Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13

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Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31) compared with ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13

	AcerSwift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13
Overview
Released
Released	July 2026	November 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	350 nits	500 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, 16:10, ComfyView (matte), non-touch	WUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch, or ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch, or add-on film touch on Core Ultra 200U and 200H models), all 16:10
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	100% sRGB (IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Matte	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features
Display features	–	IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz (VRR on the 500-nit panels), DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; a 400-nit OLED is offered with Core Ultra 200V only; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 89.2% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350	Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	8, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	6	8, 14 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	16 TOPS or 17 TOPS	12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 12 GB	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB	512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Intel Core 5 320 or Core 7 350 with 2 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (6 threads)	Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory	Integrated Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H) or Intel Graphics (200U); shared memory, DirectX 12.2
AI engine
AI engine	Intel NPU up to 17 TOPS; up to 40 platform TOPS	Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs with an NPU up to 13 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5 on board; 8 or 12 GB in the UK (up to 16 GB elsewhere)	LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package (200V) or soldered LPDDR5X running at 8400 MT/s (200U and 200H), dual-channel, not upgradable; 64 GB only with 200U and 200H
Storage type
Storage type	M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 512 GB; upgradeable to 1 TB	One M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200V and 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 21 hours	Up to 30.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.19 kg	0.986 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	13.3 mm (better)	14.77 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	314 × 222.7 mm	312.8 × 214.75 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	70 Wh 3-cell Li-ion; up to 21 hr video playback, 16 hr web browsing and 12 hr MobileMark 30 (Acer UK)	57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 225U with WUXGA non-touch screen, MobileMark 25 up to 17.11 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.5 hr video and 35.6 hr idle, local video up to 30.6 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H, MobileMark 25 up to 16.8 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 13.9 hr video and 35.2 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr
Charger
Charger	100 W maximum power supply	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country
Fast charging
Fast charging	50% in 30 minutes	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
Materials
Materials	All-aluminium chassis with CNC diamond-cut cover	Carbon fibre top cover; magnesium or aluminium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H tested
Colours
Colours	Sage Green; Frost Blue; Blossom Pink; Lilac Purple	Black (paint); Black weave; Black FIFA Edition
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB4, USB-A, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1080p with IR, or 8MP with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × USB Type-C (USB4 in Acer UK's spec sheet, Thunderbolt 4 on its overview page, "full function" in the press release); USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; 3.5 mm audio jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; nano-SIM slot on 4G or 5G models
External displays
External displays	–	Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	White backlit keyboard with Copilot key	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Trackpad	Microsoft Precision Touchpad	Glass haptic touchpad (70.5 × 120 mm) or glass 3-button trackpad (56.2 × 120 mm)
Speakers
Speakers	Four speakers, DTS:X Ultra	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader	Fingerprint reader in a keyboard key (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello