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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71)
Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71) is a slim 16-inch gaming laptop, 19.9mm thick and 2.3kg, with a 240Hz WQXGA OLED display. This record lists the Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB and 1TB configuration; Acer also lists a Core Ultra 7 255HX and a 165Hz panel option. North American pricing started at $1,699.99.
Pros
- Slim 19.9mm, 2.3kg chassis for a 16-inch laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti
- 240Hz WQXGA OLED panel with 1ms response time, G-SYNC and 100% DCI-P3 coverage
- Two RAM slots and two M.2 SSD slots, plus Thunderbolt 4 and 2.5G Ethernet
- Core Ultra 9 275HX reached about 3,113 single-core and 19,675 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing
Cons
- About 5 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing from the 76Wh battery in review testing
- Glossy OLED panel is very reflective and flickers at every brightness level, though at a high 960Hz, in review testing
- SSD performance fluctuated over time in review testing
- Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 398 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-6400
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD (2 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,113Top 12%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 19,675Top 13%
Battery
- Capacity
- 76 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 5 h
- Charging
- 230 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.3 kg
- Thickness
- 19.9 mm
- Material
- Metal lid, plastic base
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, microSD, Killer E3100G 2.5G Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (Intel Killer 1675i)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p IR camera
- Biometrics
- IR camera face recognition (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71) good in 2026?
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71) earns an Inno Score of 51.9/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71) is a slim 16-inch gaming laptop, 19.9mm thick and 2.3kg, with a 240Hz WQXGA OLED display. This record lists the Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB and 1TB configuration; Acer also lists a Core Ultra 7 255HX and a 165Hz panel option. North American pricing started at $1,699.99.
What are the key specs of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.3 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (PHN16S-71)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Alienware x16 R2, Dell 14 Premium, Lenovo Googlebook 15 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
