Ultrabook Type — 11 Laptops Compared

Decision table

Ultrabook Type: which one for what?

The 11 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Thin & Light Battery Life Content Creation

Leads for Gaming: Dell XPS 14 (DA14260)58%

Leads for Thin & Light: Dell XPS 13 (DX13260)80%

Leads for Battery Life: LG Gram 17 (2025)74%

Leads for Content Creation: ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)69%

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Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro (16)Samsung
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 16 GB · 16 inch
51% 51% 73% 60%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 76 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#7#6#10#5
Samsung Galaxy Book5 360Samsung
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V · 16 GB · 15.6 inch
51% 65% 55% 59%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#4#11#3#8
HP OmniBook Ultra 14HP
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · 32 GB · 14 inch
53% 50% 67% 53%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#6#5#1#9
LG Gram 17 (2025)LG
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 32 GB · 17 inch
53% 65% 74% 53%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 77 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#5#2#7#2
Huawei MateBook X Pro (Core Ultra Premium Edition)Huawei
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H · 32 GB · 14.2 inch
53% 76% 57% 67%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 0.98 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
- 70 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#2#1#9#6
Dell XPS 13 (DX13260)Dell
Intel Core 5 320 · 8 GB · 13.4 inch
55% 80% 55% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 1 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#1#3#4#3
Dell XPS 14 (DA14260)Dell
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · 32 GB · 14 inch
58% 73% 62% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 70 Wh battery — top of the pool
- Current model — 9 months on the market
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#3#4#11#7
Framework Laptop 13 (2025)Framework
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · 32 GB · 13.5 inch
53% 70% 54% 54%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 1.3 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#10#8#5#11
Dell XPS 13 (9350)Dell
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 16 GB · 13.4 inch
46% 55% 59% 49%
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
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ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)ASUS
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 32 GB · 14 inch
48% 55% 55% 69%
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 72 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- OLED panel
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
#11#9#6#10
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)Microsoft
Snapdragon X Elite · 16 GB · 13.8 inch
46% 52% 58% 51%
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near