Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

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Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31) compared with ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

	AcerSwift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Overview
Released
Released	July 2026	2021
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200	1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	350 nits	400 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, 16:10, ComfyView (matte), non-touch	Listed low-power 400-nit WUXGA IPS display; touch version also available, plus 500-nit touch Privacy Guard WUXGA or 500-nit 3840 × 2400 WQUXGA IPS with DisplayHDR 400
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	WUXGA options 100% sRGB; WQUXGA 100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Matte	Anti-glare on WUXGA; glossy on WQUXGA
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350	Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	6	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	16 TOPS or 17 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 12 GB	16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB	512 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core 5 320 or Core 7 350 with 2 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (6 threads)	11th-generation Core i5-1135G7/i5-1145G7/i7-1165G7/i7-1185G7; listed i7-1165G7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD and non-touch FHD+ configuration is the exact unit tested by Laptop Mag
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
AI engine
AI engine	Intel NPU up to 17 TOPS; up to 40 platform TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5 on board; 8 or 12 GB in the UK (up to 16 GB elsewhere)	8, 16 or 32 GB soldered LPDDR4x-4266; no memory sockets
Storage type
Storage type	M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 512 GB; upgradeable to 1 TB	One replaceable M.2 2280 SSD; PCIe 4.0 ×4 slot with PCIe NVMe or PCIe 4.0 performance drive options; maker capacity up to 2 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 21 hours	Up to 21.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.19 kg	1.133 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	13.3 mm (better)	14.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	314 × 222.7 mm	315 × 221.6 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)	Integrated 57 Wh lithium-polymer battery; maker maximum 21.3 hours MobileMark 2014, 16.7 hours MobileMark 2018 or 26 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.133 kg is maker starting weight, configuration-dependent
Charger
Charger	100 W maximum power supply	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter; country and configuration dependent
Fast charging
Fast charging	50% in 30 minutes	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter
Materials
Materials	All-aluminium chassis with CNC diamond-cut cover	Carbon-fibre lid and magnesium-alloy bottom
Colours
Colours	Sage Green; Frost Blue; Blossom Pink; Lilac Purple	Black paint or black weave finish
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB4, USB-A, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2 802.11ax
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Bluetooth 5.1 in maker PSREF; hardware ready for 5.2 subject to operating-system limits
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	720p or combined IR and 720p, both with privacy shutter
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	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two Thunderbolt 4/USB4 40 Gbit/s USB-C ports with Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a; HDMI 2.0 and combo audio; optional nano-SIM for WWAN models
External displays
External displays	–	Native screen plus three external displays; Thunderbolt up to 5K at 60 Hz and HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	White backlit keyboard with Copilot key	Six-row spill-resistant backlit keyboard
Trackpad
Trackpad	Microsoft Precision Touchpad	Glass multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Four speakers, DTS:X Ultra	Two 2 W woofers and two 0.8 W tweeters with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital microphones	Four-microphone array with 360-degree far-field pickup and Dolby Voice
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader	Match-on-chip fingerprint reader integrated into power button; discrete TPM 2.0; optional IR camera and human-presence detection