As a professional balancing work, casual gaming, and streaming, I was thrilled when Asus sent me the Vivobook S14 Flip in Cool Silver for review. Priced at Rs 65,990 on Flipkart in India, this 2-in-1 convertible promised flexibility and performance. After weeks of using it for productivity, occasional video calls, and entertainment, here’s my experience with this sleek device.
Design and Build
The Vivobook S14 Flip in Cool Silver flaunts a premium aluminium chassis, weighing 1.5 kg and measuring 16.9 mm thick, making it highly portable. Its 360-degree hinge is smooth, effortlessly switching between laptop, tent, stand, and tablet modes. I used tent mode for streaming and tablet mode for browsing, and the hinge felt robust, though the screen wobbles slightly with touchscreen use.
The US MIL-STD 810H certification ensures durability, despite minor lid flex. Ports are plentiful—USB-C (Thunderbolt 4), USB-A, HDMI 2.1, microSD slot, and 3.5mm jack—covering all my connectivity needs, from monitors to peripherals.
Display, Keyboard, Audio, and Webcam
The 14-inch Full HD+ (1920×1200) OLED touchscreen, enhanced with Corning Gorilla Glass NBT for scratch resistance and an anti-fingerprint coating, shines with vibrant colors and deep blacks, making Dabba Cartel and Squid Game 2 on Netflix a visual delight and photo editing in Lightroom seamless. Its 500-nit brightness handles indoor settings well, but reflections can hinder outdoor use. The 60Hz refresh rate is adequate but could improve scrolling smoothness.
The ErgoSense backlit keyboard is comfortable for long typing, while the large touchpad supports gestures but feels slightly loose when clicked. The dual speakers, featuring a smart amplifier for 3.5x louder sound and Dolby Atmos for spatial audio, are one of the major highlights of this notebook. It is one of the loudest I have heard from the laptops I’ve used, but later it started to distort at high volumes, so I used earphones for music.
The 1080p IR webcam with a privacy shutter excels for occasional video calls, enhanced by ASUS AI Noise Cancellation for noise-free video conferencing, and Windows Hello unlocks reliably in low light. Note that the ASUS Pen 2.0, which supports 4096 pressure levels and USB-C charging, is not included in the package.
Performance
The Asus Vivobook S 14 Flip, equipped with a 13th-generation Intel Core i5-13420H processor, 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, and a 512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, delivers impressive performance for its price point. To evaluate its capabilities, I ran several benchmarks. Cinebench 2024 revealed a multi-core score of 443 points and a single-core score of 97 points, which appear lower than expected for the i5-13420H, likely due to thermal or power constraints in this laptop configuration; typical scores for this CPU are closer to 1000-1200 multi-core and 100-120 single-core.
For context, the 13th generation Intel Core i7-1360P, a higher-end version, achieves around 2000 multi-core and 150 single-core in Cinebench 2024, highlighting the i5-13420H’s solid mid-range performance. The Geekbench AI test showed scores of 810 (single precision), 353 (half precision), and 1523 (quantized), demonstrating good potential for AI-driven tasks. CrystalDiskMark results indicated the SSD’s read and write speeds at 3772.52 MB/s and 1835.98 MB/s for sequential operations, dropping to 27.14 MB/s and 34.08 MB/s for random access, reflecting fast large-file transfers but average random performance
Performance (contd.)
Novabench awarded a total score of 1155, with a CPU score of 580, GPU score of 32, memory score of 236, and storage score of 307, suggesting good overall system balance, though the GPU lags in compute-heavy tasks. GFXBench low-level tests demonstrated frame rates ranging from 6147.08 to 11116.2 frames, with texturing offscreen reaching 24338 MTexels/s, indicating decent graphics performance for casual gaming but limitations in complex rendering. These results confirm the laptop’s strength in everyday tasks and light gaming, though it falls short for intensive workloads.
The Vivobook S14 Flip features a 50Whr, 3-cell Li-ion battery that offers solid endurance. During mixed-use, which encompasses work, browsing, photo editing, streaming videos, and casual gaming sessions lasting for 5–6 hours. The 65W USB-C fast charger replenished the battery from 0 percent to 50 percent in under 30 minutes and a full charge in about 2 hours.
Verdict
The Asus Vivobook S14 Flip is quite a good 2-in-1 at Rs 65,990 on Flipkart. Its stylish design, vivid OLED touchscreen, and strong performance excel for productivity, casual gaming, and entertainment. The speakers and 60Hz refresh rate could improve, but the 50Whr battery (5–6 hours for mixed use) and 65W fast charging make it a reliable choice. If you seek a versatile, budget-friendly convertible, this is a top pick.
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