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Surface Laptop Go 2 vs. Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop Go 2 and Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop Go 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop Go 2 is better than Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen).

2022 vs. 2020

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) Pros

Reasons that Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) is better than Surface Laptop Go 2.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) has a 12% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-1135G7 inside Surface Laptop Go 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Surface Laptop Go 2 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) has a 14-inch screen size 12% larger than the 12.45-inch Surface Laptop Go 2.

Display size

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)

14-inch

Surface Laptop Go 2

12.45-inch

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) weighed 2.16 pounds, 13% lighter than the 2.48 pounds Surface Laptop Go 2.

Weight	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Pound	2.48 lbs.	2.16 lbs.
Kilogram	1.12 kg	0.98 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop Go 2 and Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen).

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop Go 2

16 GB

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)

16 GB

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop Go 2 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop Go 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2-12.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 8GB Memory - 128 SSD - Ice Blue (Latest Model) By Microsoft $503.51	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" Touch 8GB 256GB SSD Core™ i5-1135G7 2.4GHz Win10S, Platinum (Renewed), Silver By Microsoft $380.99	See at Amazon
	MICROSOFT Surface Laptop GO 2, 12.4" PIXELSENSE Touchscreen, 11TH GEN Intel: i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD W10H-S Platinum (Renewed Premium),Silver By Microsoft $368.00 $387.23 5% OFF	See at Amazon
Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen) Price
	ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Laptop, 14.5" WQXGA Touchscreen, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolts, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Gray By ASUS $838.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ZenBook 14X OLED Laptop, 14” WQXGA+ 16:10 Touch Display, Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Pine Grey, UX5400EG-XB73T By ASUS $1,149.00 $1,399.00 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Business Laptop 14.5/'' 2.8K 120Hz Touchscreen (550nits, 100% DCI-P3, Glossy) 13th Gen Intel 14-core i7-13700H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Backlit Keyboard Thunderbolt Win11 + HDMI Cable By Asus $809.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Released	2022	2020
Release Date	Introduced: June 1, 2022 Pre-ordered: June 1, 2022 Released: June 7, 2022	-
Pricing	For Consumer (Windows 11 Home): $599.99 - i5 \| 4GB \| 128GB SSD \| Platinum Only $699.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 128GB SSD $899.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD For Commercial (Windows 11 Pro): $799.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 128GB SSD $999.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD $1,199.99 - i5 \| 16GB \| 256GB SSD \| Platinum Only	-
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop Go 2 2020 Surface Laptop Go	-

Exterior	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Dimensions	10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm)	12.55” x 7.9” x 0.58” (319 x 201 x 14.9 mm)
Weight	2.48 lbs. (1,127 g)	2.16 lbs (0.98 kg)
Colors	Sage Ice Blue Sandstone Platium	Pine Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Keyboard Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel ASUS NumberPad Glass-covered; intelligent palm-rejection Precision Touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures

Display	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Size	12.45 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 points multi-touch	14” LED-backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge 2.6 mm-thin side bezel1 178° wide-view technology IPS-level (In-Plane Switching)

Ports	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Magnet Charging, Docking	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C® (up to 40Gbps) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5Gbps) 1 x Standard HDMI 2.0 1 x MicroSD card reader (104 MB/s) 1 x Audio combo jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory
Discrete Graphics	-	ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435EAL No discrete graphics ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435EGL NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane 1TB SSD + 32GB Optane Intel® Optane™ Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 1TB PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel® WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Size	41 Wh	63Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life	Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage	-
Power Supply	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just over one hour)	65W USB-C power adapter

Software

Surface Laptop Go 2

Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)

For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro

Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro

Built-in Apps

Consumer

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 1-month trial
Xbox App
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial

Commerial

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

MyASUS

MyASUS Features

System Diagnosis
Battery Health Charging
Fan Profile
Splendid
Tru2Life
Function Key Lock
WiFi SmartConnect
AppDeals
Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Camera	720p HD f2.0 front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR camera for Windows Hello support.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual-speaker Harman Kardon-certified audio system Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support Certified by Harman Kardon

Misc	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
Inking	Not Support	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	IR Camera
Security	Consumer Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button. Commercial Discrete hardware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button.	-
In the box	Surface Laptop Go 2 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ZenBook 14 Ultralight (UX435E) Power adaptor with power cord (65 W) Protective sleeve (optional)
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop Go 2	Asus ZenBook 14 Ultralight UX435 (11th Gen)
At Glance	Released in Mid 2022 3:2 1.5K 12.45” 1024p 60Hz Weight 2.48 lb 1.12 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-1135G7 4C/8T, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,195 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,980 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $599.99 i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD, No Fingerprint Up to 13.5 Hours Battery Life Optional Fingerprint Reader On Power Button Single USB-A USB 3.0 Single USB-C w/ DP & PD Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.16 lb 0.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6