Compare ROG Strix G16 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Vivobook 14 OLED 2023

ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 Gaming Laptop (2023)

ASUS Vivobook 14 OLED X1405 Laptop (2023)

Connectivity

Ports

1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A

1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 1.4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + 1x USB 2.0 Type-A

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2

Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5

Construction

Battery | Capacity

90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell

50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

720P HD camera

720p HD camera With privacy shutter

Colors

Cool Silver / Indie Black

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop

Material

Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Built-in array microphone

Speakers

4-speaker system

Built-in stereo speakers

Dimensions

Bezels

Screen-to-body ratio 90%

Size | Depth

264 mm / 10.39"

294 mm / 11.57"

222 mm / 8.74"

Size | Height

22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch

23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch

19.9 mm / 0.78"

Size | Width

354 mm / 13.94"

399 mm / 15.71"

317 mm / 12.48"

Weight

2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs

3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs

1.6 kg / 3.53 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

400 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Backlight

Mini LED

Display Color Depth

10-bit

Display Diagonal

16 inch

18 inch

14 inch

Display Type

IPS

OLED

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

240 Hz

90 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)

WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800)

Response Time

3 ms

0.2 ms

Function

Audio

Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6GB / 4050 6GB / 4060 8GB / 4070 8GB / 4080 12GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6

Intel® Iris Xe Graphics

Keyboard Backlight

Per-key RGB

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Home / Pro

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX

Intel® Core™ i9-13900H

RGB Lighting

Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo

Touch Screen

Yes

Performance

Durability

US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard

Key Travel

1.4mm

Memory | Capacity

32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB

8GB onboard + 1x SO-DIMM

Memory | Type

DDR5-4800 dual channel

DDR4

Power Supply

ø6.0, 330W / 280W AC Adapter

ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter

ø4.5, 65W AC Adapter

Storage

2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe

1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD

Storage | RAID

RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score

80%

89%

64%

Pros

Rather powerful for its size
Good port selection
Above-average build quality
No numeric keypad

Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
Great performance options
Good port selection
Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
Gorgeous display

Great OLED panel
Available with 13th-gen i9 CPU

Cons

Mostly made of plastic
Aggressive branding

Plastic construction
RGB nonsense and too much branding

Limited by DDR4 memory + PCIe 3.0 SSD
USB 2.0?
720p webcam
Much thicker and heavier than the Zenbook 14X OLED

Price

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