It’s been over a year since the dawn of Snapdragon X Series-powered laptops, and things are improving. We checked out the Plus and Elite last year, but in January 2025, Qualcomm announced an entry-level Snapdragon processor, the Snapdragon X, which, to me, felt odd. So, we got to try it with the ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q here – ran some performance tests and used the laptop as extensively as possible, and we are going to share our thoughts and opinions about it.

ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q Review

16” is Crazy Big and Good to Have

The ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q is their 16” offering, and boy, it is big. The 16:10 aspect ratio display with an OLED panel is a treat to use on a daily basis. And you have a huge screen-to-body ratio at about 89%, giving that immersive experience. As for the resolution, you are looking at a 1920×1200 display. There is a 4K display option, but it’s not available in Malaysia, so you are limited to this one option. As much as I do love a 4K panel on a laptop with higher pixel density, the Vivobook S16 has the right compromises to keep it under a very obtainable price point.

A big display with decent colour and an OLED panel is still a win in my books. And for those who love multitasking, you are really going to love this one. In fact, I did see myself enjoying working and consuming content on this without the need to connect to either a bigger monitor or a portable monitor.

Big AF Trackpad and Full-Size Keyboard

Everything’s big with the ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q – like the trackpad, which is as big as my hand, and with the Windows Precision drivers and gesture controls, the trackpad is going to really satisfy a lot of users out there. It is genuinely a good trackpad.

The keyboard is great too, with a full-size keyboard with a numberpad on the side, which would be great for those who do productivity-centric tasks. The keys are evenly spaced out, and the key travel is rated at 1.7mm, which is a decent key travel to have a nice typing experience. For those who’d love a right Ctrl, well, those days are behind us as the keyboard houses a dedicated Copilot button, which works great.

Good Port Selection

For the kind of users that will be opting for this laptop, I am glad to see a decent port selection that could make a vast majority of users satisfied. There are 2x USB 4 Type-C with 40Gbps Speed and doubles as the charging port – so, I’d suggest you get a dongle (not necessary, but optional) if you want to make full use of the USB-C port whilst charging. Then you have 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1, HDMI 2.1 and an Audio Combo Jack. Interestingly no microSD card holder.

The Build is of Vivobook Standards

And of course, for those who are not familiar with the ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q’s build, let us give you a quick gist. The laptop is made out of a combination of metal and polycarbonate, which is alright. It does get all the MIL-STD-810H certification, and for a 16” laptop, if you are worried about the weight being over 2kg, don’t. Because this one weighs about 1.74kg, and the laptop is pretty thin to lug anywhere you want to go. So, if you want a slim and relatively light-ish 16” laptop, you have it.

I like the clean finish the laptop touts – something that could be of importance to users who don’t want a flashy laptop in the boardroom or classroom, for that matter.

The Long Overdue ARM Copilot+ Experience is Finally Here

One of the biggest delayed features parked under the Copilot+ experience is finally here – this was the wow factor for the ARM laptop since its debut, but Microsoft had to delay these features for so long – in fact, currently, it’ still in beta mode – so, something to take note of. We all know the Paint Generative Edit, Studio Effect and such, which is quite cool.

But the feature I want to talk about is Windows Recall – which I finally got to try on the ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q, and I have a bunch to share. Now, Windows Recall is a feature that captures a snapshot throughout your use, which you can scroll back through the timeline to find out what it was, in case you forgot it. The closest thing we will ever get to time-travelling. The feature is great and useful in the sense that there were moments like my pinned tabs on Chrome completely gone, and I could trace it back. And that’s not all, you can do a bunch of tasks, like copying texts, linking to websites, videos and so on.

It works great, and I do notice that the Recall feature omits sensitive information and if you spend time incognito for reasons, it doesn’t capture any of those. Privacy is a concern, of course, and Microsoft added a security layer to the Recall, where you can either use a pin to access or via Windows Hello. Honestly, I feel like not many people would use this, but it is worth trying if you have the Snapdragon laptops.

Now let’s move on to the Performance and Endurance

This is where it all gets dicey – because the ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q is powered by a newer Snapdragon X processor that was released in January 2025. And no, it’s not the X Plus nor the X Elite, but it’s a new base Snapdragon X – more specifically, X1-26-100.

Compared to the other Snapdragon Processors we have tried, the X1-26-100 is not only an entry-level processor but also a basic processor that could be pitted against the Intel U Series. This Snapdragon X has 8-cores, 1.7TFLOPs GPU and 45 TOPs NPU. This is far less powerful than the X Plus with an 8-core.

Made me wonder why this processor even exists because it’s a very productivity-oriented processor, but with an NPU, you can do all those generative and AI features they talk about. Apart from that, even based on the benchmark we did, which you can see in these scores, I believe this laptop is not great for anything more than your everyday productivity tasks, such as work. In fact, it’s no different from the X Plus.

But I feel it’s a better fit in a Student/Educational sector where college students require a laptop that allows them to do the necessary coursework, and this laptop is an endurance champ. Because you have a big display, for the most part, the laptop will be used for studies and some entertainment. Gaming, especially among students, resorts to mobile these days, or since they are busy doomscrolling, doubt there’s time to game. But if you plan to push past the productivity and venture into editing content and such, reconsider it – x86 laptops are still the way to go for the best application support.

Speaking of battery life, the 70Wh – in fact, is the best thing about Snapdragon laptops. Because I used the laptop for 4-5 days straight without this laptop dying on me, with an average of 6 hours of use on battery. Since it uses USB-C to charge, you could even charge it with a PD Battery pack.  

Conclusion

The ASUS Vivobook S16 S3607Q only comes in one configuration we reviewed here, and it’s priced at RM 3,699. Now forget about the Snapdragon X part for a moment – and when you look at this laptop, it’s great – the display, the keyboard, trackpad, the fact that it’s still a prim and proper Windows laptop and all of that really, especially for that price. Because a 16” laptop under RM 4000 isn’t that easy to come by, like there are some out there, but with some caveats. 

Now add the Snapdragon X processor into the equation; this processor is this laptop’s caveat. Can I work? Yes. Can I consume my entertainment content? Yes. That’s really what this laptop is meant for. When I look at this laptop, I feel like this is the laptop that students would be looking to get.

For work, it’s a good laptop too, but again, only if your work requirement revolves around light to moderately demanding tasks. But for students, I mean, it’s really a no-brainer – and I would say, get it. A laptop that lasts the entire day in the classroom, and you can get your assignments, learning module, all that done – it’s a win for that in my books.

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