| Attribute |
Acer Aspire ASPIRE 3 A315-21 (NX.GNVEV.015) × | 
Acer Aspire A315-53 (NX.H2BEU.002) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Aspire ASPIRE 3 A315-21 | Acer Aspire A315-53 |
| Product code | NX.GNVEV.015 | NX.H2BEU.002 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Grey | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | Acer |
| Family | Aspire | Aspire |
| Series | 3 | 3 |
| Model name | ASPIRE 3 A315-21 | A315-53 |
| Part number | NX.GNVEV.015 | NX.H2BEU.002 |
| Release year (year) | 2018 | 2018 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor family | 7th Generation AMD A9-Series APUs | 7th gen Intel Core i3 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 3 | 2.3 |
| Processor model | A9-9400 | i3-7020U |
| Processor cores | - | 2 |
| Processor threads | - | 4 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | - | 14 |
| Processor cache (MB) | - | 3 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 12 | - |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 4 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| HD type | Full HD | HD |
| LED backlight | + | - |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | - | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter | - | - |
| On-board graphics adapter model | AMD Radeon R5 | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 256 | 256 |
| Number of SSDs installed | - | 1 |
| Card reader integrated | + | + |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| 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 | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | - |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 1 | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | - |
| USB 2.0 ports | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 640 x 480 | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | + |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Linux Linpus |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 4,810 | 4,810 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | 5.5 | - |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Height (mm) | 21.6 | 21 |
| Depth (mm) | 259 | 262.8 |
| Width (mm) | 381.6 | 381.6 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 45 | 45 |