can be used on any website or app. They will keep you productive and help you personalize your user experience, alongside convenient features like hiding certainwindows, taking screenshots, or zooming in.

• Tab shortcuts: Ctrl + T opens a new tab, Ctrl + Shift + T re-opens the last closed tab, and Ctrl + W closes the currently selected tab.
• Options menu: Alt + E opens the options menu (the three-dot menu in Google Chrome and Google Files). This shortcut does not work while using Android apps.
• Cursor selection and movement: Shift + arrow keys selects text in the direction you move the cursor, and Ctrl + arrow keys moves the cursor one word to the left, right or to the beginning of the line above or below. Using Shift + Ctrl + arrow keys allows you to select larger portions of text quickly.
• Screenshot: Ctrl + Overview (the button that looks like a stack of windows) takes a screenshot of your current full Chromebook screen. Whether you need this for capturing the result you got on a web quiz, how a homework module is misbehaving, or something funny that someone said in a group chat, it’s an essential shortcut to know.
• Screen zoom: Ctrl and + zooms in and magnifies the current tab of Chrome, while Ctrl and – zooms out and shrinks the current tab of Chrome. If you want to return quickly to 100% default zoom, you can do so with Ctrl and 0.
• Hide your game/tab: Alt and – will minimize the current window. If you have multiple windows open, hitting Alt and – again will minimize the next open window. If you only have one window open on your Chromebook, hitting Alt and – again will restore that minimized window.
• Split-screening windows: Alt and [ pins the current window to the left side of the screen.Alt and ] pins the current window on the right side of the screen, making it far, far easier to reference your notes while you write your history report or helpful technology articles. Alt and = will make a window full-width again without making it fullscreen, which hides the address bar, tabs, and toolbars.

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Best Google Docs and Google Drive shortcuts

There are a ton of Google Drive and Google Docs shortcuts that users can use; we aren’t even able to share all of them. There are that many. However, the keyboard shortcuts selected are the ones you need to know. Let’s start with theGoogle Drive shortcuts first. 

• Display all the keyboard shortcuts with: Ctrl + /
• Document creation: Shift + T creates a new Doc, Shift + S creates a new Sheet, and Shift + F creates a new Folder. If you’re going to be using Google Drive for all your notes, homework, and random daydreaming stories throughout the year, create folders early and often to keep things organized.
• Rename items: Tapping N pops up the window to rename the currently selected item. Naming screenshots, other randomly named images and downloaded attachments will keep things better organized and easy to find in your Google Drive.
• Scroll up, down, left, and right with the j k h l keys if you don’t want your fingers leaving the keyboard.

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Google Docs keyboard shortcuts

• Clear formatting: Ctrl + \ will clear any weird formatting off of a website or app. On that note, remember that Ctrl + Shift + V is the shortcut for pasting text without formatting.
• Formatting lists: Ctrl + Shift + 7 will toggle on a numbered list or format highlighted text into a numbered list. Ctrl + Shift + 8 will do the same with a bulleted list.
• Word count: Ctrl + Shift + C will bring up the word count screen, showing how many pages, words, and characters are in a highlighted section and the full document, so you know how close you are to that 10,000-word essay your English teacher assigned.
• Voice typing: Ctrl + Shift + S will start voice typing, allowing you to dictate text to your document without having to type it all out.
• Jump to top or bottom: Ctrl + Search + left arrow will take you to the beginning of your document while Ctrl + Search + right arrow will go to the end.
• Insert links: Ctrl + K will open the insert link window in Google Docs, allowing you to create a new hyperlink for text or add a hyperlink to the text you had currently highlighted.

Files Shortcuts

The Files application on Chromebook is like a secret agent very few know about or discuss, but it does some pretty great things. Since it syncs with Google Drive,ChromeWeb Store add-ons like OneDrive or Dropbox, and whatever extra cloud storage you may use, it comes in handy as it allows you to updates to those files right from your Chromebook. 

To further the convenience, using these keyboard shortcuts will speed up the process. 

• Folder creation: Ctrl + E creates a new folder.
• Rename items: Ctrl + Enter to rename the selected item. I find this goes quicker in Files than on the Google Drive site because you don’t have to deal with pop-up windows or the window reloading after renaming a file. Ctrl + Enter, type in the new name, tap Enter, then arrow key over to the next item and repeat.
• Delete items: Alt + Backspace to delete an item from a folder. Items deleted from a Google Drive folder in the Files app still go to the Google Drive trash folder, so you can recover them within a number of days if you find you deleted something on accident.

These are just some of the relevant keyboard shortcuts for Chromebook users. Plenty more are available, and you can always display all the keyboard shortcuts for your Chromebook by simply hittingCtrl + /.Then, a popup menu will appear with the entire list of Google Chromebook keyboard shortcuts you can use.

Asus takes the dual-screen laptop throne, but at what cost?

Verdict
This year’s Asus Zenbook Duo is vastly improved in (almost) every way, thanks to the new Intel Core Ultra 200 series chip providing a welcome turboboost to performance and graphics. But heads up — that change brings a drop in battery life.

Pros

• +Intel Core Ultra 200 series brings a big speed boost
• +Those dual OLED panels are *chef’s kiss*
• +A dual-display build quality that is actually durable
• +Still the best Keyboard and touchpad on a dual-screen laptop
• +Runs vastly cooler and quieter than last year

Cons

• -Battery life takes a hit
• -Webcam could be improved
• -We still need more ports!

Last year,Asusproved that dual-screen laptops are much more than a gimmick. And now, the Asus Zenbook Duo is back and better than ever…in all areas except for one.

This continues the company’s reign atop the pile of dual screens and foldables, and is easily one of thebest laptopsyou can buy in 2025. The dual 14-inch 3K OLED displays and the best detachable keyboard and touchpad in the business make this the same multitaskingmarvelyou know and love. But the one twist here is the generational upgrade to theIntelCore Ultra 200 series.

