Gigabyte aero 15 oled review in Spanish (full analysis)

We already made the announcement during Computex 2019, the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED is the only laptop in the world with a 4K AMOLED screen and we have had it with us for a few days now. The AERO series is expanded with no less than nine variants of this impressive laptop in which we have the entire Max-Q range of Nvidia along with 9th generation Intel processors i9-9980HK and i7-9750H. Similarly, Gigabyte has provided it with a fingerprint sensor, Thunderbolt 3, and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, so we will not miss anything.

It is shaping up to be the AERO series with the best features and without a doubt the best screen on the market. In our case we are going to test the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA model, with an RTX 2070 Max-Q inside.

And of course, we must thank the trust that Gigabyte shows us by giving us this exclusive product to do our review, one of our most loyal partners.

Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED technical characteristics

Unboxing

Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED is the brand new brand of notebooks with OLED screen from the manufacturer, although its presentation has not changed one iota in the design of the box. So we are going to find the product in a double cardboard box, one for packaging and the other for the product with the brand's distinctive black and orange colors.

This box is a case type, and with a rigid cardboard of enough thickness as always. When we open it, we have the area divided into two floors with cardboard molds, on the first we find the laptop tucked into a textile bag and with a soft padded fabric protection between screen and keyboard.

Right below, we have the rest of the accessories, so the bundle will be as follows:

• Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA Portable 230W External Power and Supply Cable Multilingual Instruction Guide Thermal Pad for M.2 SSD Installation

Exterior design

As with the entire AERO series, the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED is no exception, and the manufacturer has used an all-aluminum casing through an extrusion process to shape the lines and details of its design. The equipment for our analysis is painted in matt black, although it is also available in white, which we saw during Computex and is beautiful.

The design is quite similar to the rest of the series, especially in its measurements, with 356 mm wide, 250 deep and 20 mm thick. The thickness has only varied about 2 mm due to the new cooling system that seems to be somewhat more effective than the previous models, we will see that later in the review. But the rest of the measurements are exactly the same.

The lighting system could not be missing in the outer logo of the cover, although in this case it will be a white LED. After opening it, we will see how extremely thin its screen is, but less than the IPS, about 6 mm counting the edges, although it is really somewhat less in the area of ​​the image panel. The usable surface area rises to 89% of the front, therefore not exceeding 90% of some equipment, mainly due to the extensive lower frame.

As for the design of its edges, a continuist trend is maintained in the AERO classic line, based on several steps, very comfortable to open and close, although personally they do not seem too refined. Nor do we forget the finish of the panel, because in this case we have opted to give a mirror shine to the surface to make the image brighter, although we will have the disadvantage of seeing enough reflections when we leave the brightness at a minimum.

The hinge system if you look has also changed substantially, since we now have a double system at the ends, unlike for example the AERO 15-Y9 and company that had only one central. In this way, we have noticed that the opening system is much more agile and soft, although it is still capable of holding the screen in the position that we put it.

Now looking at the sides, we are going to see the great advantages of using this hinge system instead of the old one. And it is that now part of the rear area is open so that the fans can expel air, instead of directly to the screen. Similarly, these openings continue to the sides that we will now see to increase effectiveness. Only a central part has been kept closed, although it might have been a good idea to open it as well.

In the front area I do not appreciate any news, so we have the same design in square edges that distinguishes the series. A somewhat upgradeable design in my opinion, but that is at least different from what other models offer us, almost as a hallmark in the classic design of this series.

We stand on the right side of Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED to see what ports we have. But before we can see the opening that I was talking about, with a dust protection, although perhaps it could be a little larger. In any case, the ports we have in this part are the following:

• Jack Type Power Port SD Card Reader UHS-IIUSB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A

A very elegant and compact distribution we must say, and there is no lack of a Thunderbolt 3 at 40 Gbps that comes from pearls in a laptop as powerful as this one. The card reader has been improved to provide us with a speed of up to 300 MB / s, an option necessary to play multimedia content directly from it.

