ASUS today announced the launch data for the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. It will be the world's first foldable 17,3-inch OLED laptop, which will start at 3.999 euros in its most basic model and will launch globally during the fourth quarter of 2022.
The announcement took place during the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED launch event. Some details of the ASUS stand at IFA 2022 that takes place this week in Berlin, Germany, have also been revealed there.
This is the new Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
The ultra-compact and lightweight foldable 17-inch Zenbook 12,5 Fold OLED laptop unfolds into a versatile 17,3-inch device with 6 modes for the ideal posture you need at all times. Its weight is ultra light, only 1,5 kg without keyboard. It's built to last, as its 180° seamless hinge mechanism is precision engineered to withstand at least 30.000 opening and closing cycles; in addition to having a 75 Wh battery to keep up the pace all day.
This laptop will allow us to enjoy immersive entertainment with its 4″ 3K 17,3:2.5 FOLED touch screen. The screen also has Dolby Vision PANTONE validation and Dolby Atmos audio with four Harman Kardon speakers. Its user detection technology with HD IR camera and a 5 MP AI webcam with ASUS 3DNR; makes them change the brightness and color temperature of the screen automatically to have a perfect vision at all times and situations.
Characteristics of the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
- CPU: 7th Generation Intel Core i1250-12U Processors Alder lake.
- Screen without folding: 2.5” foldable 2560K (1920 × 17,3) OLED touchscreen, 4:3 aspect ratio, 350 nits LED backlight.
- Folded screen: 2 sections of 12,5” (1920 × 1280), 3:2 aspect ratio.
- Operating system: Windows 11 Pro or Home
- Graphic card: Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
- Principal memory: Integrated 5GB LPDDR16.
- Storage: 2TB M.4.0 NVMe PCIe 1 SSD.
- Connectivity: Intel Wi-Fi 6Ei, Bluetooth® 5.2.
- Camera: 5 MP AI camera with 3D Noise Reduction technology, and HD camera with IR function and Intel Visual Sensing Controller, color sensor for automatic control of color temperature and brightness.
- 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C® ports up to 40 Gbps.
- 1 combined audio jack.
- Four built-in speakers with Harman Kardon-certified Dolby Atmos.
- Built-in microphone compatible with Cortana and Alexa voice recognition.
- 75 Wh battery for a duration of up to 9,5 hours in 12,5″ laptop mode; and up to 8,5 hours of battery life in 17,3″ desktop mode.
- Type-C® AC adapter, 65 W.
- DC output 20 V, 3,25 A, 65 W, Input: AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, universal
- Screen dimensions without folding: 378,5 × 287,6 × 8,7 ~ 12,9 mm.
- Folded screen dimensions: 287,6 × 189,3 × 17,4 ~ 34,4 mm
- ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth keyboard and touchpad dimensions: 285 × 182 × 5,5 mm
- Weight without keyboard and touchpad ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth: 1,5 kg
- Weight with ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth® keyboard and touchpad: 1,8 kg