With Team Blue’s new chips, you can expect a beasty jump in performance and graphics — completely eliminating any signs of stuttering whatsoever and even giving it some strong gaming performance to boot. Of course, that integrated GPU is for more serious things like faster Photoshop processing and AI task completion, but now the new ultimate distraction is being able to play some AAA titles on one screen with your workload on the other.

But to get here, some of last year’s compromises shine a little brighter here. The limited port array has not changed, and I do miss an SD card slot here. The speakers are louder, but it does emphasize the tinniness of them. And that new chipset takes a bigger hit on the battery life than last year.

However, just as some of these were priced in and overwhelmed by the joy of using a dual-screen laptop last year, any frustrations melted away when you really get into your flow and embrace the ocean of space for snapping windows all over the place and getting stuff done after.

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Asus Zenbook Duo (2025): Cheat Sheet

• What is it?This is a dual-screen laptop — the second generation in this new lineage of the Zenbook Duo
• Who’s it for?Do you work at your best over multiple monitors? Then this is the laptop for you.
• What’s the price?The starting price for the Asus Zenbook Duo is $1,599.
• What do we like about it?The jump to the Intel Core Ultra 200 series provides impressive gains in performance and graphics — making that multi-screen multitasking all the more sweet. Plus the detachable keyboard and touchpad are still the best you can get in a dual-screen laptop.
• What don’t we like about it?The port array is still limited, and the battery life takes a bigger hit with the power upgrade.

Asus Zenbook Duo (2025): Specs

Asus Zenbook Duo (2025): The ups

Jumping back in with the Zenbook Duo reminded me of just how much I missed using the original around this time last year — further emphasized with some solid improvements under the hood.

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Speed boosts

Moving to Intel’s Arrow Lake CPU has breathed new life into a whole array of Windows laptops, and the Zenbook Duo is no different. You’re looking at around a 20% gain in CPU performance over last year’s model, a 2x speed boost in transcoding, and a vastly faster SSD, too — all while running impressively cooler.

But on top of that, you’re getting huge gains in graphics, too. Intel put a lot into giving its integrated GPU a serious tune-up, and you can even run some solid AAA titles at respectable frame rates here.

What this means is a better-focused balance on the things that would matter to you, the user. Better multitasking performance and faster speeds when doing GPU-intensive tasks like rendering video on CapCut.

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An OLED stunner

Yes, brightness-wise, Asus’ OLED displays are still a little on the dimmer side (same as you’ll find with a lot of OLED laptops), but the trade-off is a flash flood of color that looks simply gorgeous from every angle. Not only that, but you’re getting doublethe eye candy with impressively fast, latency-free multitouch.

Plus, that high DCI-P3 color gamut assures confidence in tone correctness when editing photos on this screen. From the crispiness of the 3K resolution to the smoothness of that 120Hz refresh rate, these are always a sight to behold. Just keep it away from bright sunlight.

Still my favorite way to multitask on the go

I’ve tried foldable laptops and other dual-screen systems, and the Asus Zenbook Duo stands head and shoulders above the pack. This comes down to figuring out the fundamentals and making the idea of a double-display appealing to the mainstream rather than just being a super expensive dream for the richer folk amongst us. I mean, for what you get, $1,599 is real value for money here.

It starts with a military-grade, durable build quality — something I find lacking in the others that I feel I have to treat like fine jewelry. The thickness increases with a second panel, of course, but the respectable weight and dimensions mean I had no problem popping this aluminum-shelled utilitarian beauty in my backpack to work from the bar. Do the patrons of the bar look at my setup? Of course, but stay jealous, guys!

Next is the keyboard and touchpad. Ergonomics can be easily forgotten in dual-screen workstations, with just a squishy Bluetooth keyboard coming with it. Here, the full-size chiclet keyboard and physical touchpad are attachable by pogo pins to keep it charged for 10 hours of use, and the tactile feel of this board makes it a joy to type and click on.

And finally, it’s the versatility of it. The hinge really comes in clutch here to allow you to use these screens both horizontally and vertically — to either really give you that 16:10 widescreen viewing experience or the height to see a full document on each screen.

Asus really steers into it with the software too, as you can either replicate what you see on one screen to the second screen to share with someone else, snap windows all over the place to get 8 apps running at once, or even have one app spread across both screens with simple gesture control.

My personal favorite way of using it is to haveSpotify, notes and my email running on the bottom panel, along with Photoshop for quick edits andChromerunning up top.

Asus Zenbook Duo (2025): The downs

But while Asus gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. Not to say it’s all intentional — just a circumstance of some of the decisions being made here.

The port array is still lacking

It’s not Apple levels of stinginess, but this identical port array to last year’s model is just as restricted. With just two Thunderbolt 4, one USB-A and HDMI 2.1 ports (alongside a headphone jack, of course), this is missing out on some of the convenience you’d find in other Asus laptops.

You’ve got this GPU power to render edited content, so where’s the SD card reader to get that content off my camera in the first place? And an additional USB-C port wouldn’t hurt.

Battery life takes a bigger hit

I was quietly optimistic that moving to the more power-efficient Intel 200 series would alleviate some of my battery life anxiety about the original Zenbook Duo. But it turns out I was wrong.

This is the battery life if the panels run at 120Hz. If you turn it down to 60Hz, you can squeeze a full working day out of this (nearly 10 hours with one display). But that is quite a dip in stamina in our rundown test.

In real-world use, which involves some rather strenuous multitasking between 20+ Chrome tabs, Spotify playing in the background and a lot of Photoshop editing, just make sure you’re near a power outlet.

Asus Zenbook Duo (2025): Verdict

Improvements and compromises — that’s the technical story of the new Asus Zenbook Duo. But when you actually use this in person, a lot of those gripes fade away in favor of what looks set to be one of my favorite laptops of the year.

