HP Omen Transcend 14 (2025) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)

Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP Omen Transcend 14 (2025) and Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71) 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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Please input up-to-date prices for the selected laptop configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Currency
VS
27.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
36.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Omen Transcend 14 (2025)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (113.3 vs 127.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)
  • Can run popular games at about 198-270% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 76 against 71 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 313 x 233.5 x 16.9 mm
12.32 x 9.19 x 0.67 inches
323.9 x 254.7 x 20.8 mm
12.75 x 10.03 x 0.82 inches
Area 731 cm2 (113.2 inches2) 825 cm2 (127.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.8% ~73.9%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 5.8 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Aluminum 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 Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 53.4 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) -
PPI 243 ppi 234 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy -
Ambient light sensor No -
Screen space comparison
Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Omen Transcend 14 (2025)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 96.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left, Right
Charge power 140 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 505 grams 752 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 0 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 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 4 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1216 3730
Solar Bay 17999 52884
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 8400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~75.5 dB -
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes 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 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Monolith Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.5 x 8.0 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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: < 1

Comments

Write your opinion about the comparison of Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (PHN14-71) and HP Omen Transcend 14 (2025) or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!