| Attribute |
Acer Aspire VX5-591G-56A1 (NH.GM2AL.011) × | 
Acer Aspire A315-21G-97RD (NX.GQ4ED.010) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Aspire VX5-591G-56A1 | Acer Aspire A315-21G-97RD |
| Product code | NH.GM2AL.011 | NX.GQ4ED.010 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | - | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | Acer |
| Family | Aspire | Aspire |
| Series | VX 15 | 3 |
| Model name | VX5-591G-56A1 | A315-21G-97RD |
| Part number | NH.GM2AL.011 | NX.GQ4ED.010 |
| Release year (year) | 2017 | 2019 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | - | AMD |
| Processor family | 7th gen Intel Core i5 | AMD A9 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 2.5 | 3 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Processor model | i5-7300HQ | A9-9420 |
| Processor cores | 4 | 2 |
| Processor threads | 4 | - |
| Processor cache (MB) | 6 | 1 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 32 | 12 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 16 | 8 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | AMD Radeon 520 |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 4 | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon R5 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Card reader integrated | + | + |
| Storage media | HDD | HDD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | - 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
|
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Wi-Fi | + | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 1 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | - |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| USB 2.0 ports | 1 | 2 |
| Docking connector | - | - |
| DVI port | - | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) (MPixel) | - | 0.3 |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | + |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 52 | 37 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 4,605 | 4,810 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | 6 | 5.5 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Height (mm) | 28.9 | 21.6 |
| Depth (mm) | 265.5 | 259 |
| Width (mm) | 389 | 381.6 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 135 | 65 |
| Security | | |
| Fingerprint reader | - | - |