That multitasking versatility in a durable, reliable laptop shell is just something you can’t find anywhere else, and Asus has refined the formula with a spec bump that brings strong gains where it matters. You’ll miss the second screen going back to other laptops if you use this.

TheAsus Vivobook S14andAsus Zenbook 14look like identical twins at first glance.

You’d be forgiven for getting one mistaken for the other. Don’t make a mistake by buying the wrong laptop, though.

These two Asus laptops havea lotin common — at least, on paper. They’re both 14-inch mainstream laptops with sleek, matte black designs, nearly identical specs, and similar prices.

However, our testing revealed some major differences between the Vivobook and Zenbook that highlight where each one shines, and where each falls flat. The differences set one apart as the better deal for most users.

Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Price and configurations

On paper, the Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423) and Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M) are nearly identical. They have the exact same display size and type, the same RAM, the same graphics processor, and virtually the same dimensions and weight.

The few areas where these two laptops differ make a world of difference, because oneisbetter value for your money.

The most important specs to notice are the processor and the price. The Vivobook only comes in one configuration (at the time of writing) which features an Intel Core Ultra 5 226V CPU and costs $949. In comparison, our review unit for the Zenbook costs $100 more at $1,049 but features a much stronger processor, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H. On top of that, it has twice as much storage as the Vivobook (1TB vs. 512GB).

That extra $100 is a small price to pay for double the storage and a big leap in processing power, making the Zenbook a better deal for your money.

Winner:Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M)

Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M)

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Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Design

The Asus Vivobook S14 on a white table seen from behind

It’s hard to compare the Asus Vivobook S14’s design to that of the Asus Zenbook 14 because they are virtually indistinguishable. If you look closely, though, one laptop’s design has an edge.

The Vivobook and Zenbook both feature minimalistic, metallic chassis with a 14-inch display and the same keyboard deck. Both also have a built-in webcam shutter, which is a huge plus. Even their dimensions are similar, down to a fraction of an inch:

• Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423): 12.22 x 8.74 x 0.55 inches, 2.87 pounds
• Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M): 12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches, 3 pounds

Things get a little more interesting when we look at the ports on each. The Vivobook offers a much better port selection with one extra USB Type-A port and even a microSD card reader. Those could be deal breakers for many users, especially for creatives, who will appreciate having a built-in microSD card slot.

On top of that, the Vivobook also features a dedicated Copilot key for quickly accessing Microsoft’s AI assistant. Both laptops have access to the Copilot app, but this dedicated key makes launching it a bit more convenient. That, on top of the extra ports, gives the Vivobook a slight lead in this category.

Winner:Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

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Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Display

The Asus Vivobook S14 on a white table playing an episode of Disney’s Agatha All Along

In this case, regardless of which Asus laptop you choose, you’ll be getting a sharp OLED display. OLED panels generally offer more vibrant colors and better contrast.

The Asus Vivobook S14 and Asus Zenbook 14 have very similar displays. The Vivobook features a 14-inch, 1920 x 1200, OLED displaywithouta touchscreen. In comparison, the Zenbook has a 14-inch, 1920 x 1200, OLED display thatistouch sensitive.

Both look good in hands-on use. In our reviews, we praised each display for its good bold colors and detail. So, you will likely get a good viewing experience from either.

However, there are some slight differences in our test scores that hint at which display has an edge. It’s a close call, but the Vivobook S14 came out on top in all three of our main display tests, giving it the win in this category.

Winner:Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

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Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Performance

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425M) open facing camera on a wooden desk

Overall performance is arguably the most important category when you’re trying to choose between two laptops. This is also where major differences between the Asus Vivobook S14 and Asus Zenbook 14 appear.

Our review configurations include two different processors, although both configurations are similarly priced. The Vivobook S14 is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5 226V CPU while the Zenbook 14 features an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU.

Technically, the Vivobook’s CPU is a newer model from Intel’s 2024 “Lunar Lake” family. However, newer isn’t always better and that’s certainly the case here.

The Zenbook 14 scored significantly higher on the Geekbench 6 test, our main overall performance benchmark. This highlights the gap in performance between Intel’s Core Ultra 7 processors and its less powerful Core Ultra 5 processors. The Zenbook’s processor will be more capable of handling multi-tasking and demanding apps, particularly those that rely on multi-core performance such as photo and video editing apps.

So, the Asus Zenbook 14 wins this category.

Winner:Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M)

Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Graphics and gaming

The Asus Vivobook S14 running Death’s Door on a white table next to a game controller

While neither of these Asus laptops is designed for gaming, you might want to use either for some casual gaming between work or school.

The Asus Vivobook S14 and Asus Zenbook 14 both feature Intel Arc integrated graphics. If you’re looking for a laptop with a dedicated GPU capable of running AAA games, you would be better served with one of thebest gaming laptopsinstead.

However, Intel Arc integrated graphics can be surprisingly capable, particularly with lightweight titles and indie games. Even so, I was surprised at just how high the Asus Vivobook S14 scored on ourSid Meier’s Civilization VIbenchmark. The Vivobook was able to average 51.4 fps on Medium graphics in 1080p, over 20 frames higher than the Zenbook averaged.

Sure, that’s not as high as a purpose-built gaming laptop would score, but the Vivobook can deliver a surprisingly smooth casual gaming experience, one that’s a bit better than what the Zenbook can offer.

Winner:Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

Asus Vivobook S14 vs. Asus Zenbook 14: Battery life

Battery life can make or break your experience with any laptop, especially if you’re a student or a commuter. Luckily, the Asus Vivobook S14 and Asus Zenbook 14 bother offer enough battery life to get you through a full day on the go.

One laptop has an edge, though. The Vivobook S14 lasted nearly 2 hours longer than the Zenbook 14 in our battery life test, giving it the win in this category.

Winner:Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

Overall winner: Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M)

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425M) open on a wooden desk at an angle

The Asus Vivobook S14 and Asus Zenbook 14 each have their strengths and weaknesses, but one offers much better value for your money: the Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M).

It’s a close call, especially considering these two laptops have similar specs, effectively the same design, and nearly identical displays. However, the Zenbook 14 offers twice as much storage and a much better processor for just $100 more than the Vivobook S14.

While the Vivobook offers a slight edge in several categories, the Zenbook is very close behind. The Vivobook is surprisingly good for casual gaming, but neither of these is a gaming laptop. For the average mainstream laptop user, overall performance and storage are likely much more important than casual gaming performance.

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Winner:Asus Zenbook 14 (Q425M)

Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423)

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Small steps towards mainstream acceptance

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Verdict

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro is the most powerful phone on the market at the time of writing. It’s also remarkably easy to use day-to-day, with a relatively subtle design, outstanding battery life, an adequate camera, and plenty of pleasing quality-of-life features. It isn’t fully optimized for either purpose – gaming or everyday use – but it takes a pretty convincing stab at covering all bases.

Pros

• +Class-leading performance
• +Excellent battery life
• +Relatively easy to use everyda

Cons

• -Very expensive
• -Not perfectly optimised for gaming
• -Still only two years of OS updates

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro: Two-minute review
Asus took a bold turn towards the mainstream with the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro in 2023, repositioning its flagship (but typically niche) gaming phone as something you might actually want to use day-to-day. You don’t get two consecutive radical overhauls in the modern smartphone era, so the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro serves as more of a gentle refinement.

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The chief improvement comes from the switch to Qualcomm’s impressive Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, which provides a measurable bump in performance. This is paired with a whole lot of RAM and a passive cooling system that has been beefed up yet further.

Whatever the contributing factors, the ROG Phone 9 Pro addresses our concerns over its predecessor’s sustained performance, remaining consistently fast over longer gaming sessions.

The ROG Phone 9 Pro sticks to the design template of last year’s model, with the same (relatively) discrete shape and style. Quality of life features like wireless charging and IP68 certification make a return, too, and continue to be unique among gaming phones.

(Image credit: Future)
Hardcore mobile gamers will likely continue to regard this as a compromised layout, however. Asus has only half-heartedly addressed the lack of dual front-firing speakers, while the display continues to be partially obstructed by a hole punch camera, unlike that of the Red Magic 9S Pro.

One gamer-friendly change on the ROG Phone 9 Pro is the provision of a larger 5,800mAh battery, which ensures epic stamina in regular usage. More to the point, you’ll be able to indulge in some serious gaming on your commute without fear of running out of juice. Charging speeds are quick enough, and there’s a secondary USB-C port on the left-hand edge for easy charging while gaming.

Asus’ rear-mounted AniMe Vision system, introduced in the ROG Phone 8 Pro, has been improved, with a bunch more LEDs. You can even play a series of simplistic games on it, using the returning mappable Air Trigger controls. It’s a fun addition, but pretty superfluous given the range of games (both simple and otherwise) that can be played on the main screen.

Talking of which, Asus has stuck with broadly the same 6.78-inch AMOLED panel as before. The only real difference is that the refresh rate now goes up to 185Hz, but you’ll struggle to find many games that can capitalize on such a feature.

(Image credit: Future)
Also similar is the ROG Phone 9 Pro’s camera system, which adds an improved gimbal stabilization system to the package. It’s far from one of the best camera phones out there, especially among its premium-priced flagship competition, but it’s capable of capturing solid shots in a variety of scenarios.

The software provision remains the most thoughtful of any gaming phone, with a straight choice between Asus’ bespoke gamer aesthetic and a more traditional stock(ish) Android UI. It’s a real shame you’ll only be getting two major Android updates, though at least the AI-enhanced Android 15 is available out of the box.

For all its many minor improvements, it’s questionable whether the ROG Phone 9 Pro is the best out-and-out gaming phone on the market, and it’s certainly not the best value. However, it’s quite clearly the best option if gaming is merely the first among many interests.

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Price and availability

• From $1,199
• Shipping expected second half of December

Global Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro pre-orders are open now, with shipping expected to begin in mid-to-late December.

The ROG Phone 9 comes in three variants: the regular Asus ROG Phone 9, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, and the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition. It’s the latter that I’ve been testing for this review, though it’s broadly the same phone as the regular Pro.

Pricing starts at $1,199.99 for the ROG Phone Pro with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The ROG Phone Pro Edition is the same phone, but with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, as well as an external AeroActive Cooler X Pro fan included in the box. This top-tier model costs $1,499.99.

It’s worth mentioning that there’s a little more meaningful differentiation for the regular ROG Phone 9 this year. It has a simpler AniMe Vision LED set-up on the back, and swaps out the dedicated telephoto camera for a lesser macro one.

Value score: 3.5 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Specs

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Design

(Image credit: Future)

• Same more refined design as ROG Phone 8
• Dedicated Air Trigger shoulder buttons
• Two USB-C ports
• Bundled AeroActive Cooler X Pro fan

Asus dropped its juvenile gamer aesthetic for the ROG Phone 8 Pro in favor of something a little more subdued and mature. Indeed, so comprehensive was the transformation, Asus essentially re-released the phone several months later as the normie Zenfone 11 Ultra.

Unsurprisingly, it has stuck to its design guns with the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro. The phone looks and feels almost exactly the same as its predecessor, with identical proportions of 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9mm and a similar weight of 227g. That’s big by normal standards, but not especially so for a gaming phone.

Like the ROG Phone 8 pro, this heft is partly softened by a soft-touch precision-etched glass material on the rear that curves off at the edges. The Pro model only comes in a sober Phantom Black finish, which has just the slightest of glimmers about it. It’s totally non-reflective, however, and also mercifully resistant to fingerprints.

