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Nitro 5 15
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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 15
  • Good portability
  • Good battery life
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Good for software development
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall display quality

Key differences

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General Use

7.0
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
7.9
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
277.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
498.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
7.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.1/10
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 and Acer Nitro 5 15 are both good for general use, though the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is somewhat better.

Gaming and AI

6.9
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
8.4
6.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is only fair.

Engineering and Design

7.0
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
8.8
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
6.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.5/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is very good for engineering and design, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Content Creation

7.1
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
8.1
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is very good for content creation, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Software Development

6.9
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
7.8
6.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is good for software development, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is only fair.

Screen Quality

7.0
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
8.3
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
277.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
498.0 nits
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 has a better screen than the Acer Nitro 5 15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Portability

Good
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
4.8 lbs
WEIGHT
5.7 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
1.1in
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has good portability, while the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 has only fair portability.
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Key similarities

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Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
5.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has 6 hours of battery life. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 has 5 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
7.4
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 and Acer Nitro 5 15 both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,050
Nitro 5 15
Predator Helios Neo 16
$1,049
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$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a price of $1,050 and the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 costs $1,049.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 15 and the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 15Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
Acer Nitro 5 15Acer Predator Helios Neo 16

GENERAL

Price
$1,050
$1,049
Release Date
May 1, 2022April 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.3'' x 10'' x 0.94''14.2'' x 11'' x 1.11''
Weight
4.85 lbs5.73 lbs
Width
14.3"14.2"
Depth
10"11"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-11400HIntel i7-13700HX
RAM
8 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
22
Storage
256 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours5 Hours
Battery Capacity
57.5 Wh90 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"16"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10802560 x 1600
Refresh Rate
144Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
277 nits498 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
7/106.2/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/107/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
33
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
13
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Acer Nitro 5 15

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NotebookCheck

Sascha Mölck | June 2022
"The Acer Nitro 5 is a fast QHD gaming notebook. The Nitro 5 is a well-balanced gaming laptop for just under US$ 2400. A Core i7-12700H CPU and a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU enable QHD gaming at high to maximum settings, accompanied by fast PCIe-4-SSD (1 TB) and 16 GB of RAM. Acer delivers a solid QHD gaming notebook with the Nitro 5 AN515-58. However, the laptop is not completely free of shortcomings. The CPU and GPU can work at consistently high clock rates. The laptop heats up noticeably under load, but not excessively. Noise development is on the usual class level. Once again, however, Acer needs to improve the fan control."

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16

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PCMag

Mark Knapp | August 2023
"The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 sacrifices portability and a truly budget price in the name of additional power. While remaining relatively budget-friendly, this gaming laptop packs serious processing chops, and Acer optimizes its internals to deliver respectable 1080p (or 1200p) gameplay from an RTX 4050. Its keyboard and chassis design won't win it any awards, but its display is a cut above for the price."

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About Acer

Acer is a prominent Taiwanese electronics brand which makes a wide range of laptops, with multiple product lines catering to personal use, gaming, and business use. They are renowned for having exceptional value for money, as they frequently offer good specifications at a lower price than other manufacturers.

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