Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) - Specs

  • Samsung AMOLED ATNA60BX03-0 (SDC418D)
  • Color accuracy  2.8  1.9
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 1000GB SSD
  • RAM
  • up to 32GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11, Chrome OS, Windows 11 Pro
  • Battery
  • 54Wh
  • Body material
  • Magnesium alloy
  • Dimensions
  • 357.55 x 245.9 x 12.95 mm (14.08" x 9.68" x 0.51")
  • Weight
  • 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 2x USB Type-C
  • 4.0, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.1
  • Card reader
  • microSD (microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC)
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11be
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.4
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • QHD with Temporal Noise Reduction
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • 2x Microphones with Acer Purified Voice, AI noise reduction
  • Speakers
  • Speaker System optimized by DTS Audio
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot
  • Noble Lock

All Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) configurations

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Office Work

Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

Design and Gaming

This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.

Health-Guard

Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) series.

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) series.

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) in-depth review

Compared to its predecessor, the Acer Swift Edge (SFE16-44) looks like a mild refresh. The new-gen model relies on the 8040 series 28W AMD Zen 4 Hawk Point-U CPUs which are nearly identical to their 7040 siblings without counting the slightly clocked NPU unit of the new chips. The RAM is still soldered which isn't surprising given how thin and light this laptop is. The port selection remains good with its four USB connectors. Again, Wi-Fi 7 is on board but as an option.The display is the same as the one of the SFE16-43 model. It continues to be the star of the show. It's a color-accurate 1[...]

Pros

  • 100% sRGB and DCP-P3 coverage + improved color accuracy with our "Design and Gaming" profile (SDC418D)
  • Infinite contrast ratio (SDC418D)
  • 605 nits of max brightness in HDR mode and 394 nits of peak brightness while viewing SDR content (SDC418D)
  • Light and thin magnesium alloy chassis (1.23 kg / 12.95 mm)
  • Lid with a lever design
  • Fingerprint reader
  • 1440p Web camera
  • 2x USB4 ports + MicroSD card reader
  • 2x M.2 slots + replaceable Wi-Fi card
  • Wi-Fi 7 (option)
  • Good comfort under load considering the thin build
  • Fast SSD (Micron 3400)
  • Up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM
  • Feels fast for work, despite the hindered clocks

Cons

  • Soldered memory
  • Low CPU clocks, especially in long CPU stress
  • Average battery battery life (~ 5 hours and a half of videos)
  • PWM usage (SDC418D)
  • The battery is glued to the base

How to open Acer Swift Edge (SFE16-44) – disassembly and upgrade options

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