Asus presents its new foldable screen laptop at CES 2022!

Asus Zenbook 17 Fold with OLED screen.

Asus unveiled its latest innovations at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. During this high-tech high mass, he particularly presented the foldable and surprising Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. A laptop capable of transforming into a real stationary workstation. Be careful, it may not be given.

The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (UX9702) is therefore portrayed as the world’s first 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop. This original design makes it possible to offer two sizes of OLED screen in a single device, according to a Press release. (The special microsite from Asus & The specifications).

Several computers in one!

On the one hand a large 17.3 inch 2.5K 4: 3 touchscreen that folds in the middle to create two 12.5 inch 1920 × 1280 transparent 3: 2 screens. Paired with the full-size ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth keyboard and touchpad, the foldable design offers the versatility of multiple modes: PC, Laptop, Tablet, Onscreen Keyboard, Book, and Extender.

The foldable OLED touchscreen is Dolby Visio HDR certified for ultra vivid picture quality, along with immersive Dolby Atmos sound and a powerful four-speaker Harman Kardon certified audio system, Asus says. An HD IR camera works with Windows Hello and the new Intel Visual Sensing Controller chip…

The Asus Zenbook 17 Fold with its keyboard.

Innovative functions

This new chip allows several original functions powered by the AI, in particular the detection of the presence of the user; an integrated color sensor for automatic adjustment of screen brightness and color temperature; and a 5 MP webcam with ASUS 3D Noise Reduction technology for clearer video calls, according to its designers.

To guarantee a certain level of performance, this laptop, which will arrive in mid-2022, is powered by the latest 12th generation Intel Core i7 U-Series processors. It also benefits from the Intel Iris Xe graphics card and two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, which support fast charging of the 75 Wh battery and connections to external displays. Finally, it should be noted that the whole would weigh approximately 1.65 kg.

Xavier Studer