Review: How long does the battery last on the ASUS Zenbook SORA (UX3407), a lightweight laptop weighing less than 900g?
A laptop is made up of many parts, but the battery is one of the most difficult parts to reduce in weight, and the only way to reduce the weight of the battery is to reduce the battery capacity. For this reason, some lightweight laptops have a small battery capacity and can only be operated for a short time. We were curious about the battery life of the ASUS lightweight laptop '
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The ASUS Zenbook SORA (UX3407) comes in two models: the lower-end UX3407QA equipped with the Snapdragon X X1-26-100 and the higher-end UX3407RA equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100. Both models are lightweight, weighing less than 900g. The UX3407QA used this time weighed 884g. Details of the UX3407QA can be found in the following article.
ASUS Zenbook SORA (UX3407) lightweight laptop weighing 884g appearance review, Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon X series - GIGAZINE
The UX3407QA is equipped with a 70Wh battery. Let's verify how many hours it can actually be used on battery power. Before the verification, set the power mode to 'Balanced' from the settings. In addition, the automatic screen off and automatic sleep are turned off, and the energy saving function is also disabled.
We put the UX3407QA into battery power mode and continued playing
Next, to replicate the experience of working with a high-load application, we ran
We graphed the progress of the remaining battery power under the conditions of 'Playing YouTube videos (low load)' and 'Running the FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION benchmark in a loop (high load)'. The remaining battery power decreases linearly, and we can see that the manufacturer's proprietary battery consumption reduction processing did not intervene along the way.
Next, we will measure the time it takes to fully charge the battery from 2%. The UX3407QA is charged from the USB Type-C port on the left side that supports USB Power Delivery. There are two USB Type-C ports, both of which support USB Power Delivery.
The maximum output of the included power adapter is 65W.
We charged the UX3407QA with only PassMark BatteryMon running, which records the remaining battery level, and measured the time it took for the battery to go from 2% to fully charged.
The measurement results are as follows: It was able to charge to 52% in 30 minutes from the start of charging, and reached 86% in 60 minutes. The charging speed slowed down when the battery level was around 90%, and it was finally able to charge to 100% after 113 minutes.
The UX3407QA is a lightweight PC weighing just 884g, but it can run on battery power for over four hours even under heavy load, and it can be charged in a short time. Therefore, you can use it without any worries about the battery life.
The processing performance and app operation status of the UX3407QA are summarized in detail in the following article.
'Is a PC equipped with the Arm processor's Snapdragon X series practical?' I tried it out with the lightweight notebook PC 'ASUS Zenbook SORA (UX3407)' weighing less than 900g - GIGAZINE
In addition, the lowest price of the UX3407QA at the ASUS official store is 179,800 yen including tax, and it is sold for 163,455 yen including tax on Amazon.co.jp.
Amazon.co.jp: ASUS Laptop Zenbook SORA UX3407QA 14.0-inch Qualcomm Snapdragon X Memory 16GB SSD 512GB Windows 11 Weight 899g Wi-Fi 6E Type-C Power Supply Compatible Copilot Key AI PC Zabriskie Beige UX3407QA-PU16548BE/A: Computers & Peripherals