There are still a few gamery decals dotted around the back of the phone, but at least Asus has ditched the cheesy ‘Dare to Win’ message this time around.

(Image credit: Future)

One thing Asus has leaned into is the AniMe Vision secondary display that debuted on the ROG Phone 8 Pro. Completely invisible by default, this LED system (up from 341 to 648 LEDs) only lights up when you dive into the menus and activate it. You can have it play little animations when music is playing, for incoming calls and notifications, and more. I particularly liked the little countdown timer and smiley face that appears when you take timed photo.

The big new addition is the ability to play simplistic games on this stylized secondary display, but that’s arguably the least consequential use for it. Using the Air Trigger controls, you can play crude knock-off versions of Space Invader, Snake, and the like. None of them are especially good, and I’m not sure why you’d ever opt for one of these given the range of games available for the main screen.

Asus added IP68 certification with the ROG Phone 8 Pro, and it makes a return here. It’s something you don’t get on the likes of the Red Magic 9 Pro with its big fan vents, and it’s most welcome as the bad weather starts to roll in.

For gamers, this more accessible design is something of a mixed bag. On the plus side, you get a secondary USB-C port on the left-hand edge, which makes it easy to charge while you’re gaming. You also get a 3.5mm headphone jack for latency-free audio.

Conversely, Asus’ more streamlined design reduces the bezels to the point where there’s no room for dual front-facing speakers. The earpiece fires frontwards, but the other speaker is on the bottom edge of the phone. This will never match true front-firing speakers for stereo clarity, and Asus knows it.

(Image credit: Future)

In a somewhat half-baked attempt to address this, the manufacturer has made it so that both of its official cases (including the bundled ChillCase) redirect the downwards-firing audio frontwards. It works to avoid you blocking the speaker with your finger while gaming, but it’s still a half measure, especially if you don’t care for the case.

As for the sound output itself, it gets nice and loud and clear, but it’s no match for the nuanced output of similarly priced regular phones like theiPhone 16 Pro Max.

Those compact bezels also mean that the front camera is marooned in a sea of screen, which isn’t optimal for gaming, even if it’s a standard measure for the vast majority of non-gaming phones. Still, it does mean that the selfie camera is usable, unlike with the Red Magic 9S Pro’s awful in-display solution. Again, it all comes down to your priorities.

I’ve already drawn a contrast with the way Asus handles cooling compared to Nubia. Instead of integrating a physical fan into the body of the phone, Asus includes the aforementioned ChillCase, which draws heat away from the body of the phone. It also bundles in the AeroActive Cooler X Pro, which is a clip-on fan that serves to draw heat away from the body, as well as provide additional physical shoulder buttons and a built-in stand.

This AeroActive Cooler X Pro runs off the phone’s power by hooking into its extra USB-C port, and also uses this to run some ROG lighting, which you can adjust or toggle off in the Armoury Crate app.

Compared to last year’s AeroActive Cooler X, the AeroActive Cooler X Pro features a 12.5% larger fan and extra thermal material, boosting cooling efficiency by a claimed 29%. Its design is fundamentally similar though, and it’s good to see that Asus is continuing to sell the older fan as a cheaper alternative.

• Design score: 4 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Display

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• 6.78-inch LTPO OLED
• FHD+ resolution
• Refresh rate now goes up to 185Hz

Asus has gone with a 6.78-inch E6 AMOLED display for the whole ROG Phone 9 range, which is the same as the ROG Phone 8. You might expect a sharper resolution than 1080 x 2400 (FHD+) given the price, especially of this top model, but image clarity is fine and fewer pixels make for better performance.

The brightness hasn’t been cranked up at all, with the same claimed peak of 2,500 nits inHDRtasks and 1,600 nits in high brightness mode, which automatically activates in sunny outdoor conditions. It’s far from the brightest screen on the market, but it proves to be more than enough in practical terms.

Color output is certainly on the punchy side, even in the supposedly Natural display setting. You can rein this in by switching to Standard mode, which offers a pleasingly balanced look, while you can also fine-tune the color temperature and saturation level according to your taste.

This is an LTPO panel, which means that it can operate at any one of 14 refresh rates depending on the task at hand, thus maximizing energy efficiency. This is actually one more gradient than the ROG Phone 8 Pro was capable of, and that’s because the ROG Phone 9 Pro can extend beyond the previous 165Hz limit to 185Hz.

You can only access this elevated refresh rate when the screen is set to Auto, and it’ll only activate within games. It’s also a simple fact that vanishingly few games will actually take advantage of such a refresh rate. Indeed, most won’t even hit 120Hz. Even the super-fluidDead Cellstopped out at 167fps for me.

Still, this is a phone built around high-end mobile gaming, which means it needs to offer the maximum possible gaming performance. In terms of display technology, it’s mission accomplished.

• Display score: 4 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Cameras

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• Familiar 1/1.56-inch main camera sensor with improved gimbal
• 13-inch ultra-wide with freeform lens
• Dedicated 32MP 3x telephoto on Pro models only

It might appear as if Asus has switched to a new main camera sensor on paper, but theSonyLytia 700 is merely a rebrand of the 1/1.56-inch IMX 890 found in the ROG Phone 8.

All that’s new this time around, at least from a hardware perspective, is an improved gimbal system. The six-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 4.0 can manage five degrees of motion compensation rather than the previous three.

As we’ve seen with previous Asus flagship phones, this system results in freakishly stable images and video footage, which has positive ramifications for low-light shots. By keeping even steadier, the ROG Phone 9 Pro can keep its shutter open for longer without it negatively affecting clarity – so long as the subject is relatively static.

Sure enough, food shots taken in dim restaurant lighting looked appropriately sharp and delectable, while Night mode shots were reasonably crisp and clear. I didn’t spot too much of that artificial brightening effect that often blights less-than-top camera systems either.

