ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 Comparison

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ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 Comparison Overview

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In this review, we will be comparing Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024, two laptops from ASUS and Apple. ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 was introduced to market in February 2023 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 was launched in March 2024. There is 13 months difference between Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 so it would still give an advantage to younger MacBook Air 15 M3 2024.

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Here is a brief look at the main features of ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 before getting into our more detailed comparison.

ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 Key Specs

Launched in February 2023
15.6" OLED, 16:9 Aspect Ratio Display
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
GPU: Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
8GB Ram
356.8 x 227.6 x 19.9 mm (14.05 x 8.96 x 0.78 inches)
Weight: 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)

Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 Key Specs

Launched in March 2024
15.3" IPS LCD, 16:10 Aspect Ratio Display
CPU: Apple M3
GPU: Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
8GB Ram
340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches)
Weight: 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs)

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 compares and decide which one is better for you.

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Reasons to choose ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 over Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024

Display Size	15.6 inches vs 15.3 inches	Larger Screen Estate
Screen Opening Angle	180° vs 130°	More flexible screen
Max Brightness	600 nits vs 500 nits	Brighter Screen
Upgradable RAM	Yes vs No	More RAM Options
Upgradable Storage	Yes vs No	Easily increase the Storage when needed
HDMI Port	1x HDMI 1.4 vs No	Connect to external monitors directly via HDMI cable
Numeric Pad	Yes vs No	Fast way to input numbers
Key Travel	1.4 mm vs 1 mm	Better typing feel

Reasons to choose Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 over ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505

Weight	1.51 kg vs 1.70 kg	0.19 kg lighter
Screen-to-Body Ratio	~83.9% vs ~82.6%	Larger screen area ratio
Side Bezel Thickness	5.4 mm vs 5.7 mm	0.3 mm thinner bezels
Screen PPI	224 ppi vs 141 ppi	More pixels per inch
Screen Resolution	2880 x 1864 pixels vs 1920 x 1080 pixels	Higher pixel count screen
CPU Fabrication Process	3 nm vs 7 nm	Newer Generation CPU
GPU Fabrication Process	3 nm vs 6 nm	Newer Generation GPU
GPU FLOPS	4.1 TFLOPS vs 0.54 TFLOPS	Faster RAM Type
RAM Type	LPDDR5 vs DDR4	3D Surround Sound Support
Dolby Atmos Speakers	Yes vs No	Better Sound capture
Number of Microphones	3 vs 2	Higher Resolution Camera
Webcam Resolution	1920 x 1080 vs 1280 x 720	Connect more device at the same time
Number of USB-C Ports	2x USB 4.0 vs 1x USB 3.2	Faster USB-C connection
USB-C Port Type	v4.0 vs v3.2	Support audio, data, power and video all through one single port
Thunderbolt	v3 vs No	Easily see the keys under low light
Keyboard Backlight	Yes vs No

Common Strengths of Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 and ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505

Launch Dates	February 2023 vs March 2024	Both laptops are recent models
Fast Charging Support	Yes vs Yes	Charge the battery in a shorter time
USB Power Delivery	Yes vs Yes	Charging via USB port gives flexibility
Wi-Fi Standard	v6E vs v6E	Fast and Reliable Wi-Fi Connections
VGA Output	No vs No	Connect to External Displays via VGA cable

Common Weaknesses of Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 and ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505

Touchscreen Capability	No vs No	No Touchscreen Capability

ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024: Physical Specs Comparison

In this section, we will be comparing the physical specifications and body features of the ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024.

Physical Specs
Weight	1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)	1.51 kg (3.33 lbs)
Surface Area	812 cm2 (125.9 inches2)	809 cm2 (125.3 inches2)
Screen to Surface Ratio	~82.6%	~83.9%
Side Bezel Thickness	~5.7 mm	~5.4 mm
Weight per Inch of Screen	0.11 kg/inch	0.10 kg/inch
	0.242 lbs/inch	0.22 lbs/inch
Colors	Black	Black, Silver, Gold, Gray
Cover Opening Angle	180Â°	130Â°

Comparison of the ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 External Dimensions

Weight

Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 weighs 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs), whereas the MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 weighs 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs). There is a notable difference in weight between these two laptops. However, it's important to consider that comparing their weights directly may not provide a complete picture since they also have different display sizes.

Weight Comparison

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Thickness Comparison

Displays size 15.0-15.9 inches

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Another value that we use for comparing the weights of the laptops is the Weight per Inch of Screen, which is calculated by dividing the total weight of the model with its usable diagonal screen size. This value for the ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 is 0.11 kg/inch.In comparison, this value for the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 is 0.10 kg/inch.Here are some of the best performing laptops in this area:

Microsoft Surface Go 4: 0.05 kg/inch
LG Gram SuperSlim 15.6 2023: 0.06 kg/inch
Asus ProArt PZ13 HT5306: 0.06 kg/inch
Asus Zenbook A14 UX3407: 0.06 kg/inch
Microsoft Surface Pro 12: 0.06 kg/inch
Dell Latitude 7330: 0.07 kg/inch
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2: 0.07 kg/inch
LG Gram 14 2022: 0.07 kg/inch

ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024: Internals (CPU, GPU, RAM, Battery, SSD, etc.) Comparison

CPU Comparison

CPU Model	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple M3
Base Frequency	2.0 GHz	4.05 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.5 GHz
Number of Cores	6	8 (4P + 4E)
Number of Threads	12	8
L3 Cache	16 MB
Integrated GPU	Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)	Apple M3 GPU
CPU Fabrication Process	7 nm	3 nm
Cinebench 23 (Single)	1451	1892
Cinebench 23 (Multi)	9408	10352

Above you can see the CPU options and the CineBench and GeekBench test scores for both laptops, which gives an idea about what kind of performance difference you may experience between the ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024.

