ASUS launches new AI-capable laptop lineups in India and UAE

ASUS has expanded its laptop offerings in India and the UAE, focusing heavily on integrated AI capabilities and hardware durability.

In India, the company launched the Vivobook 2026 lineup, which includes the Vivobook S14, S16, 14 Flip, S14 Flip, and Vivobook 16. These models feature military-grade MIL-STD-810H durability and are equipped with Neural Processing Units (NPUs) to handle AI tasks like background noise reduction and photo editing locally. The Vivobook S14 and S16 models feature all-metal bodies, with the S14 offering over 20 hours of battery life.

In the UAE, ASUS introduced the ProArt P16 and P14 laptops, built on the NVIDIA RTX Spark platform. These devices are designed for high-end AI-powered creative workflows, utilizing NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPUs and Grace CPUs to deliver up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. The ProArt series is engineered to run large language models and render complex 3D scenes entirely on-device, prioritizing data privacy and reduced cloud dependency through local processing.