You get the same 13MP ultra-wide camera as before, which can’t manage the same detail or contrast as the main sensor. The overall tone is broadly of a piece, however, and edge distortion isn’t excessive thanks to the provision of a freeform lens.

We also get the return of the ROG Phone 8’s 32MP 3x telephoto camera – or at least, the ROG Phone 9 Pro does. In a noteworthy downgrade, Asus has dropped the telephoto from the regular ROG Phone 9, replacing it with a 5MP macro.

Speaking of the Pro model, the dedicated telephoto camera takes sharp and balanced shots at its native 3x zoom, and usable snaps using the hybrid 2x mode. Things start to get soft at 10x, however, while the 30x hybrid zoom turns out awful impressionistic snaps. Some of the facial features I captured on distant subjects in these extended hybrid zoom shots will haunt my dreams for some time to come.

The 32MP selfie camera makes a return, and it continues to go about its business adequately. Skin still looks a little waxy, but detail is fine; it makes the subject pop against the background nicely, and I appreciated the option of a wider perspective for group and landscape selfies.

That above-and-beyond gimbal further earns its place when capturing video at up to4K/60fps or8K/30fps. You can add electronic image stabilization (EIS) to the equation in HyperSteady mode, but this is only available at up to 1080p/60fps. Auto HDR can also be applied to videos, but only up to 1080p/30fps.

More than any hardware improvements, Asus seems to have gone the extra mile on its camera software this year. The big addition is Photo Vibes, which let you fundamentally alter the tone of your shots between five major settings.

Standard is Asus’ idea of a balanced look, and it was also my preference throughout my test period. Rich & Warm cranks up the contrast and drops the temperature. Soft & Warm drops both, Vivid gives you high color temperature and high contrast for that cool blue tint, while Gentle Cold gives you high temperature but low contrast.

The other new feature that feels potentially meaningful is the ability to map the right Air Trigger button to the shutter. It’s turned off by default, but when activated it gives you something of a point-and-shoot camera feel.

This is still only a capacitive button, so you don’t get the same tactile feedback as the iPhone 16’s Camera Control button, but it’s a welcome addition nonetheless. I particularly appreciated that the shot was taken on release, not the initial press, which helps with stability and shot composition.

Make no mistake, this still isn’t a top-notch camera system, despite the premium price you’re paying for the phone. Neither night nor daytime shots are up to the level of the iPhone 16 Pro Max,Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, orSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

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That’s part of the deal with even thebest gaming phones, and this is still comfortably the best gaming phone camera in town. It’s a low bar admittedly, but it’s one that last year’s ROG Phone 8 cleared with ease. The ROG Phone 9 Pro nudges things forward.

• Camera score: 3.5 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro camera samples

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Performance

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• Features the brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip
• 18GB or 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM
• 512GB or 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage

Let’s face it, for all the ROG Phone 9 Pro’s mainstream refinements, we’re all here for the performance. You can take your gaming phone design in any direction you like, but if it can’t run games better than regular phones, you’re onto a loser.

Suffice it to say, the ROG Phone 9 Pro is very much a winner in the performance department. Much of that success can be laid at Qualcomm’s door, with the third-party chip maker providing its latest and greatest 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor with its brand new Oryon CPU architecture.

Now add in an absolute stack of fast LPDDR5X RAM – 18GB in the Pro, 24GB in the Pro Edition – and you have as good a foundation as any phone on the market. My benchmark tests indicate a healthy advance on the previous Android flagship generation, which tended to run on the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

In the CPU-focused Geekbench 6, the ROG Phone 9 Pro scored an average of 10,106. That’s a 40% increase on the ROG Phone 8 Pro, and a 15% increase on the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

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There’s a slightly less remarkable improvement in GPU terms, but Qualcomm’s new Adreno 830 GPU still represents a solid bump. The improvement across a selection of GFXBench GPU benchmark tests stood at around 24% on average compared to the ROG Phone 8 Pro.

Benchmark tests are especially necessary in figuring out how fast this phone is, as no games available on theGoogle Play Storecan really stretch it.Genshin ImpactandWreckfestboth run on the highest graphical settings at a more or less consistent 60fps.

More noteworthy for gamers is the ROG Phone 9 Pro’s improved sustained performance – that is, its ability to run consistently fast over extended periods, which is important for prolonged gaming sessions. In the 3DMark Solar Bar Stress Test, which runs 20 consecutive minute-long high-intensity graphical workouts, the ROG Phone 9 Pro scored 99.6% consistency.

That’s better than the ROG Phone 8 Pro’s 92.2%, and is right up there with theRed Magic 9 Proand its integrated cooling fan on 99.7%. You might want to bring the AeroActive Cooler X Pro into play for hour-long sessions and beyond, but this is a meaningful improvement.

How much of this is down to efficiency gains on Qualcomm’s part and how much is Asus’ improved GameCool cooling system remains unclear. At the heart of this is Asus’s custom X Mode which, as well as ramping up the clock speeds of the CPU and GPU, monitors thermal limits and adjusts output accordingly.

Besides a meaty multi-layer cooling system, Asus has positioned the heat-generating SoC at the center of the phone, away from your hands. It’ll still warm up after a prolonged gaming session, but not uncomfortably so.

• Performance score: 5 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Software

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• Android 15 with ROG UI
• Armour Crate app to fine-tune gaming settings
• Only two OS updates, five years of security updates

One of the big things that, for me, sets the ROG Phone 9 Pro apart from its Red Magic rivals and makes it a more pleasant phone to use day-to-day is Asus’ approach to software. Right at the start of the set-up procedure, you’re given a choice between a custom Asus UI or a more stock take on Android.

