Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026) vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 810 grams less (around 1.79 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (106.9 vs 152.4 square inches)
- 29% sharper screen – 243 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 350-477% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312 x 221 x 15.5 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches |
356.8 x 275.5 x 18.9 mm 14.05 x 10.85 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) | 983 cm2 (152.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~75.5% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | - | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (2026)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 100 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 725 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 3554 |
| Solar Bay | - | 56610 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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