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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Nitro 5 15 is a gaming-oriented laptop with a dedicated graphics card, offering strong performance for 3D tasks, machine learning, and gaming at a lower midrange price, but is heavier and has a shorter battery life, making it less portable. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 is more portable due to its lighter weight and longer battery life, has an OLED touchscreen for vibrant colors and is suitable for general use with a better portability score, but it has weaker performance for intensive tasks, as it lacks a dedicated GPU. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 15
  • Good for gaming and AI
  • Good speakers
  • Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360
  • Good overall display quality
  • Excellent portability
  • Good battery life

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
6.2
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.7/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
9.5/10
The Acer Nitro 5 15 is good for gaming and AI, while the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 is only fair.

Engineering and Design

7.9
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.3
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.7/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 are both good for engineering and design, though the Acer Nitro 5 15 is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

6.9
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.8
15.6in
SIZE
13.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
262.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
375.0 nits
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 has a better screen than the Acer Nitro 5 15 for general use, and engineering and design.

Battery

5.5 Hours
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
8.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 has 8 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
13.3in
5.5 lbs
WEIGHT
2.5 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.5in
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 has excellent portability, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.8
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 and Acer Nitro 5 15 both have good build quality, though the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 has somewhat better build quality.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.6
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.6
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
262.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
375.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
8.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
6.3/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
9.3/10
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 and Acer Nitro 5 15 are both good for general use.

Content Creation

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.6
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 and Acer Nitro 5 15 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
7.4
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 and Acer Nitro 5 15 are both good for software development.

Cost

$780
Nitro 5 15
Galaxy Book2 360
$800
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The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a price of $780 and the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 costs $800.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 15 and the Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 15Samsung Galaxy Book2 360
Acer Nitro 5 15Samsung Galaxy Book2 360

GENERAL

Price
$780
$800
Release Date
May 1, 2023July 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.7'' x 1.06''12'' x 8'' x 0.51''
Weight
5.51 lbs2.56 lbs
Width
14.19"11.98"
Depth
10.67"7.95"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-12500HIntel i7-1255U
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours8 Hours
Battery Capacity
59 Wh61.1 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"13.3"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
144Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
262 nits375 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.8/10
Portability Score
6.4/109.4/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/109.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/106.8/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
31
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
22
Thunderbolt Version
44

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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."

Samsung Galaxy Book2 360

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Cliff Joseph | June 2022
"Samsung gets all the basics right with the Book2 360. Its convertible design works well in both laptop and tablet modes, yet still manages to be highly portable, with impressive battery life and eye-catching AMOLED display. The Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 measures just 12.9mm thick and weighs 1.16kg, making it one of the most affordable ultra-portables currently available. It’s sturdily built too, so it can cope with life on the road."

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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.

About Samsung

Samsung Electronics is one of the largest technology corporation by revenue. Based in South Korea, they are very well known for their wide range of phones, tablets, TVs and appliances. Their main line of laptops is the Galaxy Book series, launched in 2017. This range includes 2-in-1 convertible devices and standard notebooks, with a focus on portability and value for money.

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