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Lenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 vs ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)

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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13LENOVORENDER
Probe A
Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13
60.0/ 100C
Performance58· 35%
Battery & Ports62· 27%
Design· 20%
Display61· 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 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 and Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025), the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 comes out ahead in ram / claimed battery life, while the Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins on battery / cpu cores. Overall, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 scores 60 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 (60 vs 63.6), but the 3.6-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 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 ram, claimed battery life, thunderbolt ports, among others.

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 battery, cpu cores.

Both ship with comparable storage, screen size, refresh rate, so those specs do not 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 says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Lenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 wins

  • RAM — 100.00% more. 32 GB vs 16 GB.
  • Claimed battery life — 12.50% more. 18 h vs 16 h.
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 2 vs 0.
  • Weight — 0.32 kg less. 0.98 vs 1.3.

Why ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025) wins

  • Battery — 31.58% more. 75 Wh vs 57 Wh.
  • CPU cores — 25.00% more. 10 vs 8.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Weight0.98 kglead1.3 kg
Thickness14.4 mm13.9 mmlead
Build materialcarbon-fiberaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Screen size14 "14 "
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Panel typeOLEDOLED

Performance

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
CPUIntel Core Ultra 7 268VAMD Ryzen AI 9 365
CPU cores810lead
GPUIntel Arc 140VAMD Radeon 880M
RAM32 GBlead16 GB
Storage1024 GB1024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecLenovo - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13ASUS - Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)
Battery57 Wh75 Whlead
Claimed battery life18 hlead16 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports2lead0
HDMItruetrue
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 claims up to 18 hours — 18h vs 16h.

Which is lighter, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 is lighter at 0.98 kg vs 1.3 kg.

Which has more RAM, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 offers 32GB of RAM.

Which has an OLED display, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 or Vivobook S 14 OLED (2025)?+

Both have OLED displays.

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