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Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) vs ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)

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Surface Laptop 7 (15)MICROSOFTRENDER
Probe A
Microsoft
Surface Laptop 7 (15)
61.7/ 100C
Performance53· 35%
Battery & Ports69· 27%
Design· 20%
Display66· 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 Surface Laptop 7 (15) and Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025), the Surface Laptop 7 (15) comes out ahead in claimed battery life and cpu cores, while the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins on storage and battery. Overall, the Surface Laptop 7 (15) scores 61.7 and the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) scores 63.6 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (61.7 vs 63.6). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Surface Laptop 7 (15) 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, cpu cores, screen size.

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, battery, panel type, among others.

Both ship with comparable ram, refresh rate, thunderbolt ports, 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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15) wins

  • Claimed battery life — 37.50% more. 22 h vs 16 h.
  • CPU cores — 20.00% more. 12 vs 10.
  • Screen size — 7.14% more. 15 " vs 14 ".

Why ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins

  • Storage — 100.00% more. 1024 GB vs 512 GB.
  • Battery — 13.64% more. 75 Wh vs 66 Wh.
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
  • Weight — 0.36 kg less. 1.3 vs 1.66.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecMicrosoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15)ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Weight1.66 kg1.3 kglead
Thickness18.29 mm13.9 mmlead
Build materialaluminumaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecMicrosoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15)ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Screen size15 "lead14 "
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecMicrosoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15)ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
CPUSnapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
CPU cores12lead10
GPUQualcomm AdrenoAMD Radeon 880M
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage512 GB1024 GBlead
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecMicrosoft - Surface Laptop 7 (15)ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Battery66 Wh75 Whlead
Claimed battery life22 hlead16 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports00
HDMIfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Surface Laptop 7 (15) claims up to 22 hours — 22h vs 16h.

Which is lighter, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) is lighter at 1.3 kg vs 1.66 kg.

Which has an OLED display, Surface Laptop 7 (15) or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) has an OLED display; Surface Laptop 7 (15) uses IPS.

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