Name: Vivobook 16 OLED (X1605)
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 20843

                ASUS Vivobook 16 OLED
                Let Your Vision Shine
              
Everything is smoother with the powerful ASUS Vivobook 16 OLED, the feature-packed laptop with a brilliant 120 Hz1 OLED HDR2 display that has a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 gamut. And everything’s easier too, thanks to user-friendly features including a 180° lay-flat hinge, a physical webcam shield and dedicated function keys to turn your mic and camera on or off. Your health is in safe hands with ASUS Antibacterial Guard protecting frequently-touched surfaces. Enjoy the smooth power of Vivobook 16 OLED!

ASUS No.1 OLED: GFK and NPD combined retail data in 2021 Q4~2022 Q1, worldwide market.

World’s leading 16” 3.2K 120Hz OLED display

16:10 aspect ratio, 3200 by 2000 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, Three-sided NanoEdge 86.5% screen-to-body ratio, 0.2 ms response time, 100% DCI-P3, customizable color gamut, PANTONE^® Validated, average Delta-E < 2³, 550 nits peak brightness

One Vivobook 16 OLED opened at 90-degree with one viewing from the front and another viewing from the rear.

Windows 11 Home

Up to

16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz

with one upgradable SO-DIMM memory⁴

Up to

1 TB PCIe^® 3.0 SSD

storage⁵

Big

70 Wh

battery capacity⁶

WiFi 6

superb connecting speed⁷

ASUS ErgoSense keyboard

for the best typing experience

One-touch login

Via touchpad fingerprint sensor⁸

ASUS webcam shield

for instant privacy

3DNR webcam

for clear video calls

99% bacterial inhibition

with ASUS Antibacterial Guard⁹

180<sup class='sign-deg' aria-label='degree'>°</sup> hinge for versatile use

180^° hinge

for diverse usage

ASUS AI noise cancelation

noise-free video conferencing

Display

Explore a fresh new vision

Explore a fresh new visual experience with Vivobook 16 OLED’s amazing three-sided NanoEdge display with a 16:10 aspect-ratio. It’s super-bright, with a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 color gamut for ultra-vivid colors. It’s also PANTONE^® Validated for professional-grade color accuracy and TÜV Rheinland-certified for low blue-light emissions. It’s perfect for any task, whether it’s work, play or entertainment — let Vivobook 16 OLED add brilliance to your life!

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Vivobook 15 OLED opened at 90 degrees, displaying colorful in-screen.

Up to

3200 by 2000

resolution

0.2 ms

response time

16:10

aspect-ratio

Three-sided

NanoEdge design

Average

Delta-E < 2

color accuracy³

Up to

550 nits

peak brightness

high dynamic range

industry standard color fidelity

flicker free certified

low blue light hardware certified

SGS Performance-Tested Eye Care Display icon.

low blue light certified

ASUS OLED Display

An OLED cinema in your hands

Vivobook 16 OLED’s display has a best-in-class color gamut. It reproduces colors with superb real-life accuracy for professional-grade visuals, making it perfect for professional and creative work, or anyone who simply wants to enjoy the very best color fidelity. An OLED display, due to the nature of the special organic light-emitting compounds it uses, reduces harmful blue light by up to 70%¹⁰ compared to LCD displays, making it extra gentle on your eyes to reduce the risk of retinal damage.

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A comparison between LCD display and OLED display.

100% DCI-P3

best-in-class color gamut

Up to

1.07 billion

colors

Up to

550 nits

peak brightness

1,000,000:1

contrast ratio

0.2 ms

ultrafast response time

70% less

harmful blue light

ASUS OLED Display

5 reasons to choose ASUS OLED laptops

100% DCI-P3 best-in-class color gamut

Vivid displays for precise creativity, color work and vibrant visual entertainment.

70% less harmful blue light

With lower harmful blue-light levels, OLED offers better eye care and sleep quality.

120 Hz / 0.2 ms ultimate motion clarity
Blur-free action scenes in movies and games, with ultra-smooth text scrolling.
Clearer images at any brightness
Rich colors even at low brightness — always stunning.
DisplayHDR™ True Black 500
The deep blacks allow you to see previously unseen details in dark movie scenes.

