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Acer Swift Air 16 vs Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)

WINNER
Acer Swift Air 16
45.2Inno Score
VS
Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
45.1Inno Score
44.7Performancespec-basedchip43.9
52.5chipGraphicschip46.3
23.3Displayspec-based26.5
33.3Batteryspec-based39.6
85.2Portabilityspec-based78.6
3 spec wins — Acer Swift Air 163 spec wins — Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Acer Swift Air 16 scores 45.2 against 45.1 for Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel). Pick by the categories that matter to you — Acer Swift Air 16 edges ahead in graphics, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Acer Swift Air 16

  • Stronger graphics score: 53 vs 46
  • 20% higher Screen size: 16 ″ vs 13.3 ″
  • 13% lower thickness: 16.5 mm vs 19 mm

Reasons to pick the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)

  • 100% higher RAM: 32 GB vs 16 GB
  • 33% higher Peak brightness: 400 nits vs 300 nits

Display

Display comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Screen size16 ″+20%13.3 ″
Panel typeOLEDIPS
Resolution1920x12001920x1200
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Peak brightness300 nits400 nits+33%

Performance

Performance comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
GraphicsAMD Radeon 860MIntel Graphics (integrated)
RAM16 GB32 GB+100%
RAM typeLPDDR5 (6400 MT/s)LPDDR5X-7467
Storage1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage typePCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDNVMe SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe 4.0)

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,866Top 41%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,278Bottom 27%—

Battery

Battery comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Capacity50 Wh55 Wh+9%
Charging65 W65 W

Design

Design comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Weight1.1 kg+9%1.21 kg
Thickness16.5 mm+13%19 mm
MaterialMagnesium-aluminum alloyAluminum (top), glass-fiber reinforced PC (bottom)

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Ports2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps, DisplayPort and charging), 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps), HDMI 1.4, 3.5mm audio jack2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 (40Gbps, USB PD, DisplayPort 2.1), 2x USB-A (5Gbps, one always-on), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 3.5mm combo audio jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
Webcam2MP FHD IR camera with privacy shutter5.0MP + IR camera with privacy shutter
BiometricsWindows Hello face recognition (IR camera)IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition, fingerprint reader in power button

Software

Software comparison: Acer Swift Air 16 versus Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
SpecAcer Swift Air 16Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 (Intel)
Operating systemWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

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