New On sale 27%
Acer Chromebook Plus 16" CB516-1H-31UE Steel Gray 2025
CPU Intel Core i3 1315U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Chrome OS
Weight 1.7 kg
21 Overall Score
Price $349
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (23th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 136 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 1315U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| OS | Chrome OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Chromebook Plus 16" CB516-1H-31UE | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 83L00008US | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 1315U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Intel Arc |
| OS | Chrome OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 15 | - | 59 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Chromebook Plus 16" CB516-1H-31UE | 27.6 | 45.6 | 22.9 | 61 | 65.4 | 30.7 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 96.7 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.9 | 18.6 | 53.6 | 51.3 | 87.6 | 89.4 | 53.9 | 96.4 | 98.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 95 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.5 | 84 | 83 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 32 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 83L00008US Compare | 88.8 | 79.3 | 92.4 | 77.6 | 97.6 | 19.9 | 64.2 | 78.9 | 97.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.2 | 66.5 | 95.5 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 58.5 | 97.7 |
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