HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)

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Display
2560 x 1600
Battery
92 Wh
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026) and Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP HyperX Omen 16 (2026)
  • Around 51% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 92 against 70 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.48 kg (5.47 lbs) 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 357.5 x 269 x 30 mm
14.07 x 10.59 x 1.18 inches
356.8 x 275.5 x 18.9 mm
14.05 x 10.85 x 0.74 inches
Area 962 cm2 (149 inches2) 983 cm2 (152.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.2% ~75.5%
Side bezels 6.4 mm 6.1 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.7 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 200 / 230 / 280 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 866 grams 725 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 16 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 32 16
L3 Cache 64 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Fabrication process 5 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 48
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3954 3598
Solar Bay 61454 56651
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~78.9 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Monolith Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
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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