Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 11) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 11) 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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 11)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (138.6 vs 152.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 38%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm
14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches
356.8 x 275.5 x 18.9 mm
14.05 x 10.85 x 0.74 inches
Area 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2) 983 cm2 (152.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83% ~75.5%
Side bezels 8 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
PPI 212 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 99% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

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
Charge power 170 / 245 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter - 725 grams

CPU

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

Benchmarks

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 100 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 13.6 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) 2560 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 13.6 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 2625 3554
Solar Bay 42487 56610
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L43 -
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W, 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 4 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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm -
Surface Glass 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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