HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 vs. Acer Swift Air SFA16

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

Our Rating: 85 %

In depth comparison and review of HP Pavilion Power 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 Power Laptop 15 and Acer Swift Air SFA16
81 % - Design
75 % - Display
75 % - Performance
86 % - Connectivity
85 % - Battery

Laptop Specifications Comparison

HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 vs. Acer Swift Air SFA16 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Product Type Notebook Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 37.8 cm x 25.22 cm x 2.41 cm 35.67 cm x 24.23 cm x 1.29 cm
Weight 2.21 kg 1.2 kg
Case Material - Magnesium-aluminum alloy
Colour Vertical brushed pattern keyboard frame, ghost white (keyboard frame and logo), shadow black (cover and base) | Vertical brushed pattern keyboard frame, shadow black (cover and base), acid green (keyboard frame and logo) Olivine black
DISPLAY HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Screen Size (Type) 15.6" - IPS 16" OLED
LCD Backlight Technology WLED backlight -
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 3840 x 2400 (WQUXGA)
V-Sync Rate at Max Res. - 60 Hz
Widescreen Yes Yes
Image Aspect Ratio - 16:10
Image Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Gamut - 100% DCI-P3
Features Full HD anti-glare Glare, CineCrystal, 0.8 ms response rate
PROCESSOR HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
CPU Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7300HQ / 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 6800U / 2.7 GHz
Max Turbo Speed 3.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Number of Cores Quad-Core 8-core
Cache 6 MB L3 - 16 MB
64-bit Computing Yes -
Chipset Mobile Intel HM175 -
Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 -
MEMORY HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
RAM 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (provided memory is soldered)
RAM Type DDR4 SDRAM LPDDR5 SDRAM
Speed 2400 MHz -
Rated Speed 2400 MHz -
Form Factor SO-DIMM 260-pin -
STORAGE HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 128 GB SSD M.2 PCIe - NVM Express (NVMe) 1.024 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe - Micron
Secondary Storage 1 TB HDD SATA / 7200 rpm -
AUDIO & VIDEO HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon Graphics
Video Memory 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM -
Camera Yes - HD Yes - Full HD
Camera Features HP Wide Vision HD Temporal Noise Reduction
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080
Sound Stereo speakers, dual array microphone Stereo speakers, two microphones
Audio Features Bang & Olufsen Audio, HP Audio Boost -
COMMUNICATIONS HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E)
Wireless Controller - AMD RZ616 - M.2 2230
Network Interface Gigabit Ethernet -
Features Miracast, dual stream (2x2) Dual stream (2x2)
BATTERY HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Technology 4-cell Lithium Ion 3-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity (Size) 70 Wh 54 Wh
Battery Life Up to 14 hours Up to 7.5 hours
Battery Run Time Video playback: up to 9 hours -
AC ADAPTER HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Output 150 Watt 65 Watt, 5 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 20 V
INPUT HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Type Keyboard, imagepad Keyboard, touchpad
Numeric Keypad Yes -
Keyboard Backlight Yes Yes
Features Gesture function, multi-touch ImagePad -
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Interfaces USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (supports DisplayPort Alt Mode) (Sleep & Charge)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Sleep & Charge)
HDMI
LAN
Headphone/microphone combo jack
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
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 Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition - English Windows 11 Home
Software Included Netflix, HP CoolSense, Microsoft 365 (30 days trial), McAfee LiveSafe (30 days trial), Dropbox (25 GB Cloud Storage) (free for 1 year), HP Audio Switch, HP JumpStart, HP Sure Connect, HP Orbit -
MISCELLANEOUS HP Pavilion Power Laptop 15 Acer Swift Air SFA16
Included Accessories Power adapter USB-C power adapter
Security - Fingerprint reader
Security Slot Type Kensington security slot -
Theft/Intrusion Protection Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately) -
Features HP Fast Charge -
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 cb023na 41
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