ASUS refreshed their Zenbook lineup for 2022 earlier this year with a variation of 12th generation Intel Core processors, Ryzen 5000 series, and a mix of Radeon Mobile Graphics as well as NVIDIA RTX Graphic cards. Alongside these updates, the Zenbook 14s have been completely updated in aesthetics trickling down some of the high-end model’s features like an updated I/O and keyboard, OLED screens, new thermal modules, and better battery life. Will the upgrade be worth it? Let’s find out.
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14.0-inch, 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED, 90 Hz, Touch Screen
100% DCI-P3, PANTONE Validated, HDR
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
AMD Radeon Graphics
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Performance SSD
8GB LPDDR5 on board
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
2x Thunderbolt 4 supports display/power delivery
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
Micro SD card reader
Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
Support NumberPad
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2×2
Bluetooth 5
Built-in speaker
Built-in array microphone
Harman/kardon (Premium)
US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard
75WHrs, 2S2P, 4-cell Li-ion
TYPE-C, 65W AC Adapter
1.39 kg
313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 ~ 16.9mm
To kick things off, the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) is fitted with a minimalist graphite-colored design. Looking really sleek with just the Zenbook logo placed on the right side of the lid. The laptop has a solid construction built entirely out of aluminum which meets the MIL-STD-819H durability standard.
ASUS updated its hinge with a circular element possibly to give way to its 180-degree lift. The ultrabook is 16.9mm thin, and the ErgoLift mechanism at its rear provides a very premium look and feel, helping it smoothly open.
The ErgoLift mechanism also gives the impression of a thinner bottom bezel as the backside of the base is lifted from the ground covering a portion of the screen to provide better airflow underneath the laptop. While on top of the display is a 720p camera.
Moreover, the laptop comes equipped with a backlit keyboard with the power button buried inside between the “Prt Sc” and “Delete” keys. Possibly a reason for the power button being presented this way is the fact that it has a fingerprint reader embedded in it, allowing users to log into the laptop with a single touch. The keyboard in itself is comfortable with a reported 1.4mm key travel and tactile feedback.
Below the keyboard, is a large touchpad that doubles as a NumberPad that can be activated by holding the top-right corner of the touchpad for a second. ASUS has switched up the ventilation grill and speaker cut-outs from the bottom part of the laptop to the left side giving it a seemingly thinner and simpler design.
On the left side of the device is a single USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen 2) port, while on the right are the HDMI 2.0b connector, an audio jack, two USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen 2) ports with Power Delivery, and DisplayPort output, and lastly a MicroSD Card reader.
Moving over to the screen, the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) is equipped with a 90Hz OLED panel that is 14.0-inches diagonally with a resolution of 2880 x 1800p. Additionally, the screen has a ratio of 16:10 with a pixel density of 243 PPI. The max brightness measured is 361.6 nits (cd/m2) without HDR.
Checking with the datacolor Spyder X Pro, we see that the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) covers 100% of the sRGB and 99% of DCI-P3 providing a vibrant and vigorous image.
In the image above, the standard color gamut (sRGB) is the color gamut used by almost everyone on HDTV and on the web. While Adobe RGB is used for professional cameras, monitors, and for printing. Essentially, colors these colors are used by the majority and are the fundamental part of the color quality and color accuracy in mainstream notebooks. Though as you can see, the DCI-P3 is also included in this review showing the standard gamut used in movie studios.
As for the sound aspect of things, despite not having front face speakers, the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UM3402 was able to reach a maximum of while on 100 percent volume, and a maximum of while on 50 percent volume which is quite good for a laptop.
On PCMark 10, the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) earned the following scores:
While on the results on 3DMark are as follows:
Cinebench Benchmarks
Cinebench is one of the most popular modern CPU benchmarks built around the renderer of Maxon’s Cinema 4D software. Here we show the performance of both single-tread and multi-thread.
Crystal Disk Mark
The ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM4302) comes with an Intel 512GB 660P M.2 PCIe NVME 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD as its main drive. This promises sequential read speeds of 1500 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 1000 MB/s. Below, we see these hitting over the promised speeds. It may not be the fastest SSD in the market but it is significantly higher than most SATA laptops.
ATTO Disk Benchmark
ATTO is one of the oldest benchmarks around, but it’s still a useful tool to gauge a drive’s adeptness at managing compressible data. It’s also useful for seeing how a drive performs across a variety of different transfer block sizes.
Blender Benchmark V3.2.1
Blender is a free open-source professional-grade rendering program that makes it a popular benchmarking tool. It has become a standard CPU benchmarking with BMW27 and Classroom as the most used scenes but since the update of v3.0, Blender has made the standard Classroom, Junkshop, and Monster.
SuperPi 32M
SuperPi is a popular single-thread benchmarking tool that calculated Pi using the CPU. Here, we utilize it to calculate the 32 millionth value.
Lastly, we check the battery life based on common usage of ultrabooks, setting the battery plan to High Performance, switching off all the reasons for the display to either switch off or for the laptop to sleep, and cranking the brightness up to 50%, we begin testing. The 75Wh battery pack was able to last for 8 hours and 34 Minutes before kicking in the battery saver with an estimated time of 1 hour and 25 minutes left. Not bad for this lightweight machine! Though, of course, it would have lasted longer with several tweaks in the settings.
To conclude, the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) comes with an elegantly and rigidly built chassis that has an MIL-STD-810H certification. To add to that, the laptop comes with a sleek design and updated hinges combined with the ErgoLift mechanism that helps give that premium feel overall.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) features a high-resolution display that provides wide coverage of precise accuracy from sRGB, Adobe RGB, and even the DCI-P3 color gamut. Did we mention it even has HDR support? Despite all these features, ASUS was able to provide a great battery life that can tackle most of the work necessary in a regular 8-hour work shift.
Some of the downsides we’ve found are the soldered RAMs which do not provide upgradeability and would suggest getting the maxed-out version if there is one in the market. The one we got has 8GB RAM and we figured laptop manufacturers should start making the standard 16GB as the amount of multi-tasking necessary along with the pull of memory with each application is getting heavier and heavier as time passes.
Despite that, the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) has a 16.9mm profile and ASUS was able to provide a USB Type-A port, two USB Type-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort output, an HDMI 2.0b connector, and a MicroSD card reader. Though there is no IR face recognition, ASUS was able to provide a fingerprint scanner embedded on the power button, so no loss there as it responded well.
To wrap it all up, the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) would be a smart choice for those that would want to either use it for work, studies, or even just entertainment. It has a great performance that is provided by its ULV chip. The OLED does wonders with the vibrancy of the display and we can’t get enough of it.
For those who would like to avail, the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402YA) is available at PHP 59,995.
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