The best OLED laptops of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Samsung's Galaxy Book 4 Edge was one of the first batch of Copilot+ PCs to come out this year, as a flagship device with the fastest version of the new Snapdragon X Elite processor. I went hands-on with this laptop earlier this year and one of the first things I noticed was its brilliant display and thin, light form factor. 

The 16-inch AMOLED 2x (2800 x 1800) display features a gorgeous 3K resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate for silky-smooth visuals. It's also sufficiently bright at a standard 400 nits, going up to 500 for HDR video. Additionally, the display features some crazy-good anti-glare technology with impressive light mitigation.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge

Samsung upped the ante with the AMOLED display in the Edge, which offers both better power efficiency and better resolution (but comes with an increased cost). This display is also a touchscreen, but doesn't come with a stylus, nor does it fold back flat or into a tablet. However, a few useful applications of the touch include the ability to pinch-to-zoom and to scroll -- two functions that are intimately familiar to all of us on our smartphones. 

Regarding the rest of the physical form factor, the keyboard on the Edge feels fine; it's tactile and features a satisfying key travel distance, and I appreciate the full-sized format with the number pad on the right. Lastly, if you have a Samsung smartphone or any other device, a host of integrations make this an even more attractive laptop, like the ability to remote into your phone and share files back and forth. 

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge tech specs: Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 ARM | CPU: Snapdragon X Elite 3.4 or 3.8GHz | GPU: Integrated Qualcomm Adreno | Display: 16-inch WQXGA+ AMOLED touchscreen, up to 500 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate | RAM, Storage: 16GB, 1TB eUFS | Camera: 2MP 1080p | Battery: Up to 18 hours | Weight: 3.4 lbs.

Of all the new Copilot+ PCs around the $1,000 price point, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x feels like one of the most premium. Its dark "cosmic blue" colorway and sleek form factor exude a grown-up, capable aura that feels both down to business and ready to have some fun.

The solid hardware on board supports that impression, with the Snapdragon X Elite processor leading the charge, and the brilliant 3K OLED display acting as the cherry on top.

Review: Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x

Truly, this might be one of the brightest displays I've seen on a laptop in a while, capable of up to 1,000 nits of brightness for peak HDR content. The touchscreen display features a resolution of 2944 x 1840 pixels (or 3K), resulting in a gorgeous media experience with a 90Hz refresh rate for that silky-smooth, crisp image.

At just 2.8 pounds and half an inch thick, the Slim 7x lives up to its name as an ultraportable laptop that easily slides into a backpack without noticing it, supported by a durable, all-aluminum chassis, making it a solid option for remote workers and freelancers on the go.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x tech specs: Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 ARM | CPU: Snapdragon X Elite 3.4GHz | GPU: Integrated Qualcomm Adreno | Display: 14.5-inch OLED touchscreen, up to 1,000 nits brightness, 90Hz refresh rate | RAM, Storage: Up to 32GB, Up to 1TB SSD | Camera: 1080P FHD | Battery: Up to 22 hours | Weight: 2.8 lbs.

The Swift X 14 has a stunning display with a hi-res 2.8K resolution supported by a wide array of supportive features. It covers the entire DCI-P3 color gamut and portions of the sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces, allowing for a truly vivid image that creators will gravitate toward.

It also features a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, which provides top-tier visual fidelity. But this wasn't even my favorite feature -- what I truly enjoyed was the 120Hz refresh rate, making images sharp and crisp and UI elements ultra responsive.  

Review: Acer Swift X 14 (2024) 

However, all the solid hardware, specifically the RTX 4070 GPU, is taxing on the battery. In my testing, I found the laptop can run for about six hours and 20 minutes at most before dying. If you try to push its performance, the battery drains even faster. This makes the Swift X 14 best for users who have reliable access to an outlet. 

I recommend Acer's 2024 Swift X 14 to professionals looking for a powerful work laptop capable of doing a little bit of everything. Its hi-res display and powerful hardware can tackle tough tasks with ease, and it can even act as a solid gaming laptop. However, all the powerful hardware makes for a pricey machine.

Acer Swift X 14 tech specs: Operating System: Windows 11 Home x86 | CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 | Display: 14.5-inch WQXGA+ OLED, up to 500 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate | RAM, Storage: Up to 32GB, Up to 1TB SSD | Camera: 1080p FHD | Battery: Up to 10 hours | Weight:  4.27 lbs.

Asus' sleek new Zenbook S 16 runs on the recently-released AMD Ryzen AI 9 chip with a 50-tops NPU to boost performance via AI. There's been a lot of hype surrounding this processor as it's supposed to be AMD's answer to Intel's AI chips and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X, and in my benchmarking it outperformed the Snapdragon when it came to graphics. 

Speaking of graphics, I adore the display. It is a 16-inch 3K (2880 x 1800 pixels) OLED touchscreen that runs at a speedy refresh rate of 120Hz. The glass appears to be covered in an anti-fingerprint coating because no matter how many times I touched it, not a single smudge was left behind. It also covers the entire DCI-P3 color gamut, allowing over a billion colors to be displayed on the screen at once. 

Review: Asus Zenbook S 16

I also have to mention the physical design of the Zenbook. It's made out of "ceraluminum," a composite material made of ceramic and aluminum primarily used in aerospace design due to its strength, scratch resistance, and lightness. All of which directly apply to this laptop (particularly the latter), as the Zenbook weighs just 3.3 pounds. Not to mention, it looks premium and unique. 

I recommend the Asus Zenbook S 16 to users who want a lightweight laptop with a gorgeous OLED display and powerful AI capabilities. AMD's next-gen chipset provides solid performance, but it falls short in running as cool as other processors on the market, and its battery life is not the best, giving around 10 hours during our battery test. 

Asus Zenbook S 16 tech specs: Operating System: Windows 11 Pro | CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 5.1GHz | GPU: AMD Radeon 880M | Display: 16-inch AMOLED, up to 500 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate | RAM, Storage: Up to 32GB, Up to 1TB SSD | Camera: 1080p FHD | Battery: Up to 10 hours | Weight: 3.3 lbs.

OLED screens are notoriously demanding on laptop batteries, but new technology is beginning to push back against that assumption. Intel's Core Ultra 9 "Meteor Lake" processor offers impressive battery life for an OLED on Lenovo's IdeaPad Pro 5i, pushing past the 10-hour mark and providing solid performance in the process. 

I tested the hardware by running many common workplace tasks, from web browsing to writing documents and video conferencing platforms simultaneously. It handled everything I threw at it without skipping a beat. Additionally, the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i has 32GB of memory, ensuring load times are almost nonexistent. This hardware configuration even allows the IdeaPad Pro 5i to act as a capable gaming laptop. 

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 

All this power can be thoroughly enjoyed on the IdeaPad Pro's hi-res 2K (2,048 x 1,280) OLED screen that's capable of displaying content in stunning detail. The screen has a speedy refresh rate of 120Hz, enabling realistic movies and a silky-smooth visual display.

A few things to note: To charge the laptop, you'll have to use Lenovo's proprietary 230W AC adapter. You can't use a USB-C charger. Luckily, the adapter isn't super bulky so it's easy to carry around, although it would've been great to have the option. And speaking of bulk, this laptop weighs 4 pounds, making it not exactly lightweight, but about average as far as OLEDs go. 

Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i tech specs: Operating System: Windows 11 Home x86 | CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 185H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 | Display: 16-inch 2K OLED touchscreen (2048 x 1280), up to 400 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate | RAM, Storage: 32GB, 1TB SSD | Camera: 1080p FHD | Battery: Up to 11 hours | Weight: 4.2 lbs.