Dell Inspiron 15 7506 (2-in-1) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 7506 (2-in-1)
- Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 53 against 48 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- Provides 11% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 270 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.2 x 238.4 x 16.4-17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.39 x 0.65-0.7 inches |
363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level | 47 dB | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Contrast | 600:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 97% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 62.9% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.2 V | - |
| Full charging time | 4:00 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 45 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 294 gramm | 260 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1650 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.534 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~4.3 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 81.6 dB | 68.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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