Asus has just revealed a slew of notebooks at IFA 2018. Among the few notebooks they’ve revealed, there’s one interesting 2-in-1 that they’ve released today called the Zenbook Flip 13 and 15. Both, the Zenbook Flip 13 and 15 are now the world’s most compact convertibles.
These new 2-in-1s feature Asus’s 360° ErgoLift hinge is rated for 20,000 open and close cycles. Aside from that, the Zenbook Flip 13 and 15 feature an excellent slim body while balancing the performance.
On the inside, we’re looking at an Intel ® Core ™ i7-8565U processor, upto 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB PCIe SSD storage, 2TB SATA hard drive and a GTX 1050 Max-Q discrete GPU. There’s several variants of the device that would cater to every user’s needs.
Since these notebooks do feature the newly announced Intel Core i7-8565U and i5-8265U processors, these notebooks also support Gigabit WiFi out of the box for those crazy download speeds.
For now, there’s no word on pricing and availability. However, if we do get an update from the folks at Asus, we’ll be sure to update you with them.
Here’s the spec sheet that compares the Asus Zenbook Flip 13 and 15.
| Zenbook Flip 13 | Zenbook Flip 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7-8565U Core i5-8265U | Core i7-8565U Core i5-8265U |
| GPU | Integrated UHD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GTX 1050 Max-Q 2GB |
| RAM | 8GB / 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 | 16GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 512GB/256GB PCIe ® SSD 512GB/256GB SATA3 SSD | 512GB PCIe ® SSD 512GB / 256GB SATA3 SSD 2TB SATA HDD 5400RPM |
| Display Size | 13.3” FHD (1920x1080) Touchscreen 3.5mm-thin bezel | 15.6” LED-backlit 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touchscreen 15.6” LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) Touchscreen 4.5mm-thin bezel |
| Battery Size | 50Wh 3-cell lithium-polymer battery | 57Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery 86Wh 6-cell lithium-polymer battery (SSD SKU only) |
| I/O Ports | Option 1 (without world-facing camera) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ™ 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x Standard HDMI 1 x Audio combo jack 1 x DC in Option 2 (with world-facing camera) 2 x Type-C ™ USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Audio combo jack 1 x DC in | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ™ (data transfer only) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 2.0 1 x Standard HDMI 1 x SD card reader 1 x Audio combo jack |
| Weight | 1.3kg | 1.9kg |
