Dell 15 (2026) vs Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
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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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell 15 (2026)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (127.2 vs 137.9 square inches)
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 101-137% higher FPS
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~59%) battery – 65 against 41 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 341.17 x 240.7 x 14.37-17.7 mm 13.43 x 9.48 x 0.57-0.7 inches |
355.6 x 250.19 x 16 mm 14 x 9.85 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 821 cm2 (127.3 inches2) | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.7% | ~83.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.5 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 148 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
15 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 73% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 30 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 219 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Cores | 5 (1P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 5 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2300 MHz | 1107 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 0.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | - | 4915 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3356B | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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