HP OmniBook 5 16” (2026) vs Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-52)
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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 OmniBook 5 16” (2026)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-52)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 245 x 14.5 mm 13.98 x 9.65 x 0.57 inches |
354.9 x 250.1 x 15.9 mm 13.97 x 9.85 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 870 cm2 (134.9 inches2) | 888 cm2 (137.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.3% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 5.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 2 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 | 25 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 557 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~80 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x 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) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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