ASUS is back this year with their dual-display Zenbook Duo, which has been updated for 2025 and now unleashed in Australia. 

I loved the form-factor of the Zenbook Duo last year, with the dual 3K resolution ASUS Lumina OLED touch displays, and included Bluetooth keyboard accessory, with the whole compact unit a versatile addition to anyone hitting the road, or anyone longing for more display space. 

While the Zenbook Duo (2025) retains the design, ASUS have tweaked the internal specs bumping the processor to a newer generation as well as adding in improved wireless connectivity.

After over a year, I took a few weeks with the Zenbook Duo 2025 to see how the updates added to the experience. 

What’s new?

The major changes for the ASUS Zenbook Duo 2025 is the updated processor and wireless connectivity. 

On the processor front, ASUS bumped the Intel “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra 9 185H processor to an updated “Arrow Lake” Core Ultra 9 285H processor. The updated architecture is built on a smaller manufacturing process bringing improvements to power efficiency and more. 

How does this improve things? Well, the performance feels better, although last years model was no slouch. 
The laptop loads from powered down quite quickly, and launches all your apps and browser quickly. You can switch between tabs or desktops with ease for pretty much any of your tasks with ease. 

The Zenbook Duo still relies on Intel’s integrated ARC Graphics, which doesn’t offer a lot for gamers, but is absolutely capable for any of your office and entertainment needs. 

I ran the Zenbook Duo through 3DMark, running the same benchmarks as last year and the new chip certainly shows performance gains on both the old TimeSpy and CPU Profile tests, as well as showing great performance in the more recently added Steel Nomad test. 

The new processor also includes Intel AI boost, capable of 13 Trillion Operations Per Second (TOPS). It’s a small boost over last year’s model which was capable of 11 TOPS – and here’s how it handled through the Geekbench AI test.

The battery life improvements on the Zenbook Duo 2025 are fairly decent, with a 12 hour video streaming session an easy enough task, and I worked through a full day and then more the next day doing office work making it a pretty good improvement on last year’s average of about 9 hours. 

The included 65W USB-C charger still charges the Zenbook Duo decently fast, getting similar stats to last year. A 50% charge takes around 35 minutes, while a full charge takes a shade under 80 minutes. 

The other updates are the Wifi which now supports Wifi7 routers, and an update from Bluetooth 5.3 to Bluetooth 5.4.

The Wifi was solid on my home Wifi 6E connection, and seemed just as solid on a guest Wifi 7 network I tried as well. 

Bluetooth was solid on last year’s model, and works just as well this year. In theory the bump will improve data throughput, allowing for better connections and range, with better quality audio. 

The Zenbook Duo 2025 comes with Windows 11 Home 24H2 with support through to October 2026. 

ASUS also includes display management, letting you easily move apps to either display – and using the Microsoft tab alignment to position the tabs. 

The MyASUS software for managing and diagnosing your laptop is also included, and it’s well worth spending a few minutes investigating this app when you first load up your laptop. It can register the device, as well as troubleshoot issues and set up your new laptop quite easily.

There’s little in the way of bloatware pre-installed. ASUS have included a number of their own utilities including ASUS GlideX and ScreenXpert – what you don’t find is a bunch of useless games and apps pre-installed, it’s just good to go.

What’s the same?

If you liked the form factor of the Zenbook Duo 2024, the latest model retains the same design down to the same weight and physical dimensions. 

The design for the Zenbook Duo was, and is for my mind, perfectly suited to the task. From the anodized aluminum body that stacks the dual 3K resolution ASUS Lumina OLED touchscreen displays on top of each other, with a removable folio keyboard that fits in between the displays when not in use, to the brilliant stand attached on the base. 

The folio is excellent. Though quite thin, it still feels quite sturdy and is very easy to work on, with well spaced keys that have just 1.4mm of key travel for fast, responsive typing, which is paired with a spacious trackpad that’s nicely centred. 

The keyboard folio is backlit, and battery powered, and while it charges while docked inside the laptop via POGO pins there’s also a USB-C port for charging if you need – and an on/off switch to save battery when not in use – however it never ran out of power in the time I used it.

The other accessory included again is the ASUS Pen 2.0. The touch displays work well with this active stylus, which offers 4096-levels of pressure, as well as interchangeable nibs – 2H, H, HB, B – letting you giving you options for digital hardness from the virtual pencil. It’s USB-C charged, with a 30-minute charge giving up to 140 hours of use. I’m no artist, however it’s a neat inclusion for anyone wanting more precise control.

The  FullHD resolution 3DNR (3D Noise Reduction) Infra-Red ASUS AiSense Camera also makes a return above the top display. The camera includes both an ambient light and colour sensor for secure Windows Hello login – it’s fast, and works really well.

The innovative (and sturdy) built-in kickstand underneath is back, letting you angle the laptop however you want, and combined with the hinged display allows you to really set your displays how you need them.

There’s still plenty of connectivity, with dual USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 ports and a USB Type-A port on the left, and a HDMI 2.1 port and combo audio jack on the right.

As with last year, the USB-C ports are on either side making it convenient for charging no matter which side the power point is on, and they’re Thunderbolt 4 ports supporting Display out as well as Power Delivery, giving you options for external monitors in addition to the brilliant internal OLED panels.

Final Thoughts

The saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and that rings true with the Zenbook Duo. 

While there’s nothing visually changing on the Zenbook Duo this year, the improved internals offer faster processing, longer battery life and faster connectivity to wireless devices. 

The form-factor for the Zenbook Duo is simply spot-on, so buffing the internals is the right decision here for ASUS. 

The dual displays, solid build, quality accessories in the ASUS Pen and Folio Keyboard make for a great choice when picking your next laptop to take on the road. 

You can find the ASUS Zenbook Duo on-sale through the ASUS e-store.