Acer Swift Go 14 AI (SFG14-I71) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

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Swift Go 14 AI (SFG14-I71) compared with ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

	AcerSwift Go 14 AI (SFG14-I71)	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	2021
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200	1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits	400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA OLED (UK models, non-touch); also WUXGA OLED touch (250 nits, 95% DCI-P3) and WQXGA+ 2880 × 1800 OLED (400 nits) elsewhere	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% DCI-P3	WUXGA options 100% sRGB; WQUXGA 100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Anti-glare on WUXGA; glossy on WQUXGA
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 7 355 or Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 16	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	16 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	512 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 5 325 or Core Ultra 7 355 with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 9 386H with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores; up to Core Ultra X9 388H in other markets	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 (Intel Arc B390 with Core Ultra X9), shared memory	Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-7467, 16 or 32 GB	8, 16 or 32 GB soldered LPDDR4x-4266; no memory sockets
Storage type
Storage type	M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, up 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 22 hours	Up to 21.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	71 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.12 kg (better)	1.133 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.6 mm	14.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	310.5 × 218.9 mm	315 × 221.6 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	71 Wh 4-cell Li-ion; WUXGA OLED up to 22 hr video, 15.5 hr web browsing and 15 hr MobileMark 30; WQXGA+ OLED up to 17.5 hr video, 13.5 hr web browsing and 13.5 hr MobileMark 30 (Acer)	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	–	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter
Materials
Materials	Laser-etched aluminium chassis; hinge opens to 180°	Carbon-fibre lid and magnesium-alloy bottom
Colours
Colours	Blue	Black paint or black weave finish
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2 802.11ax
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 5.1 in maker PSREF; hardware ready for 5.2 subject to operating-system limits
Webcam
Webcam	5MP 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 with Thunderbolt 4; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; HDMI 2.1; 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 and Acer My Key	Six-row spill-resistant backlit keyboard
Trackpad
Trackpad	Acer Multi-control touchpad	Glass multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Dual speakers, DTS:X Ultra	Two 2 W woofers and two 0.8 W tweeters with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Triple-microphone array	Four-microphone array with 360-degree far-field pickup and Dolby Voice
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello with Human Presence Detection; no fingerprint reader	Match-on-chip fingerprint reader integrated into power button; discrete TPM 2.0; optional IR camera and human-presence detection