Apple MacBook Neo vs Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Neo
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 35% sharper screen – 218 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (95.2 vs 111.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~78%) battery – 65 against 36.5 watt-hours
- Backlit keyboard
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches |
318.9 x 225.1 x 11.8-16.9 mm 12.56 x 8.86 x 0.46-0.67 inches |
| Area | 614 cm2 (95.2 inches2) | 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 8.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 38.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 13 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 218 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2408 x 1506 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
MacBook Neo
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
~15% more screen space
| Contrast | 1142:1 | 1040:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.9% | 55.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 72.6% | 38.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.2% | 36.8% |
| Response time | 18 ms | 17 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 30 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 20 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1.5 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 58 grams | 318 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | - | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1490 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | - |
| GPU performance | 2.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 541 |
| Solar Bay | 6971 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | ~78.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.2 cm | 12.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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