Asus’ Zenbook A14 that debuted at last year’s CES is now getting an even bigger sibling for CES 2026. The brand new Asus Zenbook A16 is a 16-inch counterpart to refreshed Zenbook A14, each packing Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processors. The 2 Zenbook A fashions are very related, each sporting OLED shows, two USB 4 ports, one USB-A, 70Whr batteries, and Asus’ Ceraluminum coating in earthy beige and grey tones.
The brand new 16-inch mannequin separates itself with its larger and higher show and a built-in SD card slot. The display of the A16 is 2880 x 1800 / 120Hz to the A14’s 1920 x 1200 / 60Hz, and it could actually hit 1,100 nits of peak brightness to the smaller mannequin’s 600 nits.
Each the Zenbook A14 and A16 are extremely gentle. In some configurations the A14 weighs beneath 2.2 kilos / 1kg, and the A16 is simply shy of two.65 kilos / 1.2kg. The 16-inch is across the weight of the LG Gram 16, which is a laptop computer that’s all about lightness, however the LG doesn’t have an SD card slot. I known as the Zenbook A14 Asus’ wannabe MacBook Air when it launched final 12 months, and the A16 appears to wish to be the 15-inch MacBook Air different. Although, when you’re a photographer like me, that SD card slot appears a pleasant quality-of-life improve.
The brand new Zenbook A14 and A16 are set to launch in early-to-mid Q2 2026, with pricing to be decided later.
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