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Asus ROG Strix XG16 Review in Spanish (Full Analysis)

Asus has recently launched its new range of portable gaming monitors, and the model that we are analyzing will be the Asus ROG Strix XG16, more specifically the variant with ROG telescopic support and transport case. It is still a small luxury that can accompany a gaming laptop, completing it and improving workflow.

With its 144 Hz IPS screen and its wide range of functions similar to those of an Asus desktop monitor, we will have the ultimate weapon to play. Thanks to its Micro HDMI and USB-C ports, it offers maximum compatibility with portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, consoles or even cameras. With a 7800 mAh battery, it ensures good autonomy to really be the best portable monitor.

Before continuing, we thank Asus for their trust in us for giving us this monitor for analysis

Asus ROG Strix XG16 technical characteristics

unboxing

The presentation of this Asus ROG Strix XG16 may go unnoticed at first by using a main box made of rigid cardboard in black and practically smooth. This is because inside we will have several boxes to store accessories, something like what happens with laptops.

The box where the monitor is stored will be completely different from the previous one, very attractive due to its white color, with ROG screen printing and a yellow window area to see the content. Inside we will find the transport case, in case you buy this pack. All the elements will come inside isolation bags, and protected by means of cardboard molds.

The bundle will have the following elements (support pack + suitcase):

ROG Suitcase

It is worth taking a look at this transport case with the measures adjusted to store the Asus ROG Strix XG16. It is quite similar to the design of laptop cases, and in fact it could also be used for any 15.6-inch model.

The outer canvas will be made of synthetic fabric that repels water, with an individual pocket to put the accessories and the support. The interior of the main compartment will be padded with foam to increase shock resistance. They have not forgotten a belt to be able to hang it on our shoulders.

monitor design

Now yes, we focus on the design of this Asus ROG Strix XG16 portable monitor, which has focused on adjusting the screen frames as much as possible and providing the thinnest product possible. It is available in black and white, which as we see on Amazon, the price will be higher for this latest version.

And of course they have succeeded, because the measurements of the monitor will be 361 mm wide, 225 high and 12 mm thick. Impressive work that has been done, because let's not forget that this unit has a battery with enough capacity and speakers, being a little thicker than a tablet. By using a full plastic case Asus has managed to reduce the weight of the monitor to just 0.9 kg if we don't use the tripod.

The image panel features a matte finish with Perfect Anti-glare effect to repel reflections, just like your desktop monitors. The screen frames will be physical in this case, with 8mm thickness for the side and top edges, and 22mm for the bottom frame. This one will be a little wider because it will be equipped with two 1W speakers, taking advantage of the entire surface to place a nice grid of holes.

There are a number of extra elements on all these edges, as rubber feet or supports have been placed at strategic points around it. These serve to support the monitor on the ground in both horizontal and vertical format, and even vice versa.

We are located at the back of the Asus ROG Strix XG16, where we will have a beautiful serigraphy typical of ROG products and that will liven up the whole. But the most important thing in this area will be the support and anchoring elements that have been installed. If we have a tripod, we can place it with the metal screwing system in the center, similar to that of a camera.

And if we prefer to use it as a tablet, we have an integrated adjustable folding stand made of hard plastic. This allows us to place the monitor both horizontally and vertically without problem. Two small internal hinges that are hidden will be in charge of adjusting the verticality of the assembly, although there is not a great range of movement.

Location of connections and buttons

We leave the edges of the Asus ROG Strix XG16 for last to see in greater detail both the connectivity with the firmware control buttons. Keep in mind that this panel is not a touch panel, so for control purposes, it will be exactly the same as a desktop monitor.

In the upper right corner will be where we find the buttons, a total of 4, which from right to left will be:

The ports will be located on the lower right edge, being the following:

Both the HDMI and USB-C ports will be compatible with 1080p resolution @ 144 Hz, with no problem or limitation of their benefits. The only relevant thing in this aspect will be knowing that only the USB-C port that has the DP inscription next to it will be the one that supplies the video signal.

This means that either we will have to use the monitor in battery mode with the first USB-C, or simultaneously connect the charging USB-C and one of the two video ports. To connect tablets or smartphones we will need the device to be compatible with DP Alt mode.

An ESS Amplifier DAC has been equipped to reproduce audio and allow us to connect headphones to the monitor, something that never hurts in these cases. About the speaker pack, with only 1W of power they will not provide too powerful audio, and it does not exceed the speakers of a laptop either. They will be interesting for example when we connect it to a tablet or smartphone to play.

ROG tripod

The tripod-shaped support included in this pack will be the ideal complement for the Asus ROG Strix XG16, although it increases the weight of the set to 1.6 kg. It is made entirely of aluminum and uses a generic threaded coupling, just like other tripods, but with an extra exclusive quick-fit system.