You may also read reviews of latest laptops with the same CPUs and compare them:

Laptops with: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

Laptops with: Apple M3

GPU Comparison

GPU Model	Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)	Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
Base Clock Frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
Boost CLock Frequency	2200 MHz	1600 MHz
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	15 W	W
Type	Integrated	Integrated
FLOPS	563.2 GFLOPS	4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Size	System Shared	System Shared
Memory Type	System Shared	LPDDR5
Memory Bus	System Shared	128 bit
Memory Speed	System Shared	6.4 Gbps
Shading Units Cores	128	1280
TMUs	8	80
ROPs	4	40

GPU is as critical as the CPU for graphic heavy applications and the table above gives a picture of how the two GPU compares. FLOPS is a measure of a GPU's performance based on the number of floating-point arithmetic calculations that the processor can perform within a second. ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 has a FLOPS value of 0.54 TFLOPS whereas the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 ' has a FLOPS value of 4.1 TFLOPS. If graphical performance of the laptop is important for your use type, the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 may be the better choice between these two setups.

RAM Comparison

RAM	8GB 16GB	8GB 16GB 24GB
Memory Bus	2x4 GB	2x4 GB
RAM Clock	3200 MHz	6400 MHz
RAM Type	DDR4	LPDDR5
Upgradable	Yes	No
Max RAM Size	16 GB
Total Slots	1
Memory Bus	PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)	Custom

Both laptops, the Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and the MacBook Air 15 M3 2024, come with similar RAM capacities of 8 GB, providing comparable performance in memory-intensive tasks.

LOCAL LLM Compatibility Evaluation

This quick guide shows what types of large language models (LLMs) each of these laptops could support, based on their respective hardware specifications. It's meant to help you compare their suitability for running AI models locally.

LLM Category	ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED (M1505)	Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
Small Models(1-3B):Examples: Phi-2, Qwen-1.8B	✔ Run smoothly.	✔ Run smoothly.
Medium Models(7-8B):Examples: Mistral-7B, Qwen-7B	✖ Not supported.	✖ Not supported.
Large Models(13-30B):Examples: Mixtral, Qwen-14B	✖ Not supported.	✖ Not supported.
Extra-Large Models(65B+):Examples: LLaMA2-70B, Qwen1.5-72B	✖ Not supported on most systems. Requires high-end GPU or advanced setup.	✖ Not supported on most systems. Requires high-end GPU or advanced setup.

Note: Optimized (e.g., 4-bit) models may run on limited hardware. Performance depends on runtime and setup.

📌 MoE Models: Some models like Mixtral 8x7B and Qwen3-30B-A3B use a Mixture of Experts (MoE) design, activating only part of the model during inference. This means they can often run efficiently on laptops with 12–16 GB of VRAM when quantized.

BATTERY

BATTERY	50 Wh	66.5 Wh
Battery Type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Fast Charging	Yes	No
USB Power Delivery	Yes	Yes
Charging Port Position	Right	Left
Charge Power	65 W	35 / 70 W

On the other hand, the MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 features a higher battery capacity of 67 Wh, delivering longer usage time compared to the Vivobook 15 OLED M1505's 50 Wh.

Battery Comparison

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STORAGE
The MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 offers a larger max storage capacity of 2 TB, providing more room for storing files and data compared to the Vivobook 15 OLED M1505's storage capacity of 1 TB.

Storage Options	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB	512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
Upgradable	Yes	No
Storage type	SSD (M2)	SSD (M2)
NVMe	Yes

If your budget allows, we recommend opting for the largest possible disk size, considering the potential increase in storage capacity needs in the future. However, please keep in mind the question 'What will the laptop be used for?' when making this decision. Of course, you can later upgrade the hard disk capacity by getting a larger disk. However, if your laptop has only one disk slot, it may not be as straightforward as a RAM upgrade, where you simply add or replace a module, as moving or cloning files to a new disk may be necessary.

ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024: Display Comparison

The display is an essential aspect to consider when comparing the ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 since its is the component that you interact the most and significantly impact the experience.

Screen Area and Dimensions

Now let's look at the comparison of the actual display areas of both laptops below, keeping the bezels around the screens out of the equation. Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 has a display size of 15.6".On the other hand, MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 has a smaller 15.3" display.The total usable screen area of the Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 is 670cm² / 104inch² whereas the MacBook Air 15 M3 2024's total usable screen area is 679cm² / 105inch².