‘ASUS OLED laptop display’ vs. ‘Most LCD laptop displays’ comparison chart.Display resolution comparison ASUS OLED laptop display 3.2Kvs. Most LCD laptop displays FHD Pixel count comparisonASUS OLED laptop with up to 6,400,000 pixels vs. Most LCD laptop displays with 2,073,600 pixelsRefresh rate comparisonASUS OLED laptop display 120 Hz/ 0.2 ms motion clarity vs. Most LCD laptop displays 60 HzResponse time comparison.ASUS OLE Most D laptop display 0.2 ms vs. LCD laptop displays 10msColor gamut comparison.ASUS OLED laptop display 100% DCI-P3 (133% sRGB) Best-in-class colors Vs. Most LCD laptop displays 62.5% sRGB (45% NTSC)PANTONE<sup class='sign-cr' aria-label='registered'>®</sup> validated comparisonASUS OLED laptop with PANTONE<sup class='sign-cr' aria-label='registered'>®</sup> validated Vs. Most LCD laptop displays without PANTONE<sup class='sign-cr' aria-label='registered'>®</sup> validatedPeak brightness comparisonASUS OLED laptop display up to 500 nits vs.Most LCD laptop displays 250 nitsContrast ratio comparisonASUS OLED laptop display 1,000,000:1vs. Most LCD laptop displays 1000:1Harmful blue light comparisonASUS OLED laptop display 6.5% harmful blue lightvs. Most LCD laptop displays 21.5% harmful blue lightColor depth comparisonASUS OLED laptop display 1.07 billion colorsVs. Most LCD laptop displays 16.7 million colors

ASUS OLED laptop displays. DISPLAY RESOLUTION Up to 3.2K (3200 by 200 PIXEL COUNT Up to 6,400,000 pixels. Aspect ratio 16:10 Bigger workspace. REFRESH RATE 120 Hz 120 Hz / 0.2 ms response time OLED has better motion clarity than 165 Hz / 3 ms LCD. RESPONSE TIME 0.2 ms Up to 50x faster response time for smooth action. COLOR GAMUT 100% DCI-P3 (133% sRGB) Best-in-class colors. PANTONE<sup class='sign-cr' aria-label='registered'>®</sup> VALIDATED Yes. PEAK BRIGHTNESS Up to 550 nits. CONTRAST RATIO 1,000,000:1 DisplayHDR<sup class='sign-tm' aria-label='Trademark'>™</sup> True Black 500 certified. HARMFUL BLUE LIGHT 6.5% 70% reduction harmful blue light for eye care. COLOR DEPTH Up to 1.07 billion colors.

Motion Clarity

World-leading motion clarity with 120 Hz OLED display

The world’s first 120 Hz refresh rate, 0.2 ms response time OLED laptop display gives you so much more on top of the best colors and quality for any content — gaming, creation, day-to-day work and media entertainment can all benefit from the smoother-than-ever experience. In a word, it’s awesome!

Different scenarios of 120 Hz / 0.2 ms refresh rate including animate designing a picture of lion, gaming a car game, video streaming a skiing video and scrolling a magazine website article.

Motion Clarity

Ultimate 120 Hz / 0.2 ms for exceptional motion clarity

The new premium ASUS OLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and 0.2 ms pixel response time is incredibly smooth and clear. In fact, both surprisingly and counter-intuitively, the 120 Hz / 0.2 ms OLED display is faster than a 165 Hz / 3 ms LCD IPS display — because it reduces ghosting to an indiscernible level. Simply put, this means even fast-moving visuals are smoother and clearer than ever.

Motion Clarity

How 120 Hz / 0.2 ms OLED display has better motion clarity than 165 Hz / 3 ms LCD display

It seems counter-intuitive that a 120 Hz / 3 ms OLED display could outperform a 165 Hz / 3 ms LCD display rival — so how is this possible? Well, the LCD panel takes precisely 6.06 ms to refresh each frame, but it takes another 3 ms of response time to process the correct colors. That’s a total of 9.06 ms to fully load the image. A 144 Hz / 12.5 ms LCD display takes even longer, at 19.44 ms to show the full, final frame of each image. But with its extreme-speed response, a 120 Hz / 0.2 ms OLED display takes just 8.5 ms to process the same — making it even faster than a 165 Hz / 3 ms LCD display.

A cartoon man running showing that 120 Hz / 0.2 ms can make the fastest visual compare to 144Hz/12.5 ms LCD and 165 Hz /3ms LCD.

ASUS Splendid Technology

Customizable color gamut for every need

The display’s color gamut can be quickly and easily switched for different tasks or preferences. On top of the ultravivid native color setting, choose sRGB for creating web content or browsing, DCI-P3 for cinema content, or Display P3 for movie-grade colors finessed to fit everyday viewing in the real world.

Four scenario showcasing lightstream with sRGB, video streaming of a man with DCI-P3 mode, a trendy girl with make up under P3 mode and a clear picture of bubble under native mode.

User Experience

Safe and secure

Close-up view of the built-in fingerprint sensor in the touchpad.

Unlock in one touch

Accessing your device has never been easier or more secure! With the built-in fingerprint sensor⁸ in the touchpad and Windows Hello, there’s no need to type in your password every time — all you need is a single touch!

Physical webcam privacy shield

Vivobook 16 OLED takes your privacy and security seriously. There’s an integrated privacy shield that slides over the webcam for instant privacy, shielding you from prying eyes and disturbances.

3DNR

Real-time webcam image optimization

ASUS 3D Noise Reduction (3DNR) Technology and the new webcam effects in MyASUS take your video-calling experience to the next level. 3DNR significantly upgrades the webcam image clarity, with a unique algorithm that sharpens images and performs real-time de-noising to make sure everything looks crisp and clear during video calls. The webcam effects in MyASUS add several useful image-processing features, including Background Blurring for enhanced privacy; Lighting Optimization to keep faces out of shadow; Motion Tracking to always keep you center-frame; and Eye Tracking to reduce the effect of your eyes wandering away from the camera.

In comparison with a webcam without 3DNR algorithm, a webcam with 3DNR algorithm has clearer webcam image.

ErgoSense

Brilliantly nuanced ErgoSense keyboard

It’s our mission at ASUS to elevate human interaction with technology to a higher and more intuitive level than ever before. The latest ASUS ErgoSense keyboard are engineered to enable an unrivaled input experience that’s in harmony with how you move, feel and touch. Your comfort is our highest priority. That’s why the ErgoSense keyboard has an incredibly satisfying feel, with the optimum bounce and travel calculated with fine-tuned precision. Experience the ErgoSense keyboard, and you’ll soon find yourself cruising effortlessly through your work.

Vivobook 15X OLED opened at a wide angle and seen from the side, showing the ASUS ErgoSense keyboard.

Close-up view of ASUS ErgoSense keyboard highlighting the full-size 19.05 mm key pitch between two keys.

Full-sized keyboard
19.05 mm

It’s time to say hello to ErgoSense, and goodbye to cramped laptop keyboards! The full-size 19.05 mm key pitch is the same as a desktop keyboard, so you can whizz through your work with superb typing comfort and accuracy.

Close-up view of a key on ASUS ErgoSense keyboard highlighting the 0.2 mm dished key caps.

Dished key caps
0.2 mm

The 0.2 mm key-cap dish is designed to match the shape of your fingertips. The smooth-edged indent is carefully crafted for a comfortable yet precise feel, so your fingers are gently guided to the ideal contact point with the keys.

Close-up view of a key on ASUS ErgoSense keyboard highlighting the long 1.4 mm key travel.

Long key travel
1.4 mm

Good tactile feedback is important to let you know that your key press has been registered. The long 1.4 mm key travel lets you type without having to use too much force. And underneath the key, there’s a rubber dome crafted by keyboard experts here at ASUS. It guarantees your click force is met with just the right tactile bump you need for a nice grip.

A top-down view of numeric keypad is shown with calculator hotkeys.

Enhance number key layout

Blitz through data-crunching tasks with the enhanced number key layout! This features hotkeys for the calculator, CE and +/- functions, along with increased spacing to match the full-size key pitch for more intuitive number entry.