It has wide folding legs that will be locked in their final position to avoid accidental closures, for example. The telescopic cylinder will allow height adjustment of 115mm from the lowest position of the monitor to 349mm measured from the top frame, up to 464mm. This allows us for example to place the screen right on top of a laptop to create an integrated dual monitor setup. It also supports movement in vertical orientation of 180º and of course vertical placement.

Gaming monitor with high autonomy

We continue the analysis of this Asus ROG Strix XG16, now focusing on its specifications, which are not far from what we would have on a Full HD gaming monitor or a laptop screen. In fact, we do not doubt that the panel used for its creation will be a derivative of the one that a laptop has, both in this 15.6-inch version and in the superior 17.3-inch version.

The model that we analyzed has a native Full HD resolution of 1920x1080p under a 16: 9 format. An excellent IPS LCD panel has been used offering a typical contrast of 800:1 and a typical brightness of 300 nits, in this case without HDR support. With a pixel size equal to 0.179 mm, it will offer us excellent sharpness in the image, since for density purposes we are at 141 dpi.

As for its color characteristics, we have a depth of 8 bits (16.7M colors), with a color coverage of 100% in sRGB. The manufacturer has carried out a factory pre-calibration whose results are shown in an included report, which has been carried out in the sRGB image mode possibly. We see a tight color temperature at point D65 and an average Delta E of 1.35 for this space. A priori they make it suitable for use by content creators and even amateur level designers, being above almost the majority of portable monitors on the market in terms of image quality.

But let's not forget that its purpose is to give us the best portable gaming experience, so it has a refresh rate of 144 Hz and a minimum response time of 3 ms GTG. Quite forceful performance in this section, and also using VRR technology or FreeSync adaptive refreshment compatible with G-Sync. The only thing we've been missing is ELMB, although it's obviously intended for desktop monitors.

We do have GameVisual features with several preset picture modes to optimize the gaming experience, as well as Shadow Boost to dynamically expose darker areas. In the same way, with GamePlus, we will have at our disposal personalized crosshairs, a screen time counter, FPS counter and screen alignment in case of using several simultaneously. This time there are no PIP/PBP functions or management from DisplayWidget, although a system to detect the position of the monitor and rotate the screen image cannot be missing.

One of its biggest differential points compared to other portable monitors will be its integrated 7800 mAh battery. An 18W charger with USB-A output is supplied for it, whose adapter will be included in the bundle. We have commented that, as the manufacturer promises, with an hour of charge we will obtain 60% of the battery. The promised autonomy will be 3 hours, and it is also fulfilled, in fact we can even extend it a little more. During the time of use we have obtained 2.7 hours at maximum brightness and 144 Hz activated, and if we go down to 50% and use 60 Hz it will increase more than 30 minutes.

Panel Performance Testing and Calibration

We proceed to analyze the calibration characteristics and performance of the Asus ROG Strix XG16, verifying that the manufacturer's technical parameters are met. For this we will use the X-Rite Colormunki Display colorimeter, and the DisplayCAL 3 and HCFR programs. We will verify these properties with the main sRGB and DCI-P3 color spaces.

latency

First of all, we will perform an End-to-End latency test of the Asus ROG Strix XG16 next to the benchmark with Nvidia's LDAT tool and the Doom Eternal game, in native resolution and 144 Hz activated HDMI. With it, it is intended to measure the latency of the complete set, from when we click the mouse until the screen pixels respond to the trigger.

With an average of just 21 ms this monitor is outperforming many of the gaming monitors we have tested with LDAT to date. Asus is undoubtedly one of the best manufacturers optimizing its screens, a great result and also surprising for a 144 Hz battery-powered panel.

Image artifacts

We will verify the performance of this panel with some Testufo tests looking for artifacts like ghosting. For this we have kept the default configuration of the test in terms of color and speed.

Overdrive 4 mode will be the one that gives us the best results to almost completely eliminate the ghosting of this panel and provide us with a fairly sharp moving image. In this aspect, it has very similar features to the 144 Hz panels of laptops, but with the advantage of having functions and configuration as complete as desktop monitors. We also did not get any tearing thanks to FreeSync and no bleeding in the corners.

contrast and brightness

Now we will take care of performing the basic tests that give us the actual brightness and contrast measurements of the Asus ROG Strix XG16 in the default Racing image mode.

