Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1)

130specifications compared
25differ
105identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Laptop
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Black
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Grey
Form factor
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Clamshell
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):35.6 cm (14")
Display resolution
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):1920 x 1080 pixels
Touchscreen
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:No
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
HD type
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:HD+
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Full HD
Total storage capacity
- Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:256 GB
- Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):1 TB

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Comparison of A517-51-56HA, SP314-51-57DN
158 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-56HA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A517-51-56HA View product	B Acer Spin 3 SP314-51-57DN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP314-51-57DN View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Colour nameKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Steel Grey
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display4 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	35.6 cm (14")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
HD typeDiffers	HD+	Full HD
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Memoryidentical
Memory form factorKnown for one	On-board + SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	1 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
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	2
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard3 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard layoutDiffers	QWERTZ	QWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffers	German	UK English
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Care Center, Acer Configuration Manager, Acer Portal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery3 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	3
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	52.5 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	12 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	45 W
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	1.7 kg
WidthDiffers	423.3 mm	335 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	28.2 mm	20.8 mm

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