Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) vs Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52)

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery 58.2 Wh
CPU Apple M1
GPU Apple M1 GPU (8-core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) and Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52) important characteristics
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
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45.2
(Average)
Value Index
36.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 740 grams less (around 1.63 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • MacBook with the Apple M1 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 57% sharper screen – 227 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (100.1 vs 134.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)
Dimensions 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm
11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches
362.3 x 239.9 x 23.5 mm
14.26 x 9.44 x 0.93 inches
Area 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) 869 cm2 (134.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.4% ~77.2%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 8.5 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 7000 RPM -
Noise level (max. load) 41.9 dB -

Display

Size 13.3 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 227 ppi 145 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Nitro V 15 (ANV15-52)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1759:1 1230:1
sRGB color space 100% 54%
Adobe RGB profile 88.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 43%
Response time 36 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V -
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 61 W 135 W
Cable length 2 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 275 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache - 12 MB
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 75 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 450 MHz 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 1278 MHz 1635 MHz
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 2.6 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 231 1088
Solar Bay 6115 21892
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~77.5 dB -
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 13.2 x 8.1 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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Wais February 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
acer is better and I have the MacBook I dream of the Acer Nitro
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