Close-up view of F9 and F10 key showing F9 as mic on or off control button and F10 as camera on or off control button.

Dedicated function keys

Pressing F9 toggles the mic on or off and the F10 key controls the webcam shield.

ASUS Antibacterial Guard

99% bacterial inhibition. Your health safeguarded.

The surface of any laptop harbors thousands of potentially harmful bacteria. To keep your laptop hygienic, it’s protected by ASUS Antibacterial Guard — a special surface treatment that keeps the bugs at bay. In fact, Antibacterial Guard has been scientifically proven⁹ to inhibit the growth of bacteria¹² by more than 99% over a 24-hour period, ensuring the surfaces¹³ of your laptop clean and sanitary for longer and reducing the spread of potentially harmful bacteria via contact.

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The keyboard of an ASUS Antibacterial Guard-treated laptop with 3D images of bacteria bouncing off it shows the effect of its bacterial-inhibiting effect.

Proven

99%

bacterial-inhibiting effect

ISO 22196

tested⁹

At least

3 years

of lasting protection

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ASUS Antibacterial Guard

Without ASUS Antibacterial Guard a sample of 10,000 bacterial cells grew to 28,000. Performing the same test with Antibacterial Guard saw the count reduced to just 16 — a growth restriction of more than 99%. Our test adheres to ISO 22196¹², and involves both E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

All bacteria can be classified by Gram staining into Gram positive or Gram negative, named after bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram. The ISO 22196¹² test defines Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli respectively as Gram positive and Gram negative. Many industries choose these two bacteria as test targets — and it is these that are tested against ASUS Antibacterial Guard.

Rod-shaped, Gram-negative E. coli bacteria are shown.

The ASUS Antibacterial Guard treatment consists of positively-charged silver ions and is durable enough for at least three years of normal usage¹⁴. Household cleaning products and agents such as alcohol wipes and soap water won’t easily wear away the silver-ion surface treatment, ensuring ASUS Antibacterial Guard’s long-lasting bacterial-inhibiting effect.

The first picture shows scattered silver ions that are positively charged. The second picture shows attracting negatively charged bacteria. The third picture shows silver ions piercing through the surface of bacterial cells, damaging their structure.

Design Highlight

Be extraordinary!

Vivobook 16 OLED is extraordinary, with a clean design and two eye-catching colors. Choose from charming Indie Black or distinguished Transparent Silver — whichever says ‘that’s me!’ It’s slim enough to pop unobtrusively into any backpack, and light enough for easy one-handed carrying.

An opened Vivobook 16 OLED showing its screen and keyboard and an opened one showing its cover.

1.8 kg

light¹⁵

180^° Hinge

Wide open for sharing

Vivobook 16 OLED features a precision-engineered, lay-flat hinge that makes it easy to share content with others, or collaborate with a group of people around a table.

Vivobook 16 OLED opened up to 180 degrees.

Connectivity

Perfect in every detail

Vivobook 16 OLED keeps you fully connected with its comprehensive I/O ports. There are one USB-C^® 3.2 Gen 1 port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, a USB 2.0 port, HDMI^® output and an audio combo jack — so it’s easy to connect all your existing peripherals, displays and projectors.

Two Vivobook 16 OLED are closed and shown from left-side and right-side views, presenting I/O ports from left to right — an audio jack, a USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C, two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, a HDMI, a DC-in 1.4 and a USB 2.0.

USB 2.0

USB 3.2 Gen 1

USB-C^® 3.2 Gen 1

HDMI^®

audio combo jack

Performance

Smooth power

Vivobook 16 OLED helps you effortlessly complete all your tasks faster than ever, whether it’s at work, at home, or out and about. The 12th Gen Intel^® Core^™ processors with 16 GB of fast memory and 1 TB of speedy SSD storage ensure there’s always plenty of smooth power in reserve, whatever you need to do.

The back view of a woman working on a graphic chart on Vivobook 16 OLED.

Windows 11 Pro

Up to

Iris^® X^e

Intel^® graphics

Up to

1 TB

PCIe^® 3.0 SSD

Up to

16 GB

memory

Thermal

Cooler, quieter and faster!

