
ASUS has launched two new AI-powered laptops in India — the premium Zenbook S16 and the Vivobook 16. The Zenbook S16 features a slim magnesium-aluminium alloy body and a 3K OLED touchscreen, while the Vivobook 16 offers AMD’s latest AI 7 350 processor for a balance of speed and value. Let’s take a look at their price and specifications below:
ASUS Zenbook S16, Vivobook 16: price
The Vivobook 16 carries a starting price of Rs 75,990, while the Zenbook S16 is priced at Rs 149,990. These laptops can be purchased from the ASUS e-shop, Flipkart, Amazon, Reliance stores, and partner-exclusive stores.
ASUS Zenbook S16: specifications, features
- Design and build: The laptop has a slim and lightweight chassis, measuring 35.36 x 24.30 x 1.19–1.29 cm and weighing 1.50 kg, making it easy to carry around. The ASUS Zenbook S16 is available in two colour variants—Zumaia Grey and Scandinavian White.
- Display: It features a 16.0-inch 3K OLED touchscreen display with a 2880 x 1800 resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio. The panel supports a 120Hz refresh rate, 0.2ms response time, and 400 nits of brightness (500 nits HDR peak).

- With 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification, and TÜV Rheinland and SGS Eye Care certification, it delivers sharp, colour-accurate visuals with reduced blue light.
- Processor and AI Capabilities: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, clocked up to 5GHz, fuels the laptop. It includes an XNDA 2 NPU that delivers up to 50 TOPS of AI performance. It comes equipped with integrated AMD Radeon 860M graphics for smooth visual output.
- Memory and Storage: The laptop includes 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM running at 8000MHz and offers 1TB of PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD storage.
- Connectivity and Ports: Wireless connectivity includes tri-band Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and Bluetooth 5.4.
- Port options include two USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C ports with display and charging support, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, one HDMI 2.1 (TMDS), a 3.5mm combo audio jack, and an SD 4.0 card reader.
- Battery and Charging: It has a 78Wh lithium-polymer battery along with a 65W Type-C power adapter.
- Others: Six built-in speakers with Dolby Atmos, three built-in microphones, FHD IR camera, ASUS ErgoSense touchpad and more.
ASUS Vivobook 16: specifications, features
- Design and build: The laptop measures 35.70 x 25.06 x 1.79–1.99 cm and weighs approximately 1.88 kg, offering a balance of portability and screen real estate.
- Display: It features a 16-inch Full HD+ IPS display with a 1920 x 1200 resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio. The panel supports a 60Hz refresh rate, 300 nits of peak brightness, and 45 percent NTSC colour gamut.
- Processor and graphics: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor with 8 cores, 16 threads, and clock speeds up to 5.0GHz powers the laptop.
- It includes an AMD XDNA 2 NPU that delivers up to 50 TOPS of AI processing power. Integrated AMD Radeon 860M graphics handle everyday visual and media tasks.
- Memory and Storage: It comes with 16GB of DDR5 RAM running at 5600MHz, with a SO-DIMM slot for future upgrades. For storage you get a 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD.
- Connectivity and Ports: Wireless connectivity is via Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
- Port selection includes two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C ports (with display and power delivery support), one HDMI 2.1 (TMDS) port, and a 3.5mm combo audio jack.
- Battery and Charging: The laptop uses a 42Wh battery and supports 65W fast charging via USB-C.
- Others: Full HD IR webcam, built-in array microphone, ASUS SonicMaster with Dirac tuning and more.
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