In the thin and light laptop market, the most popular one is the 14-inch product, which has a large field of view and can control the weight to between 1kg and 1.5kg, which is enough to meet the needs of most consumers. In this article, we will focus on the battery capacity of 14-inch thin and light notebooks (only the new 12th generation Core products) to facilitate comparison of their theoretical battery life potential.
Although 14-inch thin and light notebooks look similar, they may be very different in terms of battery capacity. For example, the thickness and weight of the HP Star 14 Youth Edition are 17.9mm and 1.46kg respectively, but it only has a built-in 41Wh capacity battery. The ASUS ZenBook 14 of the same size not only has a thickness of 15.9mm and a lightweight body of 1.3kg, but is also equipped with an oversized 75Wh battery, which is lighter and thinner while almost doubling the battery capacity. Both products are equipped with the 12th generation Core P28 series processors, and the battery life potential of ASUS ZenBook 14 is obviously deeper.
For a 14-inch thin and light notebook, its internal space can be described as "every inch of space is precious." In order to improve performance, many products are not only equipped with the 12th generation Core P28/H45 series processors, but also optional NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050/3050/3060 independent graphics. If you want to "suppress" the "enthusiasm" of this hardware combination running at full speed, You need to choose dual fans, dual heat pipes and larger area cooling fins . The cooling module alone may take up 1/4~1/3 of the internal space, so options like Acer Extraordinary X and RedmiBook Pro 14 The battery capacity of thin and light notebooks with independent graphics is generally only about 56Wh.
Of course, there are exceptions among "small steel cannons", such as the Lenovo ThinkBook 14+, which is equipped with an H45 processor + RTX 2050 independent graphics and a 62Wh battery. Honor MagicBook 14 also has an optional H45 processor + RTX 2050 independent graphics, and a 75Wh battery.
In terms of battery capacity, MagicBook 14 has the advantage in terms of battery life, but ThinkBook 14+ provides an additional M.2 plug, which can be installed with dual SSDs to alleviate storage pressure. The two products are equivalent to differences in terms of battery life and expansion. Both starting points are "rigid needs", and it is impossible to say which one is better.
Alienware x14 R1 should be the strongest voice of the 14-inch Core platform. It can choose a combination of up to i7-12700H + RTX 3060 independent graphics, and the power consumption reaches 95W, and all this is achieved in a 14.5mm slim body. Yes, although the body is slightly heavier and the price is over 17,000 yuan, potential users of Alienware definitely don’t care about budget. Ultra-thin, super cool, and super powerful are enough.
Theoretically, when other configurations are the same, the larger the battery capacity, the longer the battery life. However, OEM manufacturers can further improve battery life performance through software and hardware optimization. There are many methods, such as reducing power consumption in quiet and office modes, sacrificing performance to extend battery life; switching to an ultra-low-power 1W screen to reduce power consumption at the screen level; the new OS Turbo technology of Honor notebooks is claimed to be based on Software and hardware collaboration and underlying innovation.
