ASUS ZenScreen Go MB16AP Review: Portable Display for Android, PC with Built-In Battery

ASUS ZenScreen Go MB16AP is designed to keep you productive, wherever you are. It’s a portable USB-C monitor compatible with almost any laptop. See at Amazon: geni.us/Qt15R
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[@Danieltredway1431]

You failed to mention a BIG FACT! I bought this and returned it. When you use it with the power like from an outlet through your PC it still drains the screen battery. So the battery dies no matter what. I contacted them and they designed it that way. So you cannot connect to your pc without it draining the battery on the display(while viewing on it) even when plugged into the wall. So in turn it will die and become unproductive because it forces you to stop and charge it. So it is not productive in that sense. It is better to get the one without the battery. I don't recommend people to buy this if you spend more than ~8 hours on your computer like for engineers and college students who are on their computers a lot. From an engineering perspective this is not a wise design because it puts unnecessary wear/cycles on your battery which could easily be avoided. I am an engineer too. I think this is a foolish design.

[@jaybobo]

Thanks Mark - this is exactly the bit i was looking for... looking for one for my wife when we're travelling so she can work from hotels/airbnbs etc a bit easier and 4 hours is a definite limitation.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Wow, that is utterly ridiculous and a dealbreaker for me. Really strange you HAVE to use the battery in order use the display. Which also means you CAN'T use the monitor while it's charging the battery.

[@TheDrepsOfficial]

Thank you for this comment, really great to know. I wish that they defaulted to using the battery for the 300 nitts then had an option to return to power over type c when it died to continue using at the older 200 nitts.

[@QuandarNl]

3:30 huh? It can power from pc, but you mean the power it needs is to much?

[@schizowallflower]

@@QuandarNl I think what he means is, and he can correct me if I'm wrong, is that this isn't designed to have an infinite battery; it HAS to die and recharge at some point. So if you're using it with the laptop and the laptop is running on battery, it will use the laptop's battery until it gets low. Then when the laptop gets to the point that it has to charge, it switches to the built-in battery so that the laptop can charge. That means if I understand properly; if you have a laptop at full charge and plugged into the wall, it will use its internal battery because it will tag the laptop's battery as charging itself and unavailable.

[@Roman-nu1om]

I love that reviewers sharp, no nonsense "coming right to the point" style - probably the best reviewer on KZbin right now.

[@AvWoN]

He missed a bunch of questions I had regarding pen and touch

[@hectorohh]

This is pretty sweet, since I spend a couple hours a day at school bringing one of this in my bag with my Mac will be nice 🤣

[@julianpedrodaga-ang3058]

How about the asus zenscreen go touch and asus proart? when will it be released?

[@skeliskull]

I got the 14" version of this guy for use on my home desktop setup. I have an ultrawide monitor which is good enough for most use cases when it comes to productivity. However there are some downsides to not having two monitors - such as not being able to watch videos or keep messaging apps open on the side while playing games / working. Having one of these small 14" monitors just under my ultrawide was a perfect solution to get the best of both worlds. Definitely one of the hidden use cases for these

[@Roman-nu1om]

I intend using a vertical set up Surface GO to wirelessly extend my desktop from a Surface Laptop 2 using the Win 10 integrated "project to device" function. Given the nearly similar DPI I'd run both displays at 150% scaling to avoid any scaling issues when moving native win32 windows between screens. Do you think mouse and input lag will be acceptable? The surface GO should run longer and be lighter than the zenscreen, it would fit into the same bag with the Laptop and would have further utility as a tablet device when used alone. Yes its smaller but screen estate should still be enough for displaying 1 evernote note or 1 website vertically. Good/bad idea - what do you think?

[@DarkDennis1961]

This might be exactly what I needed for my note 9.

[@JudahRichardson1]

I own the ASUS MB169B+ 1080p USB 3.0 display and it's pretty darn good, too. Always nice to be able to have a dual monitor setup wherever I travel to.

