HP Omen 16 Slim vs Acer Nitro Lite 16
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Review
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 HP Omen 16 Slim
- Around 93% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Performs better (up to 39%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 14-20% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Acer Nitro Lite 16
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 470 grams less (around 1.04 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs) | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.5 x 269 x 19.9-22.7 mm 14.07 x 10.59 x 0.78-0.89 inches |
362.2 x 248.47 x 22.9 mm 14.26 x 9.78 x 0.9 inches |
| Area | 962 cm2 (149 inches2) | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.2% | ~82.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | 62.5% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 150 W | 0 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 | - | 65 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1237 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1945 | 1088 |
| Solar Bay | 30152 | 19522 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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