Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (PHN16-73, 2025)

Launched Jul 2025 · Gaming

63
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Usual price₹2,69,990

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Versions

The same laptop is sold with different processors, graphics, memory and screens. Each version has its own score.

  • Ultra 9 275HX · RTX 5070 · 32GB/2TB · 16" 240HzIPS · 2560x1600 · Windows 11 Home · NH.QX3SI.001
    63 launched at ₹2,29,999

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Usual price ₹2,69,990 · launch price ₹2,29,999

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Score breakdown

Performance
88
Battery
3
Display
73
Portability & build
35
Graphics
100
Memory & storage
100
Features
81

For the laptop. Each part is measured the same way for every laptop (processor and graphics from benchmark results) and moves up or down with what reviewers praise or criticise.

Pros

  • Bright 240 Hz screen with wide colour and no flicker
  • Strong graphics speed for games and creative work
  • Easy to open, both RAM and both SSD slots reachable
  • 2.5G Ethernet, Thunderbolt 4 and up to three external screens
  • Steady gaming speed at full GPU power
  • Room to upgrade: two RAM and two SSD slots
  • Thunderbolt 4, full arrow keys and a numpad

Cons

  • Battery lasts only around 4 hours of light use
  • Big, heavy charger
  • Lid flexes and the surface collects fingerprints
  • No Home/End/Page keys
  • Weak battery for a 90 Wh pack (about 4.5 h)
  • CPU peaks above 100 C under long load
  • No camera shutter
  • iXBTMar 2026

    Tested Core Ultra 9 275HX + RTX 5070 Ti (about 137 W in Turbo), 32 GB, 2x1 TB, IPS 240 Hz: a well-equipped mid-to-high gaming machine whose bright, flicker-free screen and strong graphics outweigh its poor battery life.

  • LaptopMediaSep 2025

    Tested Core Ultra 9 275HX + RTX 5070 Ti (140 W) with the OLED screen (not the India IPS panel): balanced and fast for its size, but the glossy OLED that makes it special also brings glare and flicker.

  • Tom's GuideFeb 2025

    Early hands-on at CES (no lab tests, config not stated): a much-improved chassis with new RTX 50 graphics at a mid-range price, battery life still an open question.

Full specs

Battery
Battery90 Wh
Battery test4.25 h (iXBT text work at 100 nits (Core Ultra 9 275HX + RTX 5070 Ti, IPS version); 3 h 41 min video)
Charger230 W
Build
Weight2.7 kg
Thickness23.9 mm
Materialaluminium lid
Keyboard & more
KeyboardRGB backlit, number pad
Webcam1080p
Fingerprint / face unlockNo
Speakersdual
Connections
Ports2× USB-C, 3× USB-A, Thunderbolt/USB4, HDMI 2.1, SD card, Ethernet, 3.5 mm audio
Wi-Fi / BluetoothWi-Fi 6E (Killer DoubleShot Pro), Bluetooth 5.4
Other
CoolingAcer: 5th-gen AeroBlade 3D fans, liquid metal, vector heat pipes. Tests: the CPU runs very hot under long load (about 101-105 C peaks in iXBT and LaptopMedia), GPU stays around 75-82 C while gaming; fans are quiet at idle and loud in Turbo.
Warranty1 year
ColoursAbyssal Black

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