[@afcortes888]

Great review! Quick question would you recommend this for photography? I do a lot of Adobe Lightroom editing on the go and this type of product would really improve my workflow. Thanks!

[@carloslaend1635]

This is actually a great to the point review. Thanks

[@aaronchoi7641]

Great video. Does it work with iPhone X? What would you recommend if it doesn't?

[@Arovna]

It only took like a full year for this thing to be released (the AP not the zenscreen AC I mean), and it's here. I've been waiting on this since CES 2018

[@ruzaroos]

Me too; but now I will just wait for the one with pen support and hopefully touch. I guess they'll show that off at CES 2019.

[@geromeinocencio]

Heyyyy. I just want to know if this is compatible with HP OMEN 2018. Thank you!!

[@TechOutsider]

I have the older AC unit, is it worth upgrading for the battery? I use a powered portable hub to use with other USB devices, will the battery minimize the draw on the SP4 USB ?

[@user-ff2tq5rb6u]

Hello what is the wallpaper please ?

[@samking8914]

Cool product, just need that touch screen and we could convert the Samsung power houses like the note9 and s9 into laptop alternatives. Thumps up 👍🏻.

[@abhi08638]

What andriod app were you referring to that you can you use to output the phone to the display?

[@DinuSirbu]

Thank you for the review. I am curious, can I listen to music through this external monitor?? How to I connect the headphones to it??? Thank you

[@Crixhexsniper]

Would it work for a Nintendo switch?

[@jravell]

It’s 2021 and I want to know if it can also connect properly to Lumia phones. Right now it’s a good idea for that laptop I have with a broken screen.

[@LuisMolinaAl]

Is there a touch with stylus input? 😍

[@GrumpyMonk]

Are you going to review the ASUS ZenScreen Touch as well? I have a Surface Pro X and i am thinking about getting the external monitor for it. Is it compatible with the Surface pen? That would be a huge deal

[@Seonaidmack]

Can you add two screens?

[@photobyego7465]

will this work with a samsung dex pad? maybe with an hdmi to usb-c cable so the dex can still use its usb-c to charge the phone via the pad?

[@MCee]

How much it costs especially the small monitor?

[@lewiscob2112]

Would this work with Huawei projection then if it works with dex?

[@mohdismail5151]

Suggest me the android apps to use on 2nd screen?

[@srivet121]

*** Will this work with the Surface Pro 3 or 4 with windows 10 Pro 1803 ??? ***

[@yomajo]

How to check compatibility? Are these portable screens dependant on laptop? OS? GPU? Or will it work on any system and all it needs are drivers?

[@StefanVlD]

What happens if you connect this to the Samsung's Dex dock? Will it be able to charge through the dock without discharging phone's battery?

[@waynecday]

Portrait mode is not weird at all!! I use the screen tall ways exclusively. Maybe this is because I am in word documents and PDFs all the time. Landscape works for me when I am in spreadsheets.

[@chillicorgo]

Just kinda wished it had a headphone jack too. Although I'm not sure if it's possible to use with those "USB C to 3.5mm + USB C charging" splitters (for phones that is). I'm looking at getting a phone with just an USB C port and not having somewhere to connect my headphones would kinda defeat it's purpose of like watching movies and such on this in my case

[@MZM796]

would it work for a laptop with ubuntu?

[@arvinfarinas1424]

Does this work with the ipad pro and surface go?

[@hitproxy8171]

If anyone has info on the Asus Proart 22uc or the Zenscreen Go Touch, I've been waiting so long.

[@ralph9987]

is it Pi 3B+ or Pi4 ready? and what IPX rating does it have? thanks

[@ramble-on-overland]

I have a MB16AHP and my Surface Pro does not recognise it at all even after following the download advice in the video. Any thoughts gratefully received.

[@OhMikeGod]

Do you recommend any other portable monitor with battery on 2021?

