Asus Vivobook S16 with long battery life, 120Hz QHD display and NPU now orderable

Asus has already introduced the new Vivobook S16, and now the laptop has become available for purchase in European markets such as Germany. Specifically, the 16-inch notebook with the model number S3607QA-PL006W can be ordered for €999 including 19% VAT. Apparently, another configuration of the Vivobook S16 will carry the model number S3607QA-PL004W and a lower price tag of €899. This variant is equipped with a 512GB instead of 1TB SSD. Both variants sport soldered 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and the same exact Qualcomm Snapdragon X1-26-100 processor.

This ARM chipset features an NPU with 45 TOPS, which should result in decent performance in AI workloads. Furthermore, these new Asus laptops are equipped with a 16-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a response time of 0.2ms and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The IPS panel supposedly has a peak brightness of 500 nits and a typical brightness of 400 nits. According to Asus, the sRGB color space is fully covered.

Furthermore, the Vivobook S16 weighs 3.8 lbs and measures 14 x 9.9 x 0.7 inches. It also has a Full-HD webcam, as well as built-in microphones and speakers. In terms of connectivity, there’s one HDMI 2.1 port, along with two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A and two USB 4.0 ports that support display output. WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 4.3 are onboard, while the 70Wh battery can be charged to 60% in just 49 minutes. Asus also claims that the Vivobook S16 meets the US MIL-STD-810H standard and has a battery life of up to 32 hours. However, a quite similar version of this laptop lasted almost 20 hours in our comprehensive review.