To keep it cool in all situations, Vivobook 16 OLED uses an upgraded Dual vents, heat pipe, and an IceBlade fan that efficiently accelerates heat transfer to stabilized the performance and prevent it from overheated.

Dual

vents

87

IceBlades

WiFi

Fine-tuned with ASUS WiFi Master technology

Vivobook 16 OLED offers a comprehensive range of wireless connectivity. The WiFi 6⁷ allows you to load online content in the blink of an eye.

Learn more about WiFi 6

Vivobook 16 OLED is shown a WiFi icon in the display with speed rays in the background.

Up to

WiFi 6

802.11ax

4x

network capacity¹⁶

3x

faster than standard AC¹⁷

75%

lower latency¹⁸

Battery

Wonder for longer

Vivobook 16 OLED has a long-lasting 70 Wh high-capacity⁶ battery that keeps it going for longer while you wander around the world!

Oblique view of an opened Vivobook 16 OLED with sun and mountain in the background and a clock underneath the laptop.

Up to

70 Wh

battery capacity

Audio

Outstanding audio to hear the world

ASUS SonicMaster is a combination of hardware, software and audio tuning designed with the goal of giving you the very best audio experience. A professional-grade code ensures precise audio encoding and decoding; while amplifiers, large speakers and resonance chambers perfectly suited to Vivobook 16 OLED ensure a powerful audio delivery and deeper bass. Additional signal processing and tuning help refine minute details, filter noise and improve audio clarity so you get truly immersive sound.

Vivobook 16 OLED opened at a wide angle and seen from the side, playing concert video with two audio waves on both sides of the laptop.

Noise Cancelation

Next-level ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology

To provide exceptional remote-working and video-conferencing experiences, Vivobook 16 OLED features ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology that employs machine learning in order to isolate unwanted noise from human speech. This technology helps to filter out ambient noise for optimum group conference-call quality. The ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Microphone feature in the MyASUS app can filter out ambient noise, and the Multi-Presenter mode normalizes all individual voices from different positions for optimum group conference-call quality. The ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Speaker feature filters out all ambient noise apart from human speech — so you’ll hear what everyone else is saying.

Press play to experience ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology.
Turn on your device audio to hear the difference.

Vivobook 15 opened up at 90 degrees, demonstrating simulated sound with and without noise cancelation.

MyASUS

Your PC just got better

MyASUS provides easy access to ASUS apps that are designed to help you maintain your system, update your software, optimize your PC’s performance, and contact ASUS for after-sales service and support.

Learn more about MyASUS

MyASUS function icon flying out from the screen of Vivobook 16 OLED.

Prioritize WiFi for specific tasks

AI noise-canceling audio for clear speech

Transfer files between a PC and a mobile

Optimize fan speed according to use

Display color profile

One-click system diagnostics

GlideX

Your on-the-go work and play space

GlideX is a cross-device screen-sharing solution that uses wired or wireless connections to give you a bigger and better space for work and play. With Screen Mirror you can project your device’s screen to PC for easier keyboard input on a bigger space; with Screen Extend you can create more space turning your tablet into a secondary display on the go. GlideX optimizes your workflow in the blink of an eye!

Learn more about GlideX

On the left is a tablet displaying geometric shapes. In the middle is a laptop showing a photo of a woman’s head in a photo-editing app, split with a shared screen of a mobile device showing 2 images. On the right is a mobile device showing the original 2 images.

Screen Mirror

Screen Extend

SCREENXPERT 3 FOR ASUS PCS

Manage app windows across displays connected to your ASUS PC

The ScreenXpert 3 — which you can download from Microsoft store or find in your PC’s Start menu — helps you to manage app windows across displays connected to your ASUS PC. It also lets you turn your camera or microphone on and off and check their status on your PC’s screen without using the keyboard. ScreenXpert 3 for ASUS PCs puts you in full control of your workflow!

Learn more about ScreenXpert 3

On the left is a notebook displaying two app windows with graphic charts. In the middle is an enlarged ScreenXpert 3 Action Menu picture showing that one of the app windows is designated to move to the external monitor on the right side. On the right is an external monitor showing the graphic chart app window moved to the right half of the screen.

