Key Takeaways
- ASUS has launched the new Vivobook 15 in India, featuring the country's first laptop powered by the Intel Core 5 Series 3 processor, priced at INR 1,07,990.
- The new Intel Core 5 Series 3 chip includes an integrated Intel AI Boost NPU capable of up to 16 TOPS, designed for AI features in Windows.
- The Vivobook 15 boasts a 15.6-inch Full HD anti-glare display, 16GB DDR5 RAM, a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, and weighs 1.7 kg.
Sale season in India has a new opening act. ASUS has launched the new Vivobook 15, and the ASUS Vivobook 15 launch price of INR 1,07,990 buys you what the company calls India’s first laptop powered by the fresh Intel Core 5 Series 3 processor. The timing is no accident. The machine arrives as an Amazon and Flipkart exclusive right as Amazon Prime Day, and the Flipkart GOAT Sale kick off on July 4, with ASUS lining up discounts of up to 55 per cent across its wider laptop range. New silicon, big sale, one very busy weekend for anyone shopping for a laptop.
In This Article
What the new ASUS Vivobook 15 brings to the table
The headline act here is the processor. The Intel Core 5 Series 3 chip inside this Intel Core 5 laptop in India carries an integrated Intel AI Boost NPU rated at up to 16 TOPS, which means the machine is built for the growing wave of AI features baked into Windows rather than bolted on as an afterthought. Intel introduced the Series 3 family earlier this year as its new mainstream platform, built on the company’s latest 18A manufacturing process, so the Vivobook 15 is riding some genuinely new architecture rather than a rebadged old chip.
Read Also: LG Xboom Bounce and Xboom Grab portable speakers launched in India
The rest of the spec sheet reads sensibly. There is a 15.6-inch Full HD anti-glare display, 16GB of DDR5 memory, a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD and Wi-Fi 6. The whole thing weighs 1.7 kg, which is light enough to survive a daily commute without a chiropractor on speed dial. ASUS has also packed in a backlit keyboard with a dedicated Copilot key, fingerprint login, a physical privacy shutter on the HD webcam and MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability. Buyers get three colour options, Cool Silver, Quiet Blue and Terra Cotta, and the laptop sells exclusively on Amazon and Flipkart.
TUF Gaming A15 joins as a Prime Day Special
Gamers get their own launch too. The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA506NCG-HN192WS) arrives on Amazon as a Prime Day Special, pairing the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GPU. It carries 16GB of DDR5 RAM, a 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD and a 15.6-inch FHD 144Hz display. The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 price for the event stands at INR 1,18,990 against an MRP of INR 1,55,990, and it ships in Graphite Black.
The bigger sales picture across Amazon and Flipkart
Beyond the two new arrivals, ASUS is spreading Amazon Prime Day laptop deals and Flipkart GOAT Sale laptop offers across its consumer, gaming and creator lineups. Highlights from the sale include
- ASUS Vivobook S16 with Snapdragon X at INR 69,990 on Flipkart, a 55 percent drop
- ASUS Vivobook 14 with Snapdragon X at INR 58,990 on Flipkart
- ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2025) with RTX 5050 at INR 1,39,990 on both platforms
- ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 5060 at INR 1,69,990
- ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED with Intel Core Ultra 5 at INR 1,09,990 on Amazon
- ASUS Vivobook 15 with Intel Core i3 at INR 44,990 on Amazon
On top of the sticker cuts, buyers can stack instant bank discounts of up to INR 6,000, exchange bonuses of up to INR 20,000 and no-cost EMI for up to 18 months on select models. The new Vivobook 15 itself gets no-cost EMI for up to 9 months. Standard terms and conditions apply, so read the fine print before the checkout adrenaline kicks in.
Read Also: OnePlus N6 Review: Gets the basics right
Final thoughts
Launching a laptop into the middle of a Prime Day and GOAT Sale crossfire is a bold move, but it makes sense. Shoppers hunting the best AI laptops in India this week will find the Vivobook 15 sitting front and centre with fresh Intel silicon and launch offers attached. The real story, though, may be the discount table. When a Snapdragon X-powered Vivobook drops to under INR 70,000 and RTX 50 series gaming machines shed lakhs off their MRPs, the ASUS laptop discounts in July 2026 look less like a sale and more like a statement. If a new laptop has been sitting on your wishlist, this weekend is when the excuses run out.


