Acer Swift 3

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Swift 3 (SF316-51) Acer Swift 3

Date Published: 03 Apr 2023

Intel Core i5-11300H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
16.1″, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
2000GB SSD
8GB LPDDR4x
1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

7.4 Portability Very Good

8.0 Display Excellent

5.1 For Work Average

3.0 For Gaming Mediocre

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Review

Acer Swift 3 in-depth review

It seems like the popular Swift 3 series has grown bigger and more diverse. Last year we were really impressed by the Swift 3X, which combined the latest Tiger Lake CPUs with the in-house DG1 dedicated graphics card from Intel. However, let's leave the past alone, and focus on today, when we have the 16-inch Swift 3.Yes, Acer is hopping in the 16-inch trend train, and we can't help but enjoy that. To be precise, the screen size is 16.1 inches, it has a 1080p IPS panel, which supposedly provides full sRGB coverage. This is good news for content creators, but we have to check these claims first.In addition to that, you are treated to a 35W Tiger Lake processor, so performance in long loads should not be a problem (with the right cooling of course). Now, let's see what this 16-incher[...]

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Pros

16.1-inch screen with 98% of sRGB coverage and accurate colors (when our Gaming and Web design profile is present)
No aggressive PWM
Up to 15 hours of Web browsing on battery
Almost all-metal built with a lid leverage system
Fingerprint reader
PCIe Gen 4 support
Wi-Fi 6, and dual M.2 SSD support

Cons

Soldered memory
No SD card reader
CPU stays hot under load

DISPLAY: 16.1-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
Innolux N161HCA-EA3 (CMN160B)

Diagonal
16.1"

Pixel density
136.83 ppi

Brightness
357 cd/m²

sRGB
98%

PWM frequency
24800 Hz

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
25 inches (64 cm)

Contrast
1350:1

dE Color Checker
2.8 0.8

PWM Rating
9.3: (safe)

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