As a fan of Google’s Pixel phones, I went with the latter, with its familiar icons, volume control system, and integrated quick settings panel. But tinkerers, power users, and those coming from non-Google-branded phones may appreciate Asus’ alternative. The choice is most welcome, and I wish more manufacturers would offer it.

Asus adds a few of its own apps out of the box, including its own Gallery app and the usual everyday tools – think Clock, File Manager, Calculator, Themes, and the like. There’s nothing too egregious here, though that depends on your opinion of Facebook.

Armoury Crate is the company’s custom game interface, granting access to different power modes and display configurations. For popular games likeGenshin Impact, you’ll find downloadable Air Trigger button mappings.

Artificial Intelligence figured highly in Asus’s press materials for the ROG Phone 9 Pro, but most of it is typical stuff for a high-end phone launched in 2024. There’s an AI Wallpaper feature for bespoke backgrounds; natural language image search in the Gallery app; localized AI transcriptions and summaries within the Recorder app; AI call translations; and various image and video editing enhancements. Google’s Circle to Search tool is also here.

Asus has also applied some AI smarts to its gaming UI with X Sense. It’s only in Beta at present, but it can use AI to identify when the ‘Pick up’ button appears on a game likeGenshin Impact, and automatically activate it. It’ll also offer you the option to auto-run, and can speed up conversations in lengthy cut scenes. X Sense can even automatically hammer the escape button when it detects that your avatar is frozen or trapped.

All this positivity is tarnished somewhat by Asus’ inexplicably bad update promise, which only commits to two additional major Android versions. Still, at least Android 15 comes with it out of the box, and you’re also guaranteed a pretty decent five years of security patches.

There’s also the simple fact that anyone splashing out $1,000 / £1,000 or more on a cutting-edge gaming phone is likely to be the type of person who upgrades fairly regularly. Even so, this is an area Asus needs to improve on if it really wants to break into the mainstream with its ROG line.

• Software score: 3.5 / 5

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Battery

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• Larger 5,800mAh battery
• Comfortable all day heavy usage
• 65W wired and 15W wireless charging

One of the unwelcome compromises Asus reached in streamlining the ROG Phone 8 Pro was dropping the size of the battery to 5,500mAh, which isn’t the sort of thing a committed gamer wants to hear. 

While it hasn’t quite restored us to the heights of the ROG Phone 7’s 6,000mAh battery, Asus has given us an improved 5,800mAh cell this time around. Together with the improvements to energy efficiency, I’m pleased to announce that the Asus ROG Phone 9 is once again a stamina monster.

On a 15-hour day of moderate usage, with around 4 hours 30 minutes of screen on time, I was left with 60% in the tank. That’s notably better than the ROG Phone 8 Pro, which left me with less than 50% in similar scenarios, and is right up there around the Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9S Pro with their 6,500mAh cells.

Of course, at the time of writing, Nubia has just announced the Red Magic 10 Pro with its ridiculously large 7,050mAh battery, so Asus may still be a little behind on the gaming stamina bragging rights. Watch this space.

Asus hasn’t changed its charging provision, and it arguably didn’t need to. Once again it bundles in a 65W charging brick, which gets the phone from empty to full in a little over 45 minutes. That’s a tad worse than the ROG Phone 8 Pro, but about the same as the Red Magic 9S Pro.

One thing that stands out from other gaming phones is the provision of 15W wireless charging. It’s another small quality-of-life improvement that makes the phone a little nicer to use day to day.

• Battery score: 5 / 5

Buy it if…

You want the fastest phone on the market
At the time of writing, the ROG Phone 9 Pro is the fastest phone out there, bar none.

You want an everyday gaming phone
Yes, the ROG Phone 9 Pro is incredible at gaming, but it does all the everyday stuff pretty well too, and without looking like a Transformer.

You want a gaming phone with a little extra
Most gaming phones don’t come with wireless charging, IP68 waterproofing, and a telephoto camera. This one does.

Don’t buy it if…

You’re on a budget
The ROG Phone 9 Pro doesn’t come cheap, and you can get broadly similar performance for much less.

Pocket space is limited
While the ROG Phone 9 Pro is pretty discrete for a gaming phone, it’s still quite big and heavy by regular standards.

You don’t want to upgrade for some time
While the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has plenty of performance and storage headroom, it’ll only get two full OS updates.

It looks great and has the best battery life we’ve ever seen from an Intel laptop.

ASUS’s latest Zenbook S14, much like the Zenbook 14 OLED we reviewed last December, is a solid ultraportable with one major selling point: It’s among the first laptops to use Intel’s newest CPUs. In this case, it’s the Core Ultra 7 258V, a processor that sits in the mid-range of the company’s “Lunar Lake” lineup. While Intel touts these chips as its most efficient ever, I’ve been curious about what that means for raw performance, especially since they top out with just eight cores.

Based on my testing, I can confirm that the Zenbook S14 delivers the best battery life we’ve ever seen from an Intel laptop. It reached 16 hours and eight minutes in the PCMark 10 battery benchmark. In comparison, the Zenbook S16 powered by AMD’s new Ryzen AI 9 365 chip only hit 12 hours and 47 minutes. The Intel system’s timing is close to the 17 hours and 45 minutes we saw from the Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ , which is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite.

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ASUS Zenbook S14
The Zenbook S14, powered by Intel’s new Lunar Lake chips, is an attractive ultraportable that’s ready to tackle AI-infused features. It’s an incredible value, especially with an OLED screen, and it offers stunning battery life.

Pros

• Attractive modern design
• Incredible battery life
• Excellent OLED screen
• Useful port selection
• Responsive and large trackpad

Cons

• Keyboard could use more feedback
• Performance isn’t much better than Intel’s last gen
• We’re still waiting for more AI ready apps to appear

While it’s astounding to see how much progress Intel has made with battery life, that does come with some compromises. In a few benchmarks, the Zenbook S14 doesn’t score much higher than Intel’s last-gen Core Ultra chips, and it’s often bested by AMD’s Ryzen AI on multithreaded tasks. But, as we often say, benchmarks don’t tell the entire story.