PPI (Pixels per Inch)
Additionally, the MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 features a higher pixel density with 224 pixels per inch (PPI), ensuring sharper image details.

Screen PPI (Pixels Per Inch) Comparison

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Refresh Rate
Both Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 offer the same refresh rate of 60 Hz.

Brightness
The Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 offers a higher maximum brightness of 600 nits, delivering a brighter screen.

Brightness Comparison

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ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 Connectivity Comparison

In terms of connectivity,

Wifi
Both laptops offer the same Wi-Fi standard (v6E), ensuring fast and reliable wireless connections.

Below, you'll find a Wi-Fi Versions Table, along with their release dates and speeds, to provide a brief overview of its development.

Wi-Fi Versions and Speeds

Standard	Speed	Release Date	Network	Frequency Bands (GHz)
Wi-Fi 7	up to 40 Gbps (5 GB/s)	2023	802.11be	2.4, 5, 6
Wi-Fi 6E	up to 9.6 Gbps (1.2 GB/s)	2020	802.11ax	2.4, 5, 6
Wi-Fi 6	up to 9.6 Gbps (1.2 GB/s)	2019	802.11ax	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 5	up to 6.93 Gbps (866.25 MB/s)	2014	802.11ac	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 4	up to 600 Mbps (75 MB/s)	2009	802.11n	2.4, 5

* Please note that the provided transfer rates are maximum theoretical values, and real-life performance may vary based on environmental factors.

USB
Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 is equipped with 3x USB 3.2 USB-A ports. MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 does not have USB-A ports.
Both Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 have USB Type-C ports. Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 has 1x USB 3.2 USB Type-C ports, while MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 has 2x USB 4.0 USB Type-C ports.

Below, you'll find a table of USB ports, along with their release dates and speeds.
To mitigate the confusion caused by generation names, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) suggests using marketing names like USB 5Gbps, USB 10Gbps, and so forth, based on their respective transfer rates.

USB Type and Speeds

USB Type	Version	Speed	Date	Other Features/Explanations
USB4	Gen 4 (2.0)	80 Gbps	2022	Also known as USB 80Gbps
USB4	Gen 3×2	40 Gbps	2019	Also known as USB 40Gbps
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 2x2	20 Gbps	2019	Double the data transfer rates of Gen 2
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 2	10 Gbps	2017	Previously known as USB 3.1
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 1	5 Gbps	2017	Previously known as USB 3.0
USB 3.1	3.1 Gen 2	10 Gbps	2013	Faster data transfer rates
USB 3.0	3.1 Gen 1	5 Gbps	2010	SuperSpeed USB, improved data transfer rates
USB 2.0	2.0	480 Mbps	2000	High-speed data transfer
USB 1.0	1.0	1.5 Mbps	1996	Original USB standard

Thunderbolt
MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 is equipped with Thunderbolt 3 port. Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 does not have Thunderbolt port.

HDMI
Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 features an HDMI port (1x HDMI 1.4) for connecting to external monitors. MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 does not have an HDMI port.

Below, you'll find a comparison table detailing different HDMI versions, including their bandwidth, color depth, maximum resolution, and release dates. This information can be helpful in understanding the capabilities of each HDMI version and choosing the most suitable one for your needs.

HDMI Comparison Table

HDMI Version	Maximum Resolution	Bandwidth (Gbps)	Color Depth (bits)	Release Date
HDMI 2.1-2.1b	7680 x 4320 *(8K)* @ 60p 3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 120p	48.0	48	2017
HDMI 2.0-2.0b	3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 60p	18.0	48	2013
HDMI 1.4-1.4b	3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 30p	10.2	48	2009
HDMI 1.3-1.3a	2560 x 1440 @ 60p	10.2	48	2006
HDMI 1.0-1.2a	1920 x 1200 @ 60p	4.95	24	2002

* Please note that the provided resolution values represent the maximum supported resolution, and actual display quality may depend on other factors such as source content and connected devices.

SD Card Reader
Neither Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 nor MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 has an SD Card Reader.

Audio Jack
Both Vivobook 15 OLED M1505 and MacBook Air 15 M3 2024 are equipped with a 3.5mm Audio Jack, providing seamless connection to headphones and speakers.

To summarize the connectivity and ports details, please refer to the table below to see them listed.

Connectivity and Ports
WiFi Standard (latest: v7)	v6E	v6E
Bluetooth (latest: v5.4)	v5.3	v5.3
USB-A (latest: 3.2)	3x USB 3.2	No
USB Type-C (latest: USB4 2.0)	1x USB 3.2	2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt (latest: 5)	No	Thunderbolt 3
HDMI (latest: 2.1)	1x HDMI 1.4	No
Display Port (latest: v2.0)	No	No
VGA	No	No
Fingerprint Sensor	Optional	Yes
Optical Drive	No	No
Audio Jack 3.5mm	Yes	Yes
Ethernet RJ45	No	No
SD CardReader	No	No
Proprietary Charging Port	Yes	Yes