Dell Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 vs Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250

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Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 compared with Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250

	DellAlienware 16 Aurora AC16250	DellAlienware 18 Area-51 AA18250
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	March 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	18″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	300 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits	500 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	16-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) WVA, anti-glare, 120 Hz, low blue light (ComfortView Plus)	18-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) anti-glare IPS-type (WVA), 300 Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus
Pixel density
Pixel density	189 ppi	168 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1000:1 contrast; 30 ms typical response	1200:1 typical contrast; 3 ms typical response; ComfortView Plus low blue light
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 5 210H or Intel Core 7 240H	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 10	20 or 24
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	20 or 24
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	13 TOPS
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	1 TB to 4 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Intel Core 5 210H (8 cores), Core 7 240H (10 cores) or Core 9 270H (14 cores); 45 W	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
GPU
GPU	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)	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 280 W combined CPU and GPU power
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel AI Boost NPU, 13 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5 at 5200 or 5600 MT/s, two SODIMM slots, 8 to 32 GB	DDR5, two SODIMM slots; 16 to 64 GB at 6400 MT/s, or 32 GB at 7200 MT/s with XMP
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 2230 slots, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe, up to 1 TB each	Three M.2 slots (one 2230 or 2280, two 2280), PCIe Gen 4 or Gen 5 NVMe; 1 TB to 12 TB (RAID 0)
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh	96 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.49 kg (better)	4.12 kg
Thickness
Thickness	22.7 mm (better)	30.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	356.98 × 265.43 mm	410 × 320 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3-cell 60 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion	96 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion
Charger
Charger	130 W (RTX 3050 and 4050) or 180 W (RTX 5050 to 5070) barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery	280 W or 360 W barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost; 0–35% in 20 minutes with the laptop off (ExpressCharge only in the EU)	ExpressCharge 2 (ExpressCharge only in the EU)
Colours
Colours	–	Liquid Teal
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	720p	1080p with IR, or 4K HDR with IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	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	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; RJ45 5 Gbps Ethernet; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad, macro keys and Copilot key	AlienFX per-key RGB keyboard, or optional CHERRY MX ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard
Trackpad
Trackpad	115 × 70 mm	Glass precision touchpad, 131 × 80 mm, with optional RGB AlienFX lighting
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Digital-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition