HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 vs. Acer Swift Air SFA16

Laptop Comparison, Reviews and Tests
HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15
HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15
Acer Swift Air SFA16
Acer Swift Air SFA16

Our Rating: 85 %

In depth comparison and review of HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 and Acer Swift Air SFA16. Compare sizes, performance, storage capacities, batteries and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right laptop for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the laptop that will best fit your needs.

Acer Swift Air SFA16 Review

Advantages and disadvantages of Acer Swift Air SFA16 based on its technical characteristics, features, user experience, expert reviews and price level.

lightweight design

affordable price

fast charging support

decent display quality

solid build quality

average battery life

modest graphics performance

limited port selection

basic audio output

Laptop Comparison and Tests

Difference between HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 and Acer Swift Air SFA16
81 % - Design
75 % - Display
75 % - Performance
86 % - Connectivity
85 % - Battery

Laptop Specifications Comparison

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 vs. Acer Swift Air SFA16 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Product Type Notebook Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 38.45 cm x 26.51 cm x 2.88 cm 35.67 cm x 24.23 cm x 1.29 cm
Weight 2.32 kg 1.2 kg
Case Material - Magnesium-aluminum alloy
Colour Twinkle black, hybrid green pattern Olivine black
DISPLAY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Screen Size (Type) 15.6" 16" OLED
LCD Backlight Technology WLED backlight -
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 (HD) 3840 x 2400 (WQUXGA)
V-Sync Rate at Max Res. - 60 Hz
Widescreen Yes Yes
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:10
Image Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Gamut - 100% DCI-P3
Features HD BrightView Glare, CineCrystal, 0.8 ms response rate
PROCESSOR HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
CPU Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) 6300HQ / 2.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 6800U / 2.7 GHz
Max Turbo Speed 3.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
Number of Cores Quad-Core 8-core
Cache 6 MB L3 - 16 MB
64-bit Computing Yes -
Chipset Mobile Intel HM170 -
Features Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, Intel Smart Cache -
MEMORY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
RAM 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (provided memory is soldered)
Max RAM Supported 16 GB -
RAM Type DDR3L SDRAM LPDDR5 SDRAM
Speed 1600 MHz / PC3L-12800 -
Rated Speed 1600 MHz -
Form Factor SO-DIMM 204-pin -
Slots Qty 2 -
Empty Slots 1 -
STORAGE HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 128 GB SSD M.2 1.024 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe - Micron
Secondary Storage 1 TB HDD SATA 3Gb/s / 5400 rpm -
Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM -
AUDIO & VIDEO HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Multi-GPU Configuration 1 single GPU card / integrated GPU -
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M / Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon Graphics
Video Memory 4 GB DDR3L SDRAM -
Camera Yes - 1280 x 720 Yes - Full HD
Camera Features HP TrueVision HD Temporal Noise Reduction
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080
Sound Stereo speakers, two microphones Stereo speakers, two microphones
Audio Features Bang & Olufsen Audio -
COMMUNICATIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Wireless Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E)
Wireless Controller - AMD RZ616 - M.2 2230
Network Interface 10/100 Ethernet -
Features Miracast Dual stream (2x2)
BATTERY HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Technology 4-cell Lithium Ion 3-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity (Size) 48 Wh 54 Wh
Battery Life - Up to 7.5 hours
AC ADAPTER HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Output 90 Watt 65 Watt, 5 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 20 V
INPUT HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Type Keyboard, imagepad Keyboard, touchpad
Numeric Keypad Yes -
Keyboard Backlight Yes Yes
Features Multi-touch touchpad, touchpad with gesture support, gesture function -
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Interfaces HDMI
Headphone/microphone combo jack
USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
LAN
HDMI
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
LAN (RJ-45)
Headphone/microphone combo jack
Memory Card Reader Yes (SD Card) -
SOFTWARE HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition - English Windows 11 Home
Software Included Skype, EverNote, McAfee LiveSafe (30 days trial), Dropbox (25 GB Cloud Storage) (free for 6 months), Unigine Heaven, Unigine Valley, B&O PLAY, HP 3D DriveGuard, HP Lounge -
MISCELLANEOUS HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Included Accessories Power adapter USB-C power adapter
Security - Fingerprint reader
Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), power-on password -
Compliant Standards - HDCP
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes -
Manufacturer Warranty Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - pick-up and return Limited warranty - 1 year
International travellers warranty - 1 year
Model Number ak004na 41
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