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ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA)

Released Aug 6, 2025$1,599 launch priceLaptop

ASUS's Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA) is a 16-inch ultraportable with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, a 120Hz 3K OLED touchscreen, a 78Wh battery and a 1.5kg body as thin as 12.9mm. Specs here are for the US 24GB, 1TB model; other UM5606 variants use the Ryzen AI 9 365 or HX 370.

Pros

  • 16-inch 2880x1800 OLED touchscreen at 120Hz with stylus support
  • Light and thin for a 16-inch laptop at 1.5kg and 11.9 to 12.9mm
  • Two USB4 ports with display and power delivery, HDMI 2.1 and an SD card reader
  • Wi-Fi 7 and a 65W USB-C charger

Cons

  • Integrated Radeon graphics only, so it is not a gaming or heavy-GPU machine
  • Memory is soldered LPDDR5X and cannot be upgraded
  • Only 500 nits HDR peak brightness on the ASUS spec sheet
  • No independent benchmark or battery-life results for this exact Ryzen AI 7 350 model were found
55.8Inno Score

Average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Performance47.3
Display38.4
Battery70.7
Portability78.1

Performance uses the published results of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.

Full specifications

Everything we track for the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA)

Display

Screen size
16 ″
Panel type
OLED touchscreen (stylus support)
Resolution
2880x1800
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Peak brightness
500 nits

Performance

Graphics
AMD Radeon 860M (integrated)
RAM
24 GB
RAM type
LPDDR5X (soldered)
Storage
1,024 GB
Storage type
M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD

Battery

Capacity
78 Wh
Charging
65 W

Design

Weight
1.5 kg
Thickness
12.9 mm

Connectivity

Ports
2x USB4 Gen 3 Type-C (40Gbps, display and power delivery), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, HDMI 2.1, SD card reader, 3.5mm combo audio jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
Webcam
FHD with IR
Biometrics
IR camera for Windows Hello face login

Software

Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Quick answers

Is the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA) good in 2026?

The ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA) earns an Inno Score of 55.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. ASUS's Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA) is a 16-inch ultraportable with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, a 120Hz 3K OLED touchscreen, a 78Wh battery and a 1.5kg body as thin as 12.9mm. Specs here are for the US 24GB, 1TB model; other UM5606 variants use the Ryzen AI 9 365 or HX 370.

What are the key specs of the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA)?

Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · RAM: 24 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.5 kg

What are the closest alternatives to the ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA)?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Acer Predator Helios 18P AI, Dell Pro 13 Premium, Dell XPS 13 (2026) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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