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Dell 15 vs Acer Aspire 15 (A15-51)

51 out of 100
Dell 15
VS
44 out of 100
Acer Aspire 15 (A15-51)
Dell 15
Acer Aspire 15 (A15-51)
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Display
Battery
53 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Dell 15 and Acer Aspire 15 (A15-51) 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
VS
220.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
62.7
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell 15
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 15 (A15-51)
  • Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 53 against 41 watt-hours
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Dell 15
vs
Aspire 15 (A15-51)

Case

Weight 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
Dimensions 358.5 x 235.56 x 16.96-18.99 mm
14.11 x 9.27 x 0.67-0.75 inches		 362.9 x 237.5 x 17.9 mm
14.29 x 9.35 x 0.7 inches
Area 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.6% ~77.9%
Side bezels 11.3 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Black, Silver Gray
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 47.4 dB -

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 145 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Dell 15
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Aspire 15 (A15-51)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 600:1 -
Response time 35 ms -
Max. brightness
Dell 15
250 nits
Aspire 15 (A15-51) +20%
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.25 V -
Full charging time - 1:35 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
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 220 grams 257 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 10 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Dell 15 +1%
2454
Aspire 15 (A15-51)
2436
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 16
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
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 ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.0 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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