Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop vs MSI PS42 8M-209BE Modern

121specifications compared
14differ
107identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:Gold
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:Silver
Display diagonal
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:35.6 cm (14")
Memory slots
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:2x SO-DIMM
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:32 GB
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:1
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:1
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:2
Numeric keypad
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:Yes
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:No
Battery technology
- Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- PS42 8M-209BE Modern:Lithium Polymer (LiPo)

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Comparison of SF315-52-876Q, PS42 8M-209BE Modern
150 specifications	A Acer Swift 3 SF315-52-876Q Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop Model SF315-52-876Q View product	B MSI PS42 8M-209BE Modern View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Silver
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storageidentical
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVMe 3.0
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of microphonesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	50 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	10 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.8 kg	1.18 kg
WidthDiffers	359 mm	322 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	16.9 mm	15.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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