The left side part is exactly the same as far as design is concerned. The second fan will take the hot air out of the processor around here. We have the following connectors:

• HDMI 2.0USB 3.1 Gen1 compatible with DisplayPort 1.4USB 3.1 Gen1Jack 3.5mm audio combo and microRJ-45 Ethernet

You should know that this USB Type-C connector comes directly from the graphics card to connect external monitors up to 8K resolution. Something that is striking is that we only have a Gen2 USB in the Type-C, and it would have been an excellent option to have another Type-A under this specification, for high-performance storage units.

We finish your external analysis with the interior part, which is also made of aluminum and has a huge opening that occupies more than half of the area for air suction. All this has been protected with a dust filter and four rubber feet that keep it elevated about 3 mm above the ground.

Display and calibration

Now we are going to deal with the most important feature of this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED, which is undoubtedly its exceptional screen. We are talking about the first screen with AMOLED technology created for a laptop and manufactured as not by Samsung, leader in this type of screen. It is a 15.6-inch panel capable of giving us a UHD 4K resolution (3840x2160p) with a 16: 9 format, of course. Clearly it is not a gaming screen, although its response time is only 1 ms, but we do not have dynamic refresh technology at its 60 Hz.

But this does not simply stop here, because it is capable of giving us a maximum brightness of 400 nits, something that has been enough to have the VESA Display HDR 400 certification. The color space of this screen is exceptional, with more than 100% DCI-P3 in the tests we have carried out. Recall that DCI-P3 is 25% wider color depth than sRGB, making it one of the best when it comes to art design and multimedia content. And to this we must add the Pantone X-Rite certification to have a Delta E <1 calibration.

But speaking more of sensations, it is a screen that we can only see its exceptional quality by standing in front of it. Very deep blacks, something characteristic of AMOLEDs and a saturation of colors at maximum brightness that is a delight, especially the greens, which also stand out a lot in front of the IPS panels. The multimedia and gaming experience is worth trying, because the quality jump is very important, surpassing the Retina Display of the Mac. As far as viewing angles are concerned, we have no problem with color distortion at angles close to 180 degrees.

Calibration

As it could not be otherwise, we have carried out some calibration tests for this OLED panel with the Colormunki Display colorimeter that also has X-Rite certification, and the free HCFR software. With these tools we will analyze the color graphics of the screen in the DCI-P3 and sRGB spaces and we will compare the real colors with the palette considered ideal to determine how your Delta E calibration is. All the color tests we have carried out with a brightness of 50%, which is the one used for the factory calibration.

SRGB space

In this case we see in the color comparison that not all fall within an optimal Delta E, with values ​​greater than 3 in some cases. Let's remember that the human eye distinguishes real colors at a delta greater than 3, except for the gray ones, where we are much more sensitive. And the truth is that precisely in them, we do have a calibration of E <2.

Regarding the adjustment of curves, we see that for example the Gamma calibration for this color space is not optimal, although in the other graphs it behaves very well, with a color temperature of 6500K considered ideal for the human eye, or completely overlapping RGB levels between them. We only see that blacks do not have the depth that could be expected for sRGB, since they are a little out of the ideal Delta.

DCI-P3 space

If we now focus on the DCI-P3 color space, the results improve substantially. Now the color palette is practically perfect, and with values ​​that move between the promised Delta, between 0 and 2 in all cases except black. This makes it the best screen we've ever seen on a laptop, at least since we did this type of testing.

These results are accompanied by graphics that are almost perfectly suited to the ideal, with a substantial improvement in the Gamma calibration and blacks that undoubtedly better fit this color space aimed at creators of UHD video content.

If we remember Gigabyte promised 100% DCI-P3, and in the CIE graph we see that it even exceeds these records, especially due to the high level of quality in the color green. With this, it also brings you closer to the Rec. 2020 space, the most complete available.

Brightness levels

Finally we have carried out a capture of measurements with the brightness of the screen at its maximum in a grid that divides the screen into 9 zones. So we will see uniformity throughout the image panel.

And without a doubt this is another of the exceptional properties of the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED screen, since the brightness level is practically the same in the entire panel, or at least with a much smaller delta than in IPS panels and others.. Between the minimum and maximum register there are only 10 nits of difference, and in almost all of them the 400 are a fact.

In short, a 10 out of 10 for the screen that Samsung has made for this laptop.