[@kipling1957]

They advertise this as 220 nits brightness max so I’m confused why you say it is 300 nits.

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

I think I need this Screen, because I love to Watch Movie or KZbin with Big Screen ( Android Tablet with 12++ Inch is Very Rare Nowdays since I'm not using Apple iPad again ) I just use My Smartphone & Connect with this Screen, Must be Perfect 😍😍😍 My Question is : Can I Use PowerBank to Extend the Battery Life of this Portable Screen??

[@mutt233]

so is it work with smartphone?

[@WebVideoVision]

Does the monitor have a battery display.? I don't know when it is low or close to full.

[@razerblank9789]

Asus only had zenscreen that uses type c do they have hdmi port for my laptop and 17 inch panel

[@ragedigital]

I can confirm that it works with the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro without any adapter. Plugged into the USB-C port and fired right up.

[@rayroche94]

I guess this would work with a Surface Pro 6 and the USB-C adaptor sold by Microsoft. That would save having to use the USB-C/USB-A adaptor and the added drivers.

[@ElieClaire]

wonder how you set this up, I can't get the aspect ration correct, and it instead of extending my display on samsung, duplicates it instead

[@shadostorm8375]

Question, how do you mount this to a Vesa Mount?

[@eljuanote5687]

If next model has "touch" then what operating is under the hood? If it has touch capability wouldn't that make the Go Touch a fully functional tablet on its own? If so, I will be buying it when it comes out!

[@vals9838]

You don't need to run any OS to have a touch screen functionality.

[@MomentSurf13]

Hi - I have a Surface Book running 10.0.17763 and a MB16A. Are these compatible? I cannot get it to work! Thanks so much for any help!

[@Ahmed-vn6fd]

Yoo great content. Could you review the G-Story 17.3inch, it's a portable display 1080p and 120hz display! It's on Amazon

[@WindowsCentral]

Huh, ain't that interesting...will see, but likely not until January at least. A lot of laptops to cover first.

[@sanjugoingwild1]

Just got Asus Zen Screen Go MB16AHP, it is not working with my Surface pro 6☹️

[@comicog3]

Any idea when the pen enabled option will hit the market? Also, I see this as having tremendous consumer application for students like myself who use one note, but take notes from ebooks and pdfs. With an extra screen, we get full real estate for our notes

[@WindowsCentral]

No idea, but looking. Even this one was hard to find/buy.

[@fidelthemenace3968]

Will this work with the Old Surface Pro 3? anyone tried it?

[@pilotyumlembam7810]

What about the speaker of the asus screem

[@miraskabdygali3552]

Wait so it has a pen included but it doesn't support the pen, or am I not understanding it?

[@gmailaaaa]

That hole houses normal pens to be used as a pivot. It does not support digital inking because it lacks a touch digitizer....

[@miraskabdygali3552]

I see, thanks

[@Roman-nu1om]

The predecessor suffered from lower screen brightness when using the USB-A Adaptor (since most USB-A ports cannot deliver the full 9 watts needed) How's the screen brightness on this one? (USB-A vs. using the internal battery)

[@carloslaend1635]

In that scenario, I understand it would use the internal battery for power, and type A for data only.

[@2007suprasport]

I just purchased this and I wanted to use it with my Samsung Galaxy s9, is there a connector or adapter that let's me charge the phone or monitor while in use? Like how it charges when using a laptop. Thank you.

[@Panvil]

I'm also interested in this. My surface pro 2017 doesnt seem to charge it, but only drains

[@2007suprasport]

@@Panvil yeah, am doing some research. Looking to go to Best buy, or a computer store.

[@Panvil]

Cool, please let me know if you find out. Ill do the same

[@2007suprasport]

@@Panvil okay will do.

