Lenovo ThinkPad T470 vs. Acer Aspire 7 (A715)

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Acer Aspire 7 (A715)

In depth comparison and review of Lenovo ThinkPad T470 and Acer Aspire 7 (A715). Compare sizes, performance, storage capacities, batteries and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right laptop for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the laptop that will best fit your needs.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 vs. Acer Aspire 7 (A715) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Product Type Notebook Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 33.66 cm x 23.25 cm x 1.995 cm 36.34 cm x 25.45 cm x 2.325 cm
Weight 1.63 kg 2.15 kg
Case Material - Polycarbonate, ABS plastic
Colour Black Charcoal black
DISPLAY Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Screen Size (Type) 14" - IPS 15.6" - IPS
LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight LED backlight
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
V-Sync Rate at Max Res. - 144 Hz
Widescreen Yes Yes
Image Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Image Brightness 250 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Features - Anti-glare, ComfyView, 25 ms response rate, Narrow Border Display
PROCESSOR Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
CPU Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) AMD Ryzen 5 5500U / 2.1 GHz
Max Turbo Speed - 4 GHz
Number of Cores - 6-core
Cache - L3 - 8 MB
64-bit Computing Yes -
MEMORY Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
RAM 8 GB 8 GB (1 x 8 GB)
Max RAM Supported 32 GB -
RAM Type DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 SDRAM
Speed - 3200 MHz
Rated Speed - 3200 MHz
Form Factor DIMM 288-pin SO-DIMM 260-pin
Slots Qty 2 2
Empty Slots - 1
STORAGE Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 240 GB 512 GB SSD - Western Digital
AUDIO & VIDEO Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Graphics Processor (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Video Memory - 4 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
Camera Yes - 720p Yes - HD
Sound Microphone Stereo speakers, two microphones
Compliant Standards Dolby Audio Premium -
COMMUNICATIONS Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Network Interface Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Features - Wake-on-LAN (WOL), dual stream (2x2)
BATTERY Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Technology - 4-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity (Size) - 48 Wh
Battery Life With Included Additional Battery Up to 18 hours -
AC ADAPTER Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Input - AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Output - 135 Watt, 19.5 V
INPUT Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Type Keyboard Keyboard, touchpad
Numeric Keypad - Yes
Keyboard Backlight - Yes
Features - Multi-gesture touch pad, precision touchpad
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Interfaces 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
Thunderbolt 3
HDMI
LAN
Headphone/microphone combo jack
Dock
HDMI
USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
USB 3.0
USB 3.0 (with power off charging)
USB 2.0
LAN
Headphone/microphone combo jack
Memory Card Reader Yes (SDXC UHS Card) -
SOFTWARE Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition
MISCELLANEOUS Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Acer Aspire 7 (A715)
Dockable Yes -
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) Security Chip Fingerprint reader
Security Slot Type - Kensington security slot
Theft/Intrusion Protection - Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Compliant Standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, MIL-STD 810G, BS 8887, ISO 45001, ISO 8887 -
Manufacturer Warranty Limited warranty - 3 years Limited warranty - 1 year - carry-in
International travellers warranty - 1 year
Model Number - 42G
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