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Apple - MacBook Air 15 M4 vs ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)

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MacBook Air 15 M4APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
MacBook Air 15 M4
58.9/ 100C
Performance52· 35%
Battery & Ports69· 27%
Design· 20%
Display57· 18%
Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)ASUSRENDER
Probe B
ASUS
Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
63.6/ 100C
Performance54· 35%
Battery & Ports76· 27%
Design· 20%
Display61· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the MacBook Air 15 M4 and Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025), the MacBook Air 15 M4 comes out ahead in claimed battery life and screen size, while the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins on storage and refresh rate. Overall, the MacBook Air 15 M4 scores 58.9 and the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) scores 63.6 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) edges ahead on the Mars Score (58.9 vs 63.6), but the 4.7-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the MacBook Air 15 M4 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are claimed battery life, screen size, thunderbolt ports.

Pick the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are storage, refresh rate, battery, among others.

Both ship with comparable ram, cpu cores, backlit keyboard, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Apple - MacBook Air 15 M4 wins

  • Claimed battery life — 12.50% more. 18 h vs 16 h.
  • Screen size — 9.29% more. 15.3 " vs 14 ".
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 2 vs 0.

Why ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins

  • Storage — 100.00% more. 1024 GB vs 512 GB.
  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • Battery — 13.64% more. 75 Wh vs 66 Wh.
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
  • Weight — 0.21 kg less. 1.3 vs 1.51.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - MacBook Air 15 M4ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Weight1.51 kg1.3 kglead
Thickness11.5 mmlead13.9 mm
Build materialaluminumaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecApple - MacBook Air 15 M4ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Screen size15.3 "lead14 "
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hzlead
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecApple - MacBook Air 15 M4ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
CPUApple M4AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
CPU cores1010
GPUApple M4 10-core GPUAMD Radeon 880M
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage512 GB1024 GBlead
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecApple - MacBook Air 15 M4ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Battery66 Wh75 Whlead
Claimed battery life18 hlead16 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports2lead0
HDMIfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, MacBook Air 15 M4 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

MacBook Air 15 M4 claims up to 18 hours — 18h vs 16h.

Which is lighter, MacBook Air 15 M4 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) is lighter at 1.3 kg vs 1.51 kg.

Which has an OLED display, MacBook Air 15 M4 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) has an OLED display; MacBook Air 15 M4 uses IPS.

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