Surface Laptop 2 vs. Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Laptop 2 and Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Laptop 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 2 is better than Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I.

About 35% lighter

Surface Laptop 2 weighed 2.76 pounds, 35% lighter than the 4.19 pounds Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I.

WeightSurface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Pound
2.76 lbs.
4.19 lbs.
Kilogram
1.25 kg
1.90 kg

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I is better than Surface Laptop 2.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2018

Significantly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U inside Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Laptop 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
4,691
Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i7-8650U
3,879
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I - AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
3,785
Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8350U
2,982
Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Supports faster memory

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Memory type and speed
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Surface Laptop 2 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX350 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

15% larger display

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2.

Display size
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
15.6-inch
Surface Laptop 2
13.5-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 2 and Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 2
16 GB
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
16 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Surface Laptop 2 Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$249.00
$304.99 18% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$449.00
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
By Microsoft
$2,299.99
$2,799.99 18% OFF
Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I Price
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Laptop, 14†OLED Touch Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Ponder Blue, UP3404VA-DS74T
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Laptop, 14†OLED Touch Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i7-1360P CPU, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Ponder Blue, UP3404VA-DS74T
By ASUS
$1,199.99
ASUS Zenbook 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6†OLED 2.8K Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U CPU, AMD Radeon Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Basalt Grey, UM3504DA-DS76
ASUS Zenbook 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6†OLED 2.8K Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U CPU, AMD Radeon Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Basalt Grey, UM3504DA-DS76
By ASUS
$1,299.99
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Ultra Slim Laptop, 14” 4K 16:10 OLED Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NumberPad, Windows 11 Home, Jade Black, UN5401RA-DH74T
ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Ultra Slim Laptop, 14” 4K 16:10 OLED Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NumberPad, Windows 11 Home, Jade Black, UN5401RA-DH74T
By ASUS
$1,249.00
$1,399.00 11% OFF

Availability

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Released20182020
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2018
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018
  • Released: October 16 2018
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PricingStarting at 999$-
Generations-

Exterior

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Dimensions12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm)
Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm)
Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm)
Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
14.06” x 9.06” x 0.78” (357 x 230 x 19.9 mm)
Weight
  • Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg)
  • Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)
Colors
Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue
Light Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger gestures

Display

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Size13.5 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 201 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) anti-glare touchscreen with 72% NTSC
  • 4.5 mm-thin bezel1 with 90% screen-to-body ratio
  • IPS-level wide-view technology

Ports

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Surface Laptop 2 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x Surface Connect™
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C®
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x Audio combo jack
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U
    6 cores, 6 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
8GB 16GB
LPDDR4X 4266 MHz onboard
Discrete Graphics-
ASUS VivoBook Flip 15 UX562IA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS VivoBook Flip 15 UX562IQ
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX350
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Soldered BGA PCIe SSD
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB
    PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD
  • 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD

Connectivity

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Intel® 802.11ax (2x2) Gigabit WiFi
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Size45.2 Wh56Wh (4-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery LifeUp to 14.5 hours of typical device usage-
Power Supply
  • 44W proprietary power supply
    USB-A output: 5W
    Surface Connect output: 39W
65W USB-C power adapter
Plug Type: ø4.5 (mm), output 19 [email protected].

Software

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
MyASUS McAfee´s free one-year offer
MyASUS Features
  • System Diagnosis
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Fan Profile
  • Splendid
  • Function Key Lock
  • Smart Wifi
  • AppDeals
  • Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio
  • Dual microphones
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Built-in 2 W stereo speakers with array microphone
  • Smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
  • Cortana voice-recognition support
  • ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound
  • Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Supports ASUS Pen.
  • 1024 pressure levels.
  • 10-300g pen-tip force
  • Windows Ink
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • IR Camera
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows Hello Face Authentication
In the box
  • Surface Laptop 2
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • ZenBook Flip 15 (UM562)
  • Power adapter (65 W)
  • Protective sleeve (optional)
  • USB-A-to-LAN dongle (optional)
  • ASUS Pen (optional)
Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
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MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 2Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UM562I
At Glance
Released in Late
2018
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.76 lb
1.25 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8650U
4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,106
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,879
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Laptop 2 Ports
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
4.19 lb
1.90 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C/8T, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
968
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,691
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Nvidia GeForce
MX350
2GB GDDR5

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