This 16-inch laptop is so light I can easily lift it with three fingers

Asus’ Zenbook A14 that debuted at last year’s CES is now getting a bigger sibling for CES 2026. The new Asus Zenbook A16 is a 16-inch counterpart to refreshed Zenbook A14, both packing Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processors. The two Zenbook A models are very similar, both sporting OLED displays, two USB 4 ports, one USB-A, 70Whr batteries, and Asus’ Ceraluminum coating in earthy beige and gray tones. The new 16-inch model separates itself with its bigger and better display and a built-in SD card slot. The screen of the A16 is 2880 x 1800 / 120Hz to the A14’s 1920 x 1200 / 60Hz, and it can hit 1,100 nits of peak brightness to the smaller model’s 600 nits. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A14_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0002.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Both the Zenbook A14 and A16 are incredibly light. In some configurations the A14 weighs under 2.2 pounds / 1kg, and the A16 is just shy of 2.65 pounds / 1.2kg. The 16-inch is around the weight of the LG Gram 16, which is a laptop that’s all about lightness, but the LG doesn’t have an SD card slot. I called the Zenbook A14 Asus’ wannabe MacBook Air when it launched last year, and the A16 seems to want to be the 15-inch MacBook Air alternative. Though, if you’re a photographer like me, that SD card slot seems a nice quality-of-life upgrade. The new Zenbook A14 and A16 are set to launch in early-to-mid Q2 2026, with pricing to be determined later. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0003.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0004.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0005.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0006.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0007.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258167_Asus_Zenbook_A16_laptop_CES_2026_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Photography by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge