CES 2026 is just around the corner and Asus is delivering a truly ridiculous number of laptop announcements here, but the coolest new feature on these laptops isn’t the chips (sacrilege, I know). What I really care about is what I’ve cared about since I bought my first TV, and that’s OLED.
Asus has upped its OLED game in all of its laptops, improving some and even doubling the brightness on others. My biggest problem with OLED displays happens to be brightness. With a glossy screen you will be blinded almost anywhere. So how are you supposed to enjoy the vivid images when your child keeps opening the sun-drenched window behind you? (It can’t just be me.)
Of course, there are a few new laptops that I have my eye on in particular, all of which I’ve had some hands-on time with, so let’s talk about them.
A new OLED suite
Asus has come up with a fancy name for its OLED technology: Asus Lumina OLED and Asus Lumina Pro OLED. You’ll find the Asus Lumina Pro OLED on premium devices like the Asus ProArt P16, a beast that knocks the MacBook Pro off its pedestal. However, this is nothing new since the ProArt P16 was launched in October 2025, but rather the Pro panels Are is coming to new ProArt laptops this year.
The brightness of Asus’ panels can vary, but for the ProArt P16 in particular, Asus rates its 16-inch 4K OLED display at up to 1600 nits of brightness in HDR. I’m not a fan of Windows 11 HDR, but Asus has improved brightness in SDR too. The laptop was tested on Ultrabookreview.com and scored around 700 nits in SDR. That alone puts the MacBook Pro to shame.
Asus has kept its promise when it comes to the ProArt P16’s display. So what happens next? That brings me to the brand new ProArt PZ14, a detachable 2-in-1 laptop combined with a stylus that connects to the case. The display can be adjusted down to 3K with a brightness of up to 1000 nits. Still, this is an artist’s dream. Well, sort of. With its glossy display and brand new Snapdragon X2 Elite chipset, it’s bound to cost a pretty penny. We don’t know the price yet, but I imagine the device will appeal to more of a niche audience and a more affluent audience.
However, in terms of color, both versions of Asus’ Lumina OLED panels support full 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space and 133% coverage of the sRGB color space. This also affects the MacBook Pro’s display, which is at most around 82% DCI-P3. Even the average viewer may be able to tell the difference when watching or playing their favorite show or game. However, color gamut coverage is most effective for artists and creatives, so those working in this area will be satisfied. The panels are also individually calibrated to achieve a Delta E of less than 1. This just means the colors are accurate.
This world-class brightness and color is not only available on your standard Asus laptops, but also on the gaming laptops. Asus calls it the ROG Nebula HDR OLED panel. Again, it’s nothing new, but this year’s model is said to reach brightness of up to 1000 nits in HDR and have the same 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage as Asus’ standard devices.
One of my favorite gaming laptops of all time is the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, and this year’s model gets a 14-inch 3K 120Hz display with this new panel treatment. Well, you can’t get me to use HDR on Windows 11 (sorry, sorry), but Asus has again promised that it also improves brightness in SDR. I tested the 2024 Zephyrus G14 and it reached almost 400 nits of brightness, so even hitting 600 nits would be a fantastic upgrade.
There’s plenty of shiny OLED between the Asus ProArt PZ14 and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. I tried both laptops, and although it’s difficult to see a few differences in brightness in a crowded room with overhead lighting, they were pleasantly vibrant.
We can’t tell you what you’re getting until we can test these bad boys. But at the end of the day, the numbers won’t matter. The real deciding factor is this: Will I still be able to see the final cutscene of my favorite game if my child decides to reverse the blinds behind me? If Asus can do that, then I’ll be happy.
We’ll likely learn more about pricing and release dates for all Asus laptops as we get deeper into the first quarter. You can catch me patiently waiting for test results on the Zephyrus G14’s display (and battery). Stay tuned for more coverage of CES 2026 as it comes out.
