ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
What separates them
These two differ on 12 recorded specifications. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) is ₹1,75,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — laptops against laptop — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) 16" 240Hz OLED Gaming Laptop (GU605MZ) vs HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
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.
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HP
HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H (eh1049TU)
₹74,990
The HP Pavilion Plus 14 brings a 2.8K OLED panel with full DCI-P3 coverage to a mid-range price, which is unusual and genuinely useful for photo work. The trade-off is battery life: a 51 Wh cell driving an OLED panel will not last a full working day.
Full details →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.
Who the HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H is for
Buy it if: Photo editors and anyone who values display quality, working mostly within reach of a power outlet.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing all-day unplugged battery life, or who displays static interfaces for long periods where OLED burn-in is a consideration.
Specifications, side by side
12 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 | HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED Intel Core i5-13500H |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,49,990 | ₹74,990 |
| Battery | 90 Wh | 51 Wh |
| Brightness | About 350 nits sustained full screen, 500 nits on an HDR window | 400 nits sustained full-screen |
| Display size | 16 inch | 14 in |
| Form factor | 16 inch gaming laptop | 14-inch laptop |
| Memory | 32 GB LPDDR5X, soldered | 16 GB LPDDR5, soldered |
| Panel type | OLED, 2560 x 1600, 240 Hz | OLED, 16:10, 100% DCI-P3 |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, card reader | 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 3.5 mm |
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Intel Core i5-13500H, 12 cores / 16 threads |
| Storage | 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe | 1 TB NVMe SSD |
| Sustained TDP | GPU holds about 115 W plus 25 W dynamic boost. This is the figure that decides gaming performance, and no listing prints it | 45 W |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 year onsite |
| Weight | 1.85 kg | 1.40 kg |
| Chassis | 1.85 cm thick, which is what limits sustained TDP | not published |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop, 8 GB GDDR6 | not published |
| Refresh rate | not published | 60 Hz |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.