A gorgeous ultraportable
When I reviewed the Zenbook 14 OLED a year ago, I couldn’t help but point out how dated it looked. It was practically the same as ASUS’ laptops from a decade ago (albeit with slimmer screen bezels). Not so with the Zenbook S14. It’s impressive the moment you open it up and feel its lid, which is built with a material ASUS calls “Ceraluminum.” As the name implies, it’s a combination of ceramic and aluminum, and it feels almost uncanny, like something between high-end plastic and smooth metal. It’s still premium, but it’s also distinctly different from most other laptops.
Combining ceramics and aluminum isn’t exactly new — ASUS notes that it’s a popular option for aerospace and watch designs — but we haven’t yet seen it deployed in laptops. It’s not just for looks, either. The material should also be more durable than standard metal. The rest of the Zenbook 14 S’s body is made out of a solid block of metal, but ASUS added some unique tweaks there as well. The lower part of the case features a geometric grille above the keyboard, consisting of 2,715 circular cooling vents. ASUS claims this design enhances airflow while also keeping dirt and dust out.

ASUS 14-inch 3K “Lumina” OLED display dominates the Zenbook S14, and it delivers everything I want from a modern laptop screen. It sports a fast 120Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of peak brightness. While its bezels are relatively thin compared to older ASUS systems, they’re still noticeably chunkier than Dell’s latest InfinityEdge screens on the XPS 13 and 14. The system would look much sleeker if ASUS could shave off more of its bottom and side bezels. Most importantly, though, the OLED display looks glorious, with deliciously dark black levels and colors that pop off the screen.

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The Zenbook S14 is surprisingly sturdy for a 14-inch laptop that weighs 2.65 pounds and measures 0.47 inches thin. It’s slightly lighter and a hair thicker than the most recent 13-inch MacBook Air, and feels similarly polished. Notably, it also offers many more useful ports than Apple’s ultraportable. The S14 includes two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connections, a full-sized HDMI 2.1 port, a headphone jack and even an old-school USB Type-A port. The only thing it’s missing is Ethernet and an SD card slot.

Unfortunately, ASUS couldn’t get everything right with the Zenbook S14. Its quad-speaker audio system is serviceable, but the sound loses any sort of depth and detail as you ramp up the volume. And while it’s nice to have a Windows Hello-compatible webcam for fast logins, the 1080p sensor looks far grainier and less detailed than Dell’s XPS line and the MacBook Air.

Its keyboard also feels merely serviceable, with little responsive feedback while typing. That’s a particular shame, since that’s been a constant complaint we’ve had with ASUS keyboards. At least the touchpad is large and responsive to swipes and multi-finger gestures. You can also adjust the volume and other settings by sliding your finger along the sides of the touchpad.

In use: Capable, but don’t stress it
Thanks to Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V chip, the Zenbook S14 felt impressively zippy from the start. I breezed through the Windows setup process, downloaded the latest updates and installed my usual testing programs in just a few minutes. It didn’t sweat whenever I needed to jump between apps like Spotify, Slack and Evernote, and I didn’t notice any of the lag I often see on Windows notebooks bogged down by third-party bloatware. It was always ready to get work done.

In PCMark 10, the Zenbook S14 scored almost exactly the same as the Surface Laptop 7 for Business, which uses the last-gen Core Ultra 7 165H. It also matched the XPS 13 Copilot+ edition, which had a Snapdragon X Elite chip, in the PCMark 10 Applications benchmark. The Zenbook’s multithreaded performance was noticeably worse than either of those machines in Geekbench 6, likely due to the reduced core count this generation.
The big selling point for Intel’s Lunar Lake chips is their dramatically improved NPU (neural processing unit), which can reach up to 47 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) of AI performance. In comparison, the previous Core Ultra chips had a significantly less powerful 11 TOPS NPU, while AMD’s new Ryzen AI chips reach up to 50 TOPS. (More powerful Lunar Lake chips can hit up to 48 TOPS.) Higher TOPS figures means Copilot+ PCs like the Zenbook S14 will be able to tackle demanding AI workloads more quickly, without impacting overall CPU performance.

Unfortunately, there still aren’t a ton of AI features to test at the time of this review. Microsoft’s Copilot+ Windows 11 update for Intel and AMD systems isn’t arriving until November, and even that will only include a beta version of the controversial Recall feature. It’s also hard to find apps that take advantage of a local NPU — most entries in the Windows Store “AI Hub” rely on cloud AI processing.

At least there’s Audacity’s OpenVino plugin, which Intel developed to show off its AI PC hardware. It offers NPU-powered features like noise suppression and transcription, but it also requires an involved setup process that may be confusing to Audacity novices. I was able to completely remove incessant jackhammering from a five-minute clip in one minute and eight seconds using the NPU alone. That’s not very fast in the world of audio editing (CPU rendering can tackle a noise-filled 90 minute file in three minutes and thirty seconds), but what’s key is that the NPU handles the same work using very little power. That could be important if you’re stuck editing on battery in a plane or remote location.

I was also impressed by Intel’s latest Arc 140V GPU, which let me play Halo Infinite between 35 fps and 45 fps in 1080p with low quality graphics settings. That’s far from a smooth experience, but it’s fascinating to see it from a built-in GPU. Intel’s graphics also scored well above the Snapdragon X Elite across the board, especially in the Geekbench 6 GPU test.

Wrap-up
The Zenbook S14 leans more on efficiency than raw power, but it’s still an incredible achievement for Intel, a company that used to be infamous for energy-devouring mobile chips. While the Lunar Lake chip’s NPU makes the Zenbook ready for Copilot+ and AI features, its true selling points are its excellent battery life, slick ASUS design and gorgeous OLED display.