MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) vs ASUS Zenbook S14 (2026) UX5406
The short answer
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) is the cheaper of the two at the price its maker announced: INR 239,900 against INR 249,990.
Compared only on figures both makers publish. Everything else is in the table below.
2 phones side by side.
| Specification |
 MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6)
₹2,39,900launch price
|
 ASUS Zenbook S14 (2026) UX5406
₹2,49,990launch price
|
|---|---|---|
| Placement | ||
| At its price | Not yet assessed | Not assessed |
| Spec index | — | — |
| Key Specs | ||
| RAM | 16GB unified memory (configurable to 24GB or 32GB) | 32GB LPDDR5X |
| Processor | Apple M6, 12-core CPU (2 super, 4 performance, 6 efficiency) | Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 386H |
| Battery | 72.4Wh lithium-polymer, up to 24 hours video streaming | 77WHrs, 4-cell Li-ion |
| Display | 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3024 x 1964, ProMotion up to 120Hz | 14-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED, 120Hz, touch |
| Graphics | 12-core Apple GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing | Intel Graphics |
| Storage | 1TB SSD (configurable to 2TB or 4TB) | 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
| General | ||
| Launch Date | 27 October 2026 (announced); on sale 6 November 2026 | 7 January 2026 (announced) |
| Operating System | macOS 27 Golden Gate | Windows 11 Pro |
| Colours | Space Black, Silver | Antrim Gray |
| Series | MacBook Pro | Zenbook S |
| Model Number | — | UX5406AA |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple M6 | Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 386H |
| CPU | 12-core: 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H with Intel NPU up to 50 TOPS |
| Graphics | 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core and a third-generation ray-tracing engine; up to 30% faster graphics than M5 | Intel Graphics |
| RAM | 16GB unified memory standard; 24GB or 32GB options | 32GB |
| RAM Type | Unified memory | LPDDR5X |
| Cores | 12 CPU cores | 16 cores, 16 threads |
| RAM Speed | Up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth (153GB/s on the 16GB configuration) | — |
| Graphics Memory | Unified memory shared with the CPU (16GB standard, up to 32GB) | — |
| Expandable Memory | — | Not expandable, memory on board |
| Clock Speed | — | 2.1 GHz, up to 4.9 GHz |
| Display | ||
| Display Type | Liquid Retina XDR with ProMotion and True Tone; optional nano-texture finish | OLED with touch screen and stylus support |
| Screen Size | 14.2 inches | 14-inch (35.56 cm) |
| Resolution | 3024 x 1964 native, 254 ppi | 3K (2880 x 1800) |
| Brightness | Up to 1000 nits sustained full-screen XDR and 1000 nits SDR (outdoor); up to 1600 nits peak HDR; minimum 1 nit; 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio | 500 nits, 1100 nits HDR peak brightness |
| Refresh Rate | Adaptive up to 120Hz (ProMotion); fixed rates of 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60Hz | 120Hz |
| Colour Gamut | P3 wide colour gamut, 1 billion colours | 100% DCI-P3 |
| Aspect Ratio | — | 16:10 |
| Touch Screen | — | Yes, with stylus support |
| Screen to Body Ratio | — | 90% |
| Design | ||
| Height | 22.12 cm / 8.71 inches (Apple lists this as depth) | 21.47 cm |
| Width | 31.26 cm / 12.31 inches | 31.03 cm |
| Thickness | 1.55 cm / 0.61 inch (Apple lists this as height) | 1.19 ~ 1.29 cm |
| Weight | 1.55 kg / 3.4 pounds | 1.20 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Build Material | 100% recycled aluminium enclosure | Ceraluminum lid, CNC-machined chassis, US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard |
| Backlit Keyboard | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys, plus ambient light sensor | Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.1mm key travel |
| Touchpad | Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing and Multi-Touch gestures | Precision touchpad |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | — |
| Storage | ||
| Storage Type | SSD | M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD |
| Internal Storage | 1TB standard; 2TB and 4TB options | 1TB |
| Storage Slots | — | 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 72.4 watt-hour | 77WHrs |
| Type | Lithium-polymer | 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion |
| Charging | MagSafe 3 or USB-C; 60W minimum recommended; fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes with a 96W or higher USB-C Power Adapter | USB Type-C charging |
| Power Adapter | 70W USB-C Power Adapter included | Type-C, 68W Ultra mini AC adapter |
| Battery Life | Up to 24 hours video streaming; up to 16 hours wireless web browsing | — |
| Ports & Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 (Thread also supported) | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) triple band 2x2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm headphone jack | 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack |
| USB Type-C | No | No |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4, up to 40Gb/s, with USB 4 and DisplayPort support | 2x Thunderbolt 4, data speed up to 40Gbps |
| HDMI | One HDMI port | 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS |
| USB Type-A | Not available | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A |
| Card Reader | SDXC card slot | — |
| Ethernet | Not available | — |
| Multimedia | ||
| Audio Features | Spatial Audio support | Dolby Atmos, Smart Amp Technology |
| Speakers | Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers and wide stereo sound | Built-in speakers with Smart Amp Technology |
| Webcam | 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, 1080p HD video | FHD camera with IR function to support Windows Hello |
| Microphone | Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming, Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes | Built-in array microphone |
| Features | ||
| Operating System Edition | macOS 27 Golden Gate (Siri AI in beta in macOS 27.2) | Windows 11 Pro |
| Security | Touch ID fingerprint sensor | Firmware TPM, Microsoft Pluton security processor, IR webcam with Windows Hello |
| In the Box | 14-inch MacBook Pro, 70W USB-C Power Adapter, 2 m USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable; polishing cloth with the nano-texture display option | Sleeve (accessories vary by region) |