At the IFA 2022 show, Asus introduced a laptop that asks an old question in a new form: how much a screen can change when the object holding it can bend. The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED opens into a single 17.3-inch display and folds into two 12.5-inch panels, letting one machine take on several shapes depending on how it is held. It is priced at $3,499 and is set for a global rollout in the fourth quarter of 2022, though its promises rest on the manufacturer's own account until real hands and real months test them.
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold Unfolds Into Two OLED Displays, Launching Globally in Q4 2022 at $3,499
One screen that behaves like two sizes of display
At the IFA 2022 show, Asus introduced a laptop that asks an old question in a new form: how much a screen can change when the object holding it can bend. The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED opens into a single 17.3-inch display and folds into two 12.5-inch panels, letting one machine take on several shapes depending on how it is held. It is priced at $3,499 and is set for a global rollout in the fourth quarter of 2022, though its promises rest on the manufacturer's own account until real hands and real months test them.
Asus chose IFA 2022 to unveil the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, model UX9702, which the company describes as the world's first foldable laptop. Its central idea is a single display that works as two different sizes depending on how the machine is opened, folded or propped.
Opened flat, the screen is a 17.3-inch 2.5K OLED touchscreen. Folded down the middle, it becomes two 12.5-inch FHD+ panels, with a hinge that opens through 180 degrees. Asus cites 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage, PANTONE validation, TUV Rheinland blue-light certification and Intel Evo certification. The magnesium-alloy body measures 8.7mm unfolded and weighs 1.5 kilograms without its keyboard, or 1.8 kilograms with it.
The fold makes six modes possible: Laptop, Extend, Desktop, Reader, Tablet and Laptop with a Bluetooth keyboard. Inside is a 12th-generation Intel Core i7 U-series processor, up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 1TB of storage and Windows 11 Home, with a 75Whr battery and a 65W charger in the box.
The device starts at $3,499 in Tech Black, with a global rollout planned for the fourth quarter of 2022. Every figure comes from the announcement itself. How the folding screen, hinge and battery hold up over time remains untested, and post-release reviews will be the first real measure.
Asus used its IFA 2022 showing to launch the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, model UX9702, which the company calls the world's first foldable laptop. The headline idea is a single screen that behaves like two sizes of display depending on how the machine is held, opened or propped up.
Opened flat, the display is a 17.3-inch 2.5K OLED touchscreen. Fold it down the middle and it becomes two 12.5-inch FHD+ OLED panels. The hinge opens through 180 degrees. The panel runs at 60Hz and has an 87-percent screen-to-body ratio, 500 nits of HDR peak brightness and a 0.2ms response time. Asus says it covers 100 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut, is PANTONE validated for color accuracy, and is TUV Rheinland certified for reducing harmful blue light. The laptop is also Intel Evo certified.
The body is magnesium alloy, and Asus puts the thickness at 8.7mm when unfolded. Without the keyboard it weighs 1.5 kilograms; with the keyboard attached, 1.8 kilograms.
The fold is what gives the machine its range of modes. Asus lists six: Laptop, Extend, Desktop, Reader, Tablet, and Laptop with a Bluetooth keyboard. The keyboard is a Bluetooth unit paired with a touchpad, with a full-size 19.05mm key pitch and 1.4mm of key travel.
Inside is a 12th-generation Intel Core i7 U-series processor with Intel Iris Xe graphics. Memory goes up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and storage up to a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD. It ships with Windows 11 Home. A 75Whr battery is paired with a 65W fast charger included in the box.
Connectivity covers two USB-C Thunderbolt ports, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.0 and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Other features include a 5MP AI webcam with an infrared function, quad speakers with Dolby Atmos support, and Asus 3D noise reduction technology.
The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED starts at $3,499 and comes in Tech Black. Asus plans a global rollout in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Everything here comes from the product announcement. Specifications are the manufacturer's own, and how the folding screen, the hinge and the battery perform in daily use has yet to be tested. Reviews after the Q4 release will be the first real measure of that.
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Asus describes the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED as the world's first foldable laptop, offering two display sizes in one device.— Asus, at IFA 2022
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