Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) is ₹95,090 dearer.
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
Apple
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
₹1,54,900
Two hard limits on the M2 that no listing states plainly.
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ASUS
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ)
₹2,49,990
115 W sustained is the number that actually predicts frame rates, and it is the reason two laptops with the same RTX 4070 can differ by a third in delivered performance.
Full details →Who the Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting genuine all-day silent battery life for writing, browsing and light creative work.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing two external monitors, or sustained heavy rendering.
Who the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is for
Buy it if: Anyone who wants genuine gaming performance in a machine light enough to carry daily.
Avoid it if: Anyone chasing maximum frames per rupee -- a thicker chassis delivers more from the same GPU.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 Chip | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,54,900 | ₹2,49,990 |
| Battery | 66.5 Wh, genuinely 15 hours of light work | 90 Wh |
| Brightness | 500 nits sustained | About 350 nits sustained full screen, 500 nits on an HDR window |
| Display size | 15.3 inch | 16 inch |
| Form factor | 15 inch fanless ultrabook | 16 inch gaming laptop |
| Memory | 16 GB unified, soldered -- not upgradeable at any point | 32 GB LPDDR5X, soldered |
| Panel type | Liquid Retina IPS, 2880 x 1864, 60 Hz | OLED, 2560 x 1600, 240 Hz |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt / USB 4, MagSafe 3, headphone. No HDMI, no card reader | 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, card reader |
| Processor | Apple M2, 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| Storage | 512 GB SSD, soldered | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe |
| Sustained TDP | About 20 W. Fanless, so long heavy loads throttle where a fanned M2 Pro does not | GPU holds about 115 W plus 25 W dynamic boost. This is the figure that decides gaming performance, and no listing prints it |
| Weight | 1.51 kg | 1.85 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Chassis | not published | 1.85 cm thick, which is what limits sustained TDP |
| External displays | One only. The M2 cannot drive two external monitors | not published |
| Graphics | not published | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, 8 GB GDDR6 |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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