Web camera, microphone and sound

After this demonstration of power with the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED screen, we will take care of seeing above integrated camera and microphone. And here we have no surprises, since it is exactly the same as other equipment in its family, that is, a sensor that captures both video and images at HD resolution (1280x720p) at 60 FPS. Gigabyte has kept the camera settings in the lower area, with its corresponding double chin effect. On the other hand, it has had the detail of placing a sliding button that allows us to cover the sensor when we are not using it, so the piece of paper with zeal is friends history.

If we put it in recording mode we will also get a bit of a delay in our real movements and what is reflected in Microsoft's own application. The image quality is a little worse than the camera we tested on the AERO 15-Y9, with a more pixelated and lower-quality image, so it certainly leaves something to be desired.

As far as microphones are concerned, we have no surprises, either, with a dual array setup on either side of the camera. We are satisfied with the captured audio quality, notably of a better level than the camera, even at fairly wide distances of about 3 or 4 meters maximum. This causes great quality of sounds to be captured around us, but the unidirectional pickup pattern, at least suppresses part of them.

Finally we have a quite decent and good power sound section, with a configuration of two 2W speakers each in a round cone. Under them, we have nahimic 3 components and software with all the possibilities it offers us. For the purposes of sensations, we can reach a fairly high volume without distorting, although with a clear absence of bass as is normal.

Touchpad and roof

As for the peripherals of a laptop, this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED luckily does not come with negative surprises, but positive ones, since the manufacturer has used its star configuration and used in the high-end of the AERO.

First of all, we have a keyboard in full configuration, that is, with a numeric keypad on the right and a full size enter key. I say the enter key because it is exactly what I ask for a comfortable and versatile keyboard. They are island-type keys with an average size and a chiclet-type membrane. It has a distance of about 2.5 to 3 mm that gives very good benefits both in games and in writing.

Something that has been updated in it is the lighting technology, now being RGB Fusion 2.0 16.7 million colors key by key, and with a new macro function. This means that from Gigabyte Control Center we can customize the lighting of each key by placing the effects that are already predefined. In addition, it has an N-Key Rollover of up to 80 keys, ideal for use in gaming and individual macro configuration on each key.

Before we see the touchpad, we have good news for security, as Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED includes a fingerprint sensor integrated with Windows Hello. This is directly located on the touch panel, in its left corner, so we can activate biometric hardware authentication and give that extra security to the equipment.

As far as touchpad is concerned, we have a four pressure point touchpad built by ELAN, so quality and precision are assured. As standard, we already have the Windows 10 Precision Touchpad drivers available to give us a complete range of interaction gestures of up to 17, with two, three and four fingers.

The touchpad configuration also includes the interaction buttons, making it exactly the same configuration as other AERO models. At least in our unit this panel is perfectly attached and without slack, something quite common in this type of touchpads. The precision is superb on the 4K panel and the gestures respond perfectly.

Network connectivity

The thickness of this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED has allowed the manufacturer to maintain the RJ-45 connector, which provides us with wired connectivity. Although the chip has been upgraded to the Intel Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet, it is the highest setting when it comes to 10/100/1000 Mbps bandwidth.

In the case of wireless connectivity we have great news, since in the end we have the team working on the IEEE 802.11ax or Wi-Fi 6 standard thanks to the Intel Killer AX1650 M.2 card, based on the AX200NGW although with a clear optimization facing gaming. In numerical terms, we have a bandwidth of up to 2, 404 Mbps on the 5 GHz frequency in a 2 × 2 connection with MU-MIMO and OFDMA, and more than 700 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz frequency. To achieve these values, we will need a router working under this protocol, otherwise we will automatically go down to the traditional 802.11ac.

Obviously we will have support for Bluetooth 5.0 LE, and the possibility of managing our connection with the Killer Control Center software that we can install directly from the Microsoft Store for free.

Internal features and hardware

We have already seen enough hardware elements of the Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED, although the most important ones still remain, and we will deal with them below. The truth is that this laptop is quite easy to open, and we will only have to remove the screws located in the lower area. Remember that if we do this, we will automatically lose the product warranty.

In the right area under the heatsink, we have nothing less than an Intel Core i7-9750H that works at a base frequency of 2.6 GHz and 4.5 GHz in turbo boost mode. A 9th generation CPU that also has 6 cores and 12 processing threads under a TDP of only 45W and a L3 cache of 12 MB. In tests it has been shown to be significantly faster than the 8th generation i7-8750H. In fact, the manufacturer also gives us to choose a configuration with the Intel Core i9-9980HK, the most powerful processor of the blue giant for laptops.

