Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs Razer Blade 16 vs Razer Blade 15 2021

Variants
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4060
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4070
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4070
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4080
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4090
Advanced
Base

Connectivity

Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
95.2WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass for OLED touch display
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
4-Mic Array
Speakers
4-speaker system
4 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x2)
Stereo speakers, 2 drivers

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9.6mm, L/R 4.66mm, Bottom 8.08mm
4.9mm side bezels
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
244mm / 9.61"
235 mm / 9.25 inch
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
21.99mm / 0.87"
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
355mm / 13.98"
355 mm / 13.98 inch
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
2.45kg / 5.4lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
16 inch
16 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS or OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
DCI-P3 100%
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
170 degrees

Function

Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
THX® Spatial Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX 5.6 GHz
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Available with 4K OLED display
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Glass touchpad (Microsoft Precision)
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.0mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR4 dual-channel 3200MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
230 W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Storage | RAID
RAID 0

Production

Debut
2021-Q3

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
93%
Pros
  • Very powerful components
  • Good cooling setup
  • Good port selection
  • No numeric keypad
  • Good Nebula display
  • Rather compact for the power it offers
  • Serious styling
  • Premium build quality
  • Highly-equipped
  • No numeric keypad
  • Slim and light for a 4K gaming laptop
  • Sleek design
  • 4K display
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Too much branding
  • Reliability concerns
  • Very expensive
  • Is i9 necessary?
  • Not more powerful than the 10th gen Blade 15

Price

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