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Advantages of the Acer Swift 3
  • The Acer Swift 3 has no clear advantages over the LG Ultra 13.
Advantages of the LG Ultra 13
  • Excellent portability
  • Very good battery life

Key differences

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Screen Quality

6.8
Swift 3
Ultra 13
6.9
14.0in
SIZE
13.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
309.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
The Acer Swift 3 and the LG Ultra 13 have similar screen quality.

Battery

8.5 Hours
Swift 3
Ultra 13
10.0 Hours
The Acer Swift 3 has 8.5 hours of battery life. The LG Ultra 13 has 10 hours of battery life.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.3
Swift 3
Ultra 13
7.2
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
309.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
8.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
10.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
8.9/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
9.3/10
The Acer Swift 3 and LG Ultra 13 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

6.1
Swift 3
Ultra 13
6.1
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The Acer Swift 3 and LG Ultra 13 are both only fair for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

6.7
Swift 3
Ultra 13
6.6
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.7/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Swift 3 and LG Ultra 13 are both only fair for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.4
Swift 3
Ultra 13
7.2
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.7/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Swift 3 and LG Ultra 13 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.2
Swift 3
Ultra 13
7.2
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.7/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The LG Ultra 13 and Acer Swift 3 are both good for software development.

Portability

Very Good
Swift 3
Ultra 13
Excellent
14.0in
SIZE
13.3in
2.6 lbs
WEIGHT
2.1 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.6in
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers LG Ultra 13 to have excellent portability, while the Acer Swift 3 has very good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.4
Swift 3
Ultra 13
7.4
The Acer Swift 3 and LG Ultra 13 both have good build quality.

Cost

$523
Swift 3
Ultra 13
$529
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The Acer Swift 3 has a price of $523 and the LG Ultra 13 costs $529.

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How the Acer Swift 3 and the LG Ultra 13 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Swift 3LG Ultra 13
Acer Swift 3LG Ultra 13

GENERAL

Price
$523
$529
Release Date
March 1, 2021January 1, 2021
Overall Dimensions
12.7'' x 8.4'' x 0.63''12.1'' x 8.1'' x 0.6''
Weight
2.65 lbs2.16 lbs
Width
12.7"12.08"
Depth
8.4"8.14"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5700UAMD Ryzen 7 4700U
RAM
8 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
44
RAM Slots
00
Storage
512 GB256 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
8.5 Hours10 Hours
Battery Capacity
48 Wh51 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
14"13.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
309 nits300 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
8.9/109.3/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
NoNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
8.8/108/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
6.5/106.5/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
YesNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
22
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
YesNo
Display Outputs
21
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Acer Swift 3

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Sebastian Jentsch | February 2022
"With the Swift 3, Acer delivers a 14-inch laptop with a sleek, slim metal chassis. The latter is of high quality and sturdy enough for everyday use, which is a real plus point among the 700-Euro (~$798) models. A new feature is Thunderbolt 4 in the Type-C format for peripherals or even displays (DisplayPort via Type-C). Unfortunately, a card reader is still missing, and the RAM is completely onboard, so there are no upgrade options here. Acer's 14-incher is affordable, yet it does everything most would want from a truly mobile laptop: Long battery life, a great display, quality, sufficient ports, light weight, and low noise and heat emissions."

LG Ultra 13

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CNET

Joshua Goldman | April 2017
"The 13.3-inch LG Gram is a fine fit if you need to travel as light as possible for as long as possible without spending a fortune to do it. It might not be particularly sturdy or have an eye-catching design and its webcam is less than ideal, but with its sharp touch display, comfortable backlit keyboard, responsive touchpad and a fingerprint reader for extra security, the Gram makes a respectible everyday laptop for business or school work."

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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 LG

LG is a South Korean conglomerate company. While LG is mainly known for various products outside of technology, LG also develops laptops. Within the laptop industry, they are known for their thin-and-light Gram series, as well as their value-oriented Ultra series. LG laptops offer very thin and light laptops with phenomenal battery life, and are often on sale.

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