[@davidherman4945]

Hey Daniel, you've mentioned this display has good colour accuracy. How good is it? I have the Thinkpad E480 and I'm happy with everything except the colour accuracy. I'm not a pro but I do try to edit some photos from time to time and watch or watch a movie, which is not great with the display the laptop has. Considering I travel a lot I'd really appreciate some portable display with good colour accuracy. Any tips? Is this one suitable? Thanks :)

[@WindowsCentral]

It's OK for viewing stuff - previous Zenscreen is 74% sRGB, but likely not good for pro-photo editing. Good enough for movies and regular photo editing? Yeah. Looks great. Punchy colors, sharp, etc.

[@davidherman4945]

@@WindowsCentral thanks :)

[@oix]

Thanks for the great review. Have you come accross any similar displays that have a higher sRGB? Good enough for pro-photo editing?

[@jonnyrouse830999]

Cannot use with an Xbox one x?

[@Myactivechannel]

Does this work with a google pixelbook?

[@Adrenalinlev]

What about pen usage, does the screen has a good quality, I mean is it good for newbie graphic designers?

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Lol, it's an ink pen that doubles as a monitor stand. You can't write on the screen with it. Heck, the screen doesn't even support touch input.

[@Edikmar98]

is it tactile?

[@stilljamming-oraangaataan-maan]

great review

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

What i need to know, is can it play non competitive games. I just got an old gaming pc with a broken screena and i just wanna play minecraft!

[@enriquepinero707]

Here is my main question. Will this work for game consoles? Particularly the Nintendo Switch? Will it work without the dock?

[@toke182]

]no

[@gyozakeynsianism]

So that pen is ... a pen? Not a digital pen for the screen? Kind of weird ...

[@ruzaroos]

Yeah I have last years model. It is just a free ink pen that they know will fit in the hole. You may have a random pen that is too thick.

[@oli4785]

what 3party app can i use

[@timai7]

Would this work with my razer blade 14 from USB c and is this decent for gaming ?

[@bradhaines3142]

its decent for not gaming, keep games on the laptop screen everything else on this

[@alexanderparan2412]

wondering about this screen will work on my switch?

[@Crixhexsniper]

Dats what I wanna know too

[@daniell1869]

Need details on this issue: if I have the monitor plugged into my laptop via powered USB-C power, and my laptop is plugged into a wall outlet, will the monitor's battery still be used or not? In this use case the battery should NOT be touched, which would prolong it's life. The battery should only begin to drain if you CHOOSE to use it, such as if you unplug your laptop from the wall. Is this possible?

[@daniell1869]

so I can confirm that the monitor's battery not only doesn't drain when connected via powered USB-C port, it actually charges it. I just attached the monitor out of the box with 39% battery to my laptop (and my laptop is running on battery alone at the moment). After fiddling with the settings and the stand and testing out some webpages, I checked the battery and it is now up to 45%! There is also a menu option to either 1) run from phone 2) charge battery from PC 3) no charging from PC. so you can really decide what to do to maximize your work time. this is exactly what I was hoping for. So they either fixed the issue or maybe some people's USB port wasn't putting out enough power to charge. Hope this helps.

[@hmj8469]

What is the response time? Could this be plugged into a gaming PC and/or a PS4?

[@Doparmean]

4ms response, works fine on PS4

[@tcpld]

Can it be used as a crow finder for camera

[@apolonajder]

Hi Daniel, can you please check if it works with PS4 or XboxOne using USB C to HDMI?

[@cristest8667]

That's what I'm looking for did you get that info?

[@AngadAnand1]

So the pen is just a regular ball point pen ? what ? I am really confused about what it's purpose is, apart from being a makeshift stand

[@WindowsCentral]

Well, you can write on paper with it.

[@DustinGorman]

Can you use hdmi out to usbc in and use it as a monitor for an xbox?