Brightness Contrast Gamma value color temperature black level
332cd/m2 674:1 2.17 6581K 0.4912cd/m2

The brightness power more than meets its minimum 300 nits, although the contrast falls a little below what was promised, not reaching 700:1. It is true that portable IPS monitors do not usually have a great contrast, and since this is the case, the depth of blacks is going to be a bit fair.

sRGB space

This monitor provides us with 87.1% coverage in this space, falling below its specifications. However, we have seen that in the calibration report it was not covering the entire space either. The average Delta E that we have measured with the Racing image mode will be 2.64, which is not bad at all.

DCI-P3 space

This most demanding space gives us coverage data of 66% and an average Delta E of 2.89. They are obviously more discreet results, but good within the type of monitor we are analyzing, we should not expect it to be at the level of a desktop monitor.

Calibration

We have carried out a profile and calibrated with a colorimeter, setting the RGB levels at 100-96-100 to obtain new average Delta E of 0.91 in sRGB and 1.83 in DCI-P3. As a reference, they are close to perfect, although based on the results obtained previously, we believe that this panel does not need manual calibration as the standard one is good enough.

OSD panel and Sidekick OSD

We still have to access and show you the entire OSD menu, which will not be very different from the one we have on an Asus desktop monitor. For reasons of construction and space, we have 4 control buttons on the upper edge that will be quick and intuitive to use.

We have a total of 8 sections, although 4 of them will be really useful for the user. The first of them condenses all the monitor's gaming-oriented options, with Overdrive, VRR, GamePlus, GameVisual and Shadow Boost. Basically complete control of the features that optimizing the monitor pays for games. The last option will come in handy for shooters and very dark scenarios, with three levels of exposure that will help us take advantage of our rivals.

In the following two sections we find the options related to the color profile and basic features of the panel. Options such as sharpness or ASCR will only be available with an interface that supports FHD @ 144 Hz. We will have a blue light filter to protect our eyes with various levels. The Auto Rotation section will be important for us to place the monitor in reading mode.

Final words and conclusion about the Asus ROG Strix XG16

Asus has come up with one of the best portable monitors on the market, of that we have no doubt after spending several days using it as a secondary screen for our setup and of course, to play. The sensations that it leaves us are not very different from those of a gaming laptop monitor, with its Full HD resolution and 144 Hz. But with the advantage of being able to move it anywhere.

In addition, Asus has had the detail of providing us with the complete pack with an aluminum telescopic tripod and a suitcase, both of excellent quality, although they will raise the final price a little. We see both elements quite useful, although to a greater extent the suitcase, since the monitor will already have its own rear support to place it vertically or horizontally. The good thing is that the monitor tripod mount will be compatible with generic mounts.

We have loved its design, slim, with very tight frames and extremely light, almost like a tablet. Perhaps some miss a touch input for it, something that some other models do have, but because it is a gaming model, it has been ruled out here. An interesting detail will be to incorporate an ESS DAC to deliver excellent audio quality if we connect a headset to its Jack port.

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Regarding its ports, the ideal would perhaps have been to provide power and video in at least one of the USB-C ports, although Asus has preferred to separate them to maximize compatibility. By having an HDMI interface and cable for it, we ensure that we can use it with any device, laptops, tablets, smartphones or consoles as long as it has DP Alt. Crucial here will be its 7800 mAh battery that provides us with around 3 hours of battery life. maximum brightness and 144 Hz.

The image quality is at a high level in this monitor, and although its contrast is not the best, we have an excellent factory calibration and a good representation of colors being IPS. This is coupled with a comprehensive OSD that takes the best from Asus desktop monitors.

The price of this Asus ROG Strix XG16 will be no less than 378 euros in its base version without a tripod or suitcase, and 479 euros with these elements. We will have another option even more powerful with 17.3 inches and 240 Hz for 399 and 499 euros respectively. A fairly high price to be a portable monitor in either case, although there is no more powerful option at the moment.

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

7800 MAH BATTERY WITH 3 HOURS OF AUTONOMY CONTRAST A LITTLE JUST
IMAGE QUALITY AND GREAT FACTORY CALIBRATION HIGH PRICE
FHD, 144HZ AND GOOD RESPONSE OF 3MS NOT TOUCH
OSD AS COMPLETE AS DESKTOP MONITORS
BUILT-IN STAND DESIGN, VERY USEFUL TRIPOD AND CASE
MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY WITH HDMI AND USB-C

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal:

ASUS ROG Strix XG16AHP-W - 15.6" Portable Gaming Monitor (144 Hz FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, NVIDIA G-Sync, Reflection-free, USB Type-C, Micro HDMI, ROG Tripod and Case), White Size screen size: 16.0; screen size: LED504.37 EUR

Last updated on 2022-01-07

Asus ROG Strix XG16

DESIGN - 93%
PANEL - 91%
CALIBRATION - 92%
BASE - 88%
OSD MENU - 89%
GAMES - 90%
PRICE - 85%

90%

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