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ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 10
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) and the ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) are both thin and light Windows laptops. However, the IdeaPad 3 is a clamshell laptop with a limited hinge range, while the VivoBook Flip has a 360-degree hinge that lets you use the laptop as a tablet. The IdeaPad provides a better user experience as its display is sharper and brighter, its keyboard is more comfortable to type on, and its touchpad is more responsive. The IdeaPad also has a better webcam for video calls and a wider port selection, and it's available with more powerful AMD Ryzen 5000-series CPUs.
Variants
- VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) (J401MA-DB02)
- VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) (J401MA-AB01)
- VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) (J401MA-AB02T)
- VivoBook Flip 14 (2020) (J401MA-ES21T)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00C1US) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/12GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YTUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU003NUS) (Abyss Blue - TN/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00AAUS) (Arctic Gray - TN/Ryzen 5 5500/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU000NUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/4GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YQUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/8GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
6.1
7.4
Ports
2.0
7.0
Keyboard
5.1
7.4
Reflections
2.9
7.2
Vertical Viewing Angle
2.9
6.8
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
2.9
6.9
Portability
8.8
8.0
Webcam & Microphone
4.8
7.5
Build Quality
6.0
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
2 in 1
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.0
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.4
5.7
Hinge Photo
Range
360°
165°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.8
8.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
15.6"
Thickness
0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)
Width
12.9" (32.8 cm)
14.1" (35.9 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.7 cm)
9.3" (23.6 cm)
Volume
73.6 in³ (1,206.2 cm³)
98.2 in³ (1,609.8 cm³)
Weight
3.2 lbs (1.5 kg)
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
4.1 in³ (66.9 cm³)
10.3 in³ (168.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.3 lbs (0.1 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
6.0
7.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
7.5
RAM Slots
0
1
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1366 x 768
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
112 PPI
142 PPI
Panel Type
TN
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
71%
85%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
4.7
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
447 : 1
1,325 : 1
Brightness
5.0
7.1
Maximum Brightness
171 cd/m²
308 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
10 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
2.9
7.2
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
11.655%
5.14%
Indirect Reflections
2.948%
2.87%
Calculated Direct Reflections
8.71%
2.27%
Black Uniformity
0.3
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
9.536%
1.489%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.1
6.6
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
21°
23°
Color Washout From Right
22°
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
29°
44°
Color Shift From Right
20°
48°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
25°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
19°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
18°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
15°
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
15°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
2.9
6.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
10°
25°
Color Washout From Above
21°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
3°
25°
Color Shift From Above
4°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
24°
25°
Brightness Loss From Above
25°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
9°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
3°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
2°
30°
Gamma Shift From Above
2°
33°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
0.9
7.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
8.95
1.9
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.15
Avg. Color dE
7.7828
5.09
Avg. Color Temperature
7,576 K
6,399.6 K
Color Gamut
4.0
3.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
66.77%
63.69%
sRGB uv
49.08%
51.87%
Adobe RGB xy
50.79%
43.39%
Adobe RGB uv
44.13%
44.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
50.3%
48.12%
DCI P3 uv
40.59%
41.7%
Rec. 2020 xy
36.25%
34.52%
Rec. 2020 uv
29.92%
30.38%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
5.1
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
6.0
7.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
No
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
72 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
0.87 mm
0.91 mm
Total Travel
1.46 mm
1.39 mm
Touchpad
5.5
6.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
5.0
6.5
Size
11.8 in² (76.2 cm²)
11.2 in² (72.2 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
5.7
7.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
74 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.4 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.7
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
247 Hz
261 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
1.2 dB
Webcam & Microphone
4.8
7.5
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
4.5
7.0
Resolution
480p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
2.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
2
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
No
No
USB-C Display Out
No
No
HDMI
No
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
SD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
4.1
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Pentium Silver N5030
Ryzen 3 5300U
Core Count
4
4
Thread Count
4
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
UHD Graphics 605
Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000)
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
4 GB
8 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR4
DDR4
Speed
2,400 MHz
3,200 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
128 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
82 GB
455 GB
Drive 1
SanDisk DA4128
UMIS RPJTJ512MEE1OWX
Drive 1 Type
eMMC
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
2.9
6.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
514 points
1,070 points
CPU Multi-Thread
1,227 points
4,023 points
GPU Compute
1,752 points
10,857 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
3.2
7.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
493 points
1,121 points
Multi-Thread
1,235 points
5,113 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
0.0
4.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
39.3 min
7.6 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
12.0 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
0.8
3.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
1,828
9,054
Storage Drive Performance
5.9
8.9
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
212.7 MB/s
686.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
299.8 MB/s
1,825.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
27.1 MB/s
68.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
7.3 MB/s
45.7 MB/s
Battery
8.2
7.7
Capacity
39 Wh
45 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.9 hrs
9.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.2 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
3.2 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.0
1.6
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
10 fps
1% Low
N/A
6 fps
0.1% Low
N/A
3 fps
1% Low Delta
N/A
69 ms
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
206 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
N/A
25 fps
Civilization VI
0.8
3.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
5 fps
19 fps
1% Low
1 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
12 fps
1% Low Delta
1,072 ms
26 ms
0.1% Low Delta
1,634 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
10 fps
78 fps
Avg. Turn Time
23.04 s
8.37 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2.4
5.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
15 fps
53 fps
1% Low
6 fps
27 fps
0.1% Low
5 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
93 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
135 ms
26 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
21 fps
101 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.2
2.2
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
2 fps
14 fps
1% Low
0 fps
4 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
2 fps
1% Low Delta
2,007 ms
165 ms
0.1% Low Delta
3,419 ms
549 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
3 fps
23 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.9
7.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (88 °F)
28 °C (83 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (105 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
N/A
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
N/A
48.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
10
9.8
Performance Over Time Graph
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
67 °C
67 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
2% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
53 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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