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Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T)
Acer's Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T) is a 16-inch aluminum Copilot+ laptop on Intel's Panther Lake platform with a 2880x1800 120Hz OLED touchscreen and a large haptic touchpad. This record covers the Core Ultra X7 358H, 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD model, which launched at $1,799.99; a 16GB version started at $1,549, and Acer also sells a Core Ultra X9 388H version.
Pros
- Lasted 16 hours 17 minutes in one review's Wi-Fi web-browsing test on a 70Wh battery
- OLED covered 99.9% of the Display P3 gamut and measured about 400 nits in review testing
- Core Ultra X7 358H scored 2,864 single-core and 16,161 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1 and a microSD slot on a 1.55kg aluminum body
- 175.5 x 109.7mm haptic touchpad supports MPP 2.5 stylus input
Cons
- Glossy OLED panel is reflective in review testing
- The oversized touchpad leaves less room for hands while typing in review testing
- Very limited maintenance and upgrade options, and the LPDDR5X RAM cannot be upgraded
- Webcam and speakers rated average in review testing, and there is no fingerprint reader
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED touchscreen (VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500)
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 405 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
- Graphics
- Intel Arc B390
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X (7467 MT/s)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- M.2 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,864Top 41%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 16,161Top 32%
Battery
- Capacity
- 70 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 16.3 h
- Charging
- 100 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.55 kg
- Thickness
- 14.9 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps), HDMI 2.1, microSD card reader, 3.5mm audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (Intel Killer BE1775s)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p IR with privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- IR face recognition (Windows Hello), no fingerprint reader
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T) good in 2026?
The Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T) earns an Inno Score of 59.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Acer's Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T) is a 16-inch aluminum Copilot+ laptop on Intel's Panther Lake platform with a 2880x1800 120Hz OLED touchscreen and a large haptic touchpad. This record covers the Core Ultra X7 358H, 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD model, which launched at $1,799.99; a 16GB version started at $1,549, and Acer also sells a Core Ultra X9 388H version.
What are the key specs of the Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.55 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-71T)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Razer Blade 16 (2026), ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 (2025) G635, HP Googlebook 14 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