App Switcher

App Navigator

Cam / Mic Switch

ASUS Now with Adobe Creative Cloud

Purchase and get complimentary membership.

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The devices referred to on this web page are the most highly-specified models available. Some models and configurations may not have an OLED display option. Please check the product specifications to ensure that the correct type of display is configured before purchasing in-store or online.

By default, all models are set to a 60 Hz refresh rate. Users can increase this to the display’s maximum refresh rate manually via the display settings. For more information, please read the guidelines: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1013049/#Win11_A3
The visual appearance of OLED displays may change over the product’s lifetime. This is expected behavior that can include image persistence or burn-in, where the display shows a faint remnant of an image even after a new image appears on the screen. This tends to occur only in extreme use cases, such as when a static, high-contrast image is continuously displayed for prolonged periods of time. ASUS laptops with an OLED display minimize this risk by setting Windows’s Dark mode as default, as well as shortening the idle time before the screen is turned off — both on mains (AC) and battery (DC) power. This dual approach minimizes the potential for burn-in to maximize the lifespan of your OLED display lifespan, and also reduces unnecessary power draw for optimal battery life. We also recommended adjust the brightness of your OLED display to complement the ambient lighting in your environment, rather than keeping the screen at maximum brightness at all times. You should also ensure that you have an animated, dark-background screensaver enabled in the Windows Settings tool. It is recommended that during heavy usage, the laptop lid is opened by more than 90^°, in order to minimize any effects on OLED screen quality and longevity.
Average test results: Delta-E < 1.5, +/- 0.5. Over time, the Delta-E value of the display may change. It is recommended to recalibrate the color to ensure color accuracy.
Maximum RAM capacity may vary according to device configuration.
Maximum SSD capacity may vary according to device configuration.
Battery durability will vary depending on usage.
WiFi 6 is backwards-compatible with legacy 802.11 specs. Actual performance of WiFi 6 may vary in real-world situations.
Backlit keyboard and integrated fingerprint sensor are optional.
Tested by an independent third-party laboratory according to the ISO 22196 standard (Measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces).
Compared to average LCD displays in the market, measuring energy emission of blue light in between 415-455 nm wavelength.
Compared to average LCD laptop panel. Average LCD display has 10 ms response time.
ISO 22196:2011 specifies a method of evaluating the antibacterial activity of antibacterial-treated plastics, and other non-porous, surfaces of products (including intermediate products).
ASUS Antibacterial Guard is applied on the laptop areas that users touch most frequently, including *the palm rest area, keyboard, touchpad and power button/fingerprint sensor.
Note that the protective effects of ASUS Antibacterial Guard were tested by ASUS on April 26, 2021, and follow the ISO 22196 method on our specially-treated test samples. The tests provide a simulation of three years of wear and tear, and include exposure to salt spray, thermal shocks, and both alcohol and wool-felt tests. Actual effective antibacterial-protection period may vary depending on product configuration and usage.
Product weight may vary according to device configuration.
This amendment defines standardized modifications to both the IEEE 802.11 physical layers (PHY) and the IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control layer (MAC) that enable at least one mode of operation capable of supporting at least four times improvement in the average throughput per station (measured at the MAC data service access point) in a dense deployment scenario, while maintaining or improving the power efficiency per station. For additional details visit: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0165-01-0hew-802-11-hew-sg-proposed-par.docx
802.11ax 2x2 160 MHz enables 2402 Mbps maximum theoretical data rate, ~3x faster than standard 802.11ac 2x2 80 MHz (867 Mbps) and nearly 6x faster than baseline 1x1ac (433 Mbps) Wi-Fi as documented in IEEE 802.11 wireless standard specifications, and require the use of similarly configured 802.11ax wireless network routers.
“Up to 75% lower latency” is based on Intel simulation data of 802.11ax with and without OFDMA using 9 clients. Average latency without OFDM is 36 ms, with OFDMA average latency is reduced to 7.6 ms. Latency improvement requires that the AP and all clients support OFDMA.

ASUS Vivobook 16 OLED (X1605)

ASUS Vivobook 16 OLED (X1605)