Dell Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 vs Dell Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250

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Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 compared with Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250

	DellAlienware 16 Area-51 AA16250	DellAlienware 16 Aurora AC16250
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	May 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	240 Hz (better)	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits (better)	300 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	620 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	16-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) anti-glare OLED, 240 Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC and Adaptive Sync, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 and ClearMR 9000 (2026 models); at launch, a 2560 × 1600 240 Hz 500-nit panel (Notebookcheck)	16-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) WVA, anti-glare, 120 Hz, low blue light (ComfortView Plus)
Pixel density
Pixel density	188.7 ppi	189 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3 (OLED); Dell also quotes 120% DCI-P3 colour volume	100% sRGB
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	OLED 400 nits SDR and 620 nits HDR, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 0.2 ms response; ComfortView Plus low blue light	1000:1 contrast; 30 ms typical response
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus	Intel Core 5 210H or Intel Core 7 240H
CPU cores
CPU cores	20 or 24	8 or 10
CPU threads
CPU threads	20 or 24	12 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	13 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB or 16 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX or Core Ultra 9 275HX (2025); Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (2026); 20 or 24 cores, 55 W base	Intel Core 5 210H (8 cores), Core 7 240H (10 cores) or Core 9 270H (14 cores); 45 W
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (8 GB), RTX 5070 (8 GB), RTX 5070 Ti (12 GB), RTX 5080 (16 GB) or RTX 5090 (24 GB), all GDDR7; up to 240 W combined CPU and GPU power	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), or RTX 5050, RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 (8 GB GDDR7); the RTX 5070 runs at up to 85 W (Notebookcheck)
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, 13 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5, two SODIMM (or CSODIMM) slots; 16 to 64 GB at 6400 MT/s, or 32 GB at 7200 MT/s with XMP	DDR5 at 5200 or 5600 MT/s, two SODIMM slots, 8 to 32 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Three M.2 slots (one 2230 or 2280, two 2280), PCIe Gen 4 or Gen 5 NVMe; 1 TB to 12 TB (RAID 0)	Two M.2 2230 slots, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe, up to 1 TB each
Cooling
Cooling	Cryo-Tech cooling with four fans; vapour chamber on RTX 5080 and 5090 models	–
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh	96 Wh
Weight
Weight	3.15 kg	2.49 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	28.5 mm	22.7 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	365 × 290 mm	356.98 × 265.43 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	96 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	3-cell 60 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	280 W (RTX 5060 to 5070 Ti) or 360 W (RTX 5080 and 5090) barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery	130 W (RTX 3050 and 4050) or 180 W (RTX 5050 to 5070) barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge 2; 0–35% in 20 minutes and 0–80% in 35 minutes with the laptop off	ExpressCharge Boost; 0–35% in 20 minutes with the laptop off (ExpressCharge only in the EU)
Colours
Colours	Liquid Teal	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR, or 4K HDR with IR	720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (RTX 5070 and below) or 2 × Thunderbolt 5 (RTX 5070 Ti and above) USB-C with DisplayPort, USB4 and Power Delivery; 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port	2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB-C with DisplayPort (one with Power Delivery); 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A; HDMI 2.1 (driven by the NVIDIA GPU); RJ45 gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm audio jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port
Keyboard
Keyboard	AlienFX per-key RGB keyboard, or optional CHERRY MX ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard	Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad, macro keys and Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass precision touchpad, 112 × 65 mm, with optional RGB AlienFX lighting	115 × 70 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Two speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak)
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	–