LG Gram Book 16 AI (2026) vs Dell 16S
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the LG Gram Book 16 AI (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 14-19% higher FPS
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 77 against 70 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell 16S
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 255.2 x 16.4 mm 14.06 x 10.05 x 0.65 inches |
356.8 x 251.4 x 11.37-15.4 mm 14.05 x 9.9 x 0.45-0.61 inches |
| Area | 911 cm2 (141.3 inches2) | 897 cm2 (139.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~82.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-144 Hz) | Yes (48-60 Hz) |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99% | - |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.7 V |
| 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 | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 325 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) |
| 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 | 2300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 124 | - |
| Solar Bay | 6809 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 8533 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 | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Cirrus Logic SmartAmps |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| 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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