Acer Swift 3

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52 / SF313-52G) Acer Swift 3

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Intel Core i7-1065G7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7
13.5”, 2K (2256 x 1504), IPS
512GB SSD
16GB RAM
1.18 kg (2.6 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

8.1 Portability Excellent

9.5 Display EXCEPTIONAL

4.4 For Work Average

1.7 For Gaming Bad

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Specs

CPU
Intel Core i7-1065G7

Display
13.5”, 2K (2256 x 1504), IPS

HDD/SSD
512GB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot

RAM
16GB RAM

OS
Windows 10 Home

Body Material
Aluminum, Magnesium alloy

Dimensions
302.5 x 233.9 x 16 mm (11.91" x 9.21" x 0.63")

Weight
1.18 kg (2.6 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C
Thunderbolt 3

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

1x USB Type-A
2.0

HDMI

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.0

Audio jack
3.5 mm combo

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Speakers
Stereo Speakers

Portability

Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52 / SF313-52G)

11.91" x 9.21" x 0.63" Dimensions

1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) Weight

Average 13.5-inch laptop

1.41 kg (3.1 lbs) +19% Weight

Review

Acer Swift 3 in-depth review

In this year's CES, Acer unveiled some very interesting Swift 3 notebooks. One of them is the 13.5" Swift 3 (SF313-52). Indeed, this is not a very popular screen size to see, as most of the 13-inch laptops have 13.3" panels. However, this notebook is fitted with a 3:2 aspect ratio display. This should be more interesting for people who browse pages and work with vertical scrolling content more than watching movies, or any 16:9 content to begin with.On the hardware side, Acer gave this laptop the latest and greatest Intel has to offer in the ULV world. Yes, we are talking about the 10nm Ice Lake processors, providing it with the Core i7-1065G7 at the top end, and the budget-oriented Core i3-1005G1 at the bottom.Ultimately, this laptop can compete with the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3[...]

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Pros

Ultra-lightweight
Ice Lake CPUs
Decent battery life
Covers 98% sRGB (BOE08BC)
Our Gaming and Web design profile improves the color accuracy to comply with the standard Average dE of <2.0 (BOE08BC)
Work-friendly 3:2 aspect ratio
Thunderbolt 3 port onboard and support of NVMe M.2 drives

Cons

No SD card reader
Memory is soldered
The unit we tested uses aggressive PWM to adjust its brightness levels (our Health-Guard profile deals with the issue) (BOE08BC)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Does a different aspect ratio make a whole lot of difference on the inside of a laptop?Check out all Acer Swift 3 (SF313-52) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Nothing too exciting here - 11 Torx-head screws holding the bottom plate and some clips, which should be pried up with a plastic tool. A cool tip would be to start from the backside, around the hinges, as it is the easiest way we found.2. Battery On the battery side, there is a quite big 55.9Wh unit.3. Memory and storage Expectedly or [...]