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Assessing the Design of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED
The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED boasts a futuristic and distinct design compared to the current Vivobook lineup. This laptop comes with a sturdy aluminum frame wrapped in a V-patterned texture and tactile structure combined with Asus' unique logo featuring a warning strip on the LID.
The interior features a spacious keyboard with the warning labels on the Enter key removed to enhance its industrial charm. The laptop is available in two color variants, namely Gentle Blue and Cool Silver. Although the bottom of this laptop is made of polycarbonate, the feel remains premium and robust. The 16-inch screen it carries comes with a relatively thin bezel or frame.
Despite sporting a 16-inch screen, the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED has a chassis size not much different from a 15-inch laptop. How is this possible? One of the secrets lies in the very thin screen bezels. Thanks to NanoEdge Display technology, this laptop can display with a screen-to-body ratio of up to 86% to significantly reduce the chassis size automatically.
With a thickness of just 1.89cm and weighing less than 2kg, the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED can be considered a solution for content creators to work on the go without compromising comfort.
In terms of connectivity, the right side of the machine features a power input port, an HDMI port, a USB 3.2 Gen1 port, an HDMI port, a USB Type-C port (supporting Thunderbolt 4, PowerDelivery, and DisplayPort 1.4), a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD card reader. While on the left side of the laptop, there are two USB 2.0 ports and two LED indicator lights.
Performance Evaluation of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED
The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED laptop is available in two variants powered by either the Intel Core i7-11370H quad-core (8-thread) Tiger Lake H35 generation processor or the 11th generation Intel Core running at a standard speed of 3.3GHz and TurboBoost up to 4.8GHz, with integrated dual-channel 16GB DDR4-3200Mhz RAM which is not upgradeable.
In terms of graphics, the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED laptop is quite powerful in its segment thanks to the integrated GPU being the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 combined with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q GPU. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 GPU features 96 execution units (EU) with speeds ranging from 200 to 1250MHz. The graphics performance of the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 can even be said to be comparable to low-end discrete GPUs such as the Nvidia GeForce MX350.
The machine is also equipped with independent graphics from Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q based on the GA107 chip using the Ampere architecture. The GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q card is based on 2048 CUDA cores with a speed of 1222MHz and boost up to 1500MHz combined with 64 TMUs and 16 ROPs. It is paired with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM with a speed of 12Gbps with a 128-bit memory interface.
The performance of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED is quite impressive, capable of handling various content creation applications such as video editing, photo editing, etc. Daily use is also relatively comfortable due to its quick and responsive feel. The reliable cooling solution ensures stable operational performance.
OLED Display
Thanks to its 16-inch screen, the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED provides a more spacious workspace for content creators. Not only large, but the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED also utilizes a high-resolution display panel.
With a 4K resolution (3840×2400), content creators can work more freely and even 'play' with high-resolution content. Furthermore, the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED features a 16:10 aspect ratio, which is highly suitable for content creators as it provides a wider workspace compared to the 16:9 screens still widely used on various laptops.
The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED is also one of ASUS's creative laptops featuring ASUS OLED display technology. Unlike other display technologies, ASUS OLED provides a comprehensive solution, not only delivering the best image quality but also equipped with eye health protection technology. It has also pocketed numerous certifications, ensuring that ASUS OLED laptops have professional-grade display quality.
This laptop is rated to have the best image display quality in its segment, why is that? The key lies in color reproduction, and the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED's screen has a 100% DCI-O3 color gamut. DCI-P3 is also a color gamut used by the film industry because it has a very wide color range, allowing details in movies to be displayed very well.
However, the ability to display a wide range of colors would be meaningless if the displayed colors are not accurate. This is where ASUS OLED technology once again demonstrates superiority, it is calibrated from the outset to ensure that every color shade is displayed as intended.
Another advantage provided by ASUS OLED is consistent image quality. Screens equipped with this technology can maintain image quality, including accuracy and color reproduction, even when the screen is set at low brightness levels. Not just at 50%, even at as low as 11% brightness, the ASUS OLED screen can display image quality similar to 100% brightness. Consistency in image quality presentation is crucial, especially for creatives and content creators.
Audio
Similar to other mid-range and high-end Asus laptops, in this review of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED, it is also equipped with two high-quality speakers from Harman Kardon. The sound produced by these speakers is clear with stable detail levels for a laptop speaker. The sound characteristics are dominated by mid and high tones, but the bass is still quite audible and makes music more enjoyable.
Keyboard – Touchpad
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED comes with a beautifully designed keyboard with a distinctive line break on the enter key equipped with backlighting to facilitate typing in low light conditions. The keys on the keyboard are quite spacious, comfortable to use for many hours.
The touchpad of the Vivobook Pro 16X OLED is integrated with Asus Dialpad, quite comfortable and accurate, thus can support efficient work.
Battery
The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED laptop is supported by a 6 Cell 3S2P 96 Whrs lithium-prismatic battery that can meet the energy needs of content creators and is equipped with fast charging feature, capable of charging up to 60% in just 49 minutes via the USB Type-C port.
The actual figure this battery achieves is about 12 hours with basic work tasks.
Conclusion
Not every large-screen laptop is unworthy of ownership, and the concept of 'the bigger, the better' becomes very relevant in some use cases, one of which is content creation. The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED proves that a large and quality screen laptop can still have fast performance and be easily portable in terms of size and weight. The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED is ready to serve content creators with the best screen in its segment with fast performance.
Advantages of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED
- Specially designed for content creators
- Powerful CPU and GPU performance
- Best-in-class 16-inch 4K OLED display
- Enhanced Asus numeric keypad features
Disadvantages of Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED
- Integrated RAM, not upgradeable
