Acer’s Swift 5 finally has a 16:10 screen

The Acer Swift 5 seen from the front angled to the left. The screen displays a close-up of a water stream.
There’s a new Swift in town. | Image: Acer

Acer has announced updates to its Swift consumer line. The big news is that the Swift 5, its consumer flagship, has finally moved from a 16:9 aspect ratio screen to the taller and roomier 16:10. It’s the latest of many premium flagship products to take this jump.

Apart from the aspect ratio, the new 14-inch Swift 5 looks fairly similar to previous Swift 5 models we know and love. It’s gotten a bit heavier (2.65 pounds, to the previous 2.31). It now comes with a 2560 x 1600 display, whereas last year’s model was only available in 1920 x 1080.

Inside, the Swift has been bumped to Intel’s 12th Gen Core processors. It can be configured with up to 16GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. That’s a high amount for such a small device — last year’s...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/24/22947886/acer-swift-5-announced-price-specs-release-date

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