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Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51, Ultra 5 226V

Specifications

Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51, Ultra 5 226V
Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51, Ultra 5 226V (Swift 16 AI Series)
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V 8 x 2.1 - 4.5 GHz, Lunar Lake
Graphics adapter
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR5
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixel 212 PPI, OLED, glossy: yes, 120 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm
Networking
802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 15.95 x 356 x 249.4 ( = 0.63 x 14.02 x 9.82 in)
Battery
70 Wh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Primary Camera: 3.7 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
1.46 kg ( = 51.5 oz / 3.22 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
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Price comparison

Average Score: 75% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews for the Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-51, Ultra 5 226V

70% Acer Swift AI 16 review: a large and lovely OLED display is the difference
Source: Digital Trends English
There’s an argument to be made for laptop that’s reasonably thin and light while still offering up a bunch of screen real estate. While some 16-inch laptops are thicker and heavier thanks to power-hungry components, others manage to be just fast enough to support the multitasking made possible by a larger display while remaining reasonably portable. The new Acer Swift AI 16 is one such laptop. It uses Intel’s latest Lunar Lake chipsets to provide reasonably fast and much more efficient performance, mated with a 16-inch OLED display. It’s also reasonably priced, making it an attractive option for road warriors who need to do more than one thing at a time.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/05/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%

Foreign Reviews

Das Acer Swift 16 AI überrascht im Test mit OLED und langer Laufzeit
Source: WinFuture German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/23/2025
80% DAS haben wir nicht erwartet
Source: Tablet Blog German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

Comment

Intel Arc 130V: An integrated graphics adapter that lower-end Intel Lunar Lake family processors employ. This is a direct successor to the Arc 7 iGPU; DirectX 12 Ultimate is fully supported here and the iGPU also supports hardware-decoding a long list of popular video codecs such as h.266 VVC, h.265 HEVC, h.264 AVC, AV1 and VP9. It is clear the 130V isn't fast enough to run most triple-A 2024 games at 1080p. However, it's still more than good enough for an occasional gaming session Helldivers 2 and Ready or Not run perfectly well at 1080p / Low.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Core Ultra 5 226V: One of the 2 slowest Lunar Lake processors as of Nov 2024. It features 4 new Skymont E-cores and 4 new Lion Cove P-cores running at up to 3.5 GHz and 4.5 GHz respectively, along with the new Arc 130V iGPU and 16 GB of on-package LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. The 226V's level 3 cache is pretty small as compared to more expensive Ultra 7 2xxV and Ultra 9 2xxV chips at 8 MB vs 12 MB. Its multi-thread performance is very close to the R7 7730U and the R7 7735U, and it eats up to 37 W in short-term loads.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


16.00":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.


75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2025-07-20 (Update: 2025-07-20)