The motherboard is the same that has been used in the rest of the new generation AERO range, equipping the Intel HM370 chipset, the one with the best performance for laptops. In it, two 8 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Samsung RAM memory modules are installed in Dual Channel SO-DIMM, making a total of 16 GB. This capacity will be expandable up to a total of 64 GB at this same speed.

And in the left area, under a few heat pipes we have an impressive Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q. With a total of 2304 CUDA Core, the same as in the desktop version, and Tensor and RT cores to do Ray Tracing and DLSS. The processing frequency is between 885 MHz and 1305 MHz at maximum performance. There is also no lack of 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, although in this case they work at 12 Gbps instead of 14.

The manufacturer provides us with a complete range of AERO equipment that installs all the new generation Nvidia cards , RTX 2080, 2070 and 2060, along with GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 as the lowest configuration. So the team in our review is the second most powerful in the range, which isn't too shabby.

Something that we have not finished liking for Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA, is that it only includes an NVMe PCIe x4 Intel SSD 760p with only 512 GB of storage. A laptop of these features should include at least 1 TB of factory space, although we do not know for sure if the user will be able to choose said configuration depending on the country in which it is. In any case we have a second M.2 slot available for sizes up to 2280 and install a second SSD as there is no space available for 2.5 inch HDD.

Refrigeration

One aspect in which this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED has improved is in cooling. Luckily, we don't have that ridiculous system of two heat pipes and small fans that didn't measure up at all. Now the system acquires its own name, Supra Cool 2, and a total of 4 copper heatpipes have been installed with three located on each chip, GPU and CPU. The fans have been increased in size and have 71 blades, which in manufacturer data has increased their efficiency by up to 30% (something that was not very difficult).

The grilles we have already seen have increased considerably in the lateral areas to generate greater air flow. In general, it is a noisy system, especially for generating a small constant whistle in normal operation, which indicates that it resonates with the air flow. We must also bear in mind that these 9th generation processors heat up even more than the previous ones, so we cannot avoid having high temperatures in the equipment.

Autonomy and food

A point of substantial improvement of this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA has been its autonomy. And the truth is that we have a fairly large battery, with 6200 mAh and a delivery of 94.24 Wh that occupies practically 1/3 of the lower area of ​​the equipment. This has been enough to obtain an approximate duration of 6 and a half hours, less than the promised 8 and a half hours, but much higher than what the previous AERO had been offering. We have taken this autonomy while browsing and editing our content, at a brightness of 40% and the most energy saving mode available in the Windows configuration.

One of the great novelties of this new AERO range is that it includes support with Microsoft Azure AI. Basically it is about keeping the laptop connected to the Microsoft artificial intelligence cloud so that it manages energy efficiency automatically and learning from our use of the laptop. It is a great novelty, it is true, but we do not expect these 6 and a half hours to rise two more hours. Without a doubt, the differential aspect that marks this improvement has been the OLED panel, a matrix that consumes much less than the IPS panels that we had until now.

The external power supply provides us with a maximum of 230W of power and charge cycles of approximately 100 minutes, which is quite good.

Gigabyte Control Center Software

Regarding the Gigabyte Control Center software, we have no news to show you, since its management system and configuration options are the same. The most interesting points lie in the management of the refrigeration system, where we will have three pre-configured profiles and a fourth that we can create to our liking. As on other occasions, we are going to recommend the gaming or custom mode if we are going to play, and the relaxed mode for when we are working.

Another important point will be the personalization of the keyboard, which in this case we have enough possibilities in the lighting section and also in the creation of macros. Nor can we miss the Manager section, where we can modify a large number of aspects of the equipment configuration, such as battery, screen, sound, network, etc.

Performance tests and games

It is time to see the results that this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED has given us in the different performance tests that we have subjected it to. Of course we have all done them with the high performance power profile, the connected external power supply and the Gaming cooling profile. And remember to have the AI ​​Gaming & Professional option activated

SSD performance

Let's start with the benchmark to the unit in this solid Intel 760p of 512 GB, for this we have used the CristalDiskMark 6.0.2 software.

