Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

138specifications compared
13differ
125identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Grey
Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-6200U
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-6500U
Processor boost frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.8 GHz
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.1 GHz
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI

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Comparison of SA5-271-54AT, SA5-271-79G3
157 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-54AT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-54AT View product	B Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-79G3 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Displayidentical
HD typeKnown for one	Quad HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one	350 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-6200U	i7-6500U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-6200 series	Intel Core i7-6500 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	OPI
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphics1 differ
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cameraidentical
Auto focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features2 differ
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88193	88194
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EY	SR2EZ
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 h
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ambient light sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Electronic compassKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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