LG Gram Book 16 AI (2026) vs Acer Aspire X 16 AI (AX16-I71M)
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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 LG Gram Book 16 AI (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Acer Aspire X 16 AI (AX16-I71M)
- Can run popular games at about 169-230% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 84 against 77 watt-hours
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 255.2 x 16.4 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.65 inches |
354.7 x 250.4 x 10.02-15.9 mm 13.96 x 9.86 x 0.39-0.63 inches |
| Area | 911 cm2 (141.3 inches2) | 888 cm2 (137.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 150° |
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 | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-144 Hz) | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99% | 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, 65 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Intel Arc B370 |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 15 W | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 124 | 1203 |
| Solar Bay | 6809 | 23119 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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