ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review ( Update 2023)

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Hinge

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Portability

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 2022 is a portable gaming laptop. It’s not as light and thin as an ultraportable like the Dell XPS 13, but it’s also not as bulky or heavy. The power adapter is quite large, almost as thick as the laptop itself.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Serviceability

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Screen Specs

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Refresh Rate

The panel on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 has a faster refresh rate as well as a quick response time, which results in better responsiveness as well as a clear and better image in fast-moving scenes. There is some image duplication, but it is not excessive. Its variable refresh rate FreeSync technology also tends to work with the built-in screen but also external displays connected through the HDMI port.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Contrast

The contrast ratio on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is adequate. It’s within the normal range for an IPS panel, but it’s still a low number when particularly in comparison to other committee technologies such as VA and OLED. In dim lighting, blacks appear grayish, making them unsuitable for viewing in a dark room. Individual units’ contrast ratios can differ, but the distinction is probably minimal and unnoticeable.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Brightness

Even in very well-lit environments or outside in broad daylight, the ASUS G14 produces enough light to combat glare. It also dims to dramatically alleviate eye strain once viewing the content in low light. Vari-Bright is an auto-brightness technology that automatically adapts the screen brightness to prolong battery life. It’s enabled by default, but it only has an effect when the phone is running on battery and has no effect when it’s plugged in.

The black uniformity on the ASUS Zephyrus G14 is adequate. It appears patchy, and there is some backlight collection of blood along the screen’s edges. These uniformity problems are minor, and they are only noticeable once observing dark content in a dim environment. Because of manufacturing tolerances, black uniformity differs between individual units; you may experience some backlight bleed, which is common with IPS panels, but the rest of the screen should be fairly consistent.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Reflections

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 handles reflections well. Reflections aren’t a problem once viewing light-color content since the display brightens enough to compensate, but they are visible and distracting while viewing dark content, particularly direct reflections from a lamp or an open window during the day.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Touchpad

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 handles reflections well. Reflections are not really a problem once viewing light-color content since the display brightens enough to recompense, but they are visible and distracting while viewing dark content, particularly direct reflections from a lamp or an open window during the day.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Battery

The battery life on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is excellent. You can freely complete a typical 8-hour workday on a fully charged battery because the system can transfer to the CPU’s graphics chipset in lighter workloads. The battery capacity for video playback is excellent, lasting long enough to watch two full-length movies.

The battery life for gaming as well as other demanding workloads is adequate for a high-power laptop, but it is still very short, so you’ll need to use it plugged in the majority of the time. The system is set to Hybrid Mode by default, which means that depending on the workload, it can swap between the graphics chipset as well as the dedicated GPU.

Way to set the system to utilize the dedicated GPU reduces the battery life of web browsing to 3.9 hours and video playback to 2.4 hours. Models equipped with an AMD Radeon RX 6800S will have a marginally shorter battery life. The battery life obviously varies depending on how you use it.

In conclusion

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is suitable for watching movies. It’s a lightweight and thin laptop that’s easy to transport, and while the power adapter is large, you won’t need it because of the battery that lasts about 8 hours for video playback.

The display is bright, sharp, and colorful, but it isn’t ideal for dark room observation because the low contrast tends to make blacks appear gray in low-light conditions. Similarly, the speakers can get quite loud, but they lack bass as well as sound muffled.