[@Doparmean]

1. yes 2. yes

[@Doparmean]

What happenes if the Batterie from the Asus is empty? Can I still use it with my Macbook Pro 15 inch 2018? Does the Monitor use the Power of the Macbook then, to make it able for use? Thank you for the review, dude! Greetings from Germany :)

[@feljosephdumoran4779]

yes

[@ianmorris77]

I bought this monitor less than 3 weeks ago and the battery no longer holds a charge. Several amazon reviews have expressed the similar issue. Very cool idea, bought the monitor because of this video but no longer holds a charge and drains battery even when connected to my laptop. If you get one that works it's worth it, but if there is a battery issue it becomes useless.

[@Kayfabe-226]

It seems that many of these monitors aren't compatible with most Android phones except Samsung....I had Lepow monitor and tried Google pixel, One Plus and Realme x2Pro and none of those phones showed signal on the screen...don't get it...

[@boom350ph]

Dose it have HDMI?

[@danielworrell3438]

What’s the price?

[@mutt233]

is this work with all android phones? can i conect Xbox?

[@thatcryptoguytamil2728]

Dose it do good with Linux ?

[@Panvil]

Hey there - i just bought the screen to use along with my Surface pro 2017 (5) - however, mine doesnt seem to charge, but only drains on the battery. Anyone else have this issue?

[@matthieuvvt6412]

I had the same issue. Use the power brick included in the box, only then it will work.

[@Panvil]

Thieu Vrlt what do you mean? What power brick ?

[@magallanthepenguin9132]

im looking for a touch screen with HDMI port

[@everlustre-8080]

Ever Lustre has many portable monitor models with touch screen with HDMI port/ Type-C port... 4K/ 1080P, 2K... for more information: amzn.to/31LscuO

[@gamerdweebentertainment1616]

@@everlustre-8080 Holy Shit, is this legit? 4k and for 350€? WTF

[@gamerdweebentertainment1616]

@@everlustre-8080 If you make a keyboard and phone attachement, perfect

[@everlustre-8080]

@@gamerdweebentertainment1616 We can, but price will be much higher >-

[@CheckmateStallioN]

it blows my mind how a company like Asus would not include an HDMI port on this thing and either built in speakers or a headphone jack to connect to external speakers. What if I wanted to use my Raspberry Pi with this or the mini Genesis console? Was this thing only designed for business/presentation in mind?

[@Mr.Helper.]

Reason I didn’t buy it

[@marlomelo]

are touch ?

[@equidy5685]

How many hz is this?

[@jhenukumar]

I know it’s offensive. Is it supported on Mac Mini 2018.

[@kuanhsinleelee9716]

no but android > M is OK

[@UNDTFDXPLM]

how to connect this screen to nintendo switch?

[@MsFrozenMovies]

can i use it on linux ?

[@Chanchi006]

They chose that vertical option not for presentations but for people who code and need to see more lines of their code

[@WindowsCentral]

Even in their demo photos for this screen on the ASUS web page it shows business people presenting stuff, not coders coding stuff. Sure, you can use it that way but to suggest *that* is the reason they "chose that vertical option" is presumptuous and doesn't jive with the ASUS messaging.

[@Rain-mr6rn]

Is it touxh screen?

[@fergielulu]

Is it compatible with iPhone?

[@PetraBarus]

Does it work with iPhone?

[@keoulen]

Can I plug two of these to my laptop?

[@giancarlofranchini3853]

If you have the ports for 2, then yes.

[@mohamedifa6639]

Is this devise compatible with ipad ?

[@grgck]

Great video. Any idea if it can mirror an iphone?

[@carloslaend1635]

Nope, only Android

[@Doparmean]

Yes, it can!

[@hazcotube]

can I use xbox one with this screen

[@Doparmean]

Yes

[@djmo-kq9dk]

How is it with movies? Is it bright enough?

[@Doparmean]

Yes

[@luiscardona665]

does anyone know the aspect ratio

[@kuanhsinleelee9716]

full HD

[@MrChangeordie]

All this download software to use out the box is not cool, should be plug and play or ready to use on all devices. Thanks for the info

[@soundknight]

This would be great for music teaching