Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1)

135specifications compared
30differ
105identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Laptop
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Black
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Grey
Form factor
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Clamshell
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Touchscreen
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:No
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-8550U
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 GHz

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Comparison of A515-51G-50XS, SP515-51GN-82SS
149 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-50XS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A515-51G-50XS View product	B Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN-82SS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP515-51GN-82SS View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display1 differ
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8250U	i7-8550U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	1.51 TB
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	512 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	No
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTZ
Keyboard languageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	German
Processor special features1 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	124967	122589
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3LA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	3320 mAh
Poweridentical
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	423.3 mm	381.5 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	258.1 mm
HeightDiffers	28.3 mm	17.9 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.83 cm	1.79 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.83 cm	1.79 cm

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