And the truth is that as far as writing is concerned, we have a performance quite similar to other teams that use this unit, for example, the AORUS 15 XA. Although the truth is that in reading yes the scores have remained in the 2500 MB / s compared to almost 3000 MB / s that these units should reach.

CPU and GPU benchmarks

Let's see below the synthetic test block. For this we have used Cinebench R15 R20, PCMark 8 and 3Dmark in the Time Spy, Fire Strike and Fire Strike Ultra tests.

In terms of performance, this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED has given the results we more or less expected, very close to other models from the manufacturer with the same hardware and AORUS. Definitely worthy of a high-end laptop like this.

Gaming performance

To establish a real performance of this equipment, we have tested a total of 6 titles with fairly existing graphics, which are the following, and with the following configuration:

• Final Fantasy XV, standard, TAA, DirectX 12 DOOM, Ultra, TAA, Open GL Deus EX Mankind Divided, Alto, Anisotropico x4, DirectX 12 Far Cry 5, Alto, TAA, DirectX 12 Metro Exodus, Alto, Anisotropico x16, DirectX 12 (without RT) Shadow of the Tomb Rider, High, TAA + Anisotropic x4, DirectX 12

Because the laptop has 4K resolution, we will be testing in its native setting and in 1080p.

Temperatures

Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA	Repose	Maximum performance	Maximum performance + maximum cooling
CPU	46 ºC	90 ºC	87 ºC
GPU	39 ºC	80 ºC	75 ºC

We have carried out a stress process to GPU with FurMark and to CPU with Prime95 long enough to obtain an average of temperatures. Despite being a refrigeration system with a greater number of heat pipes, it offers us quite high temperatures, although it is perfectly normal in equipment of this type and the hardware at hand.

The cooling system certainly resembles that of the AORUS, and the range of temperatures in which we move as well, so its performance is at least acceptable. Furthermore, we have not been able to avoid the presence of a quite high throttling, between 8 and 15%. Similarly, in thermal images we can better see the temperature distribution.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED

If something takes center stage in this Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED, it is undoubtedly the screen. A 15.6-inch panel with Samsung's AMOLED technology and 4K resolution. This leaves us with exceptional image quality across the board. And it has a Delta calibration <1 verified by ourselves and a space greater than the DCI-P3, ideal for design.

As for aesthetics, we have news in the refrigeration section, with a double hinge screen opening system, now the hot air is expelled much better. Gigabyte maintains an all- aluminum construction that is now available with a black and white model.

This new family with OLED display is available in up to 9 different specifications, with i9-9980HK and i7-9750H CPUs, which we have tested. It also has the entire series of Nvidia graphics, from the RTX 2080 to the GTX 1650, but always maintaining 16 GB of RAM and other basic hardware. To this end, our XA model has only 512 GB of storage, which we see very little to be the second most expensive model.

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Another novelty lies in connectivity, since Wi-Fi 6 has been implemented with Killer AX1650 that increases bandwidth in wireless connections. As far as touchpad and keyboard are concerned, we have the same quality as always, precision and comfort in handling, now also with a fingerprint sensor compatible with Windows Hello.

Finally we talk about autonomy with a positive news, and that is that this model has increased considerably, thanks in part to the low consumption of OLED technology. To this we add Microsoft Azure AI that works in the background to improve efficiency. Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED XA will be released on July 19 for a price of 2699 euros, although prices will start from 1700 euros to 3600 for the least or most powerful.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ AMOLED 4K SCREEN, THE BEST ON THE MARKET	- STORAGE IS SMALL SERIES AND IT IS PREFERABLE TO USE ANOTHER MODEL OF A LARGER CATEGORY
+ FOOTPRINT SENSOR, AND WI-FI CONNECTIVITY 6	- REFRIGERATION STILL IMPROVABLE
+ WIDE RANGE WITH UP TO 9 CONFIGURATIONS
+ ENOUGH IMPROVED AUTONOMY
+ IDEAL FOR GAMING AND DESIGN

The professional review team awards him the platinum medal:

Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED

DESIGN - 87%

CONSTRUCTION - 92%

REFRIGERATION - 86%

PERFORMANCE - 92%

DISPLAY - 100%

91%

With the best screen on the market and great power for gaming