Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (15", Gen 11) vs Slim 5i (13", Gen 11)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (15", Gen 11) and Slim 5i (13", Gen 11) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
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Display
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (13", Gen 11)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
  • Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (94.9 vs 124.1 square inches)
  • 15% sharper screen – 170 versus 148 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs)
Dimensions 339.33 x 236 x 15.6 mm
13.36 x 9.29 x 0.61 inches
295.58 x 206.95 x 14.3 mm
11.64 x 8.15 x 0.56 inches
Area 801 cm2 (124.1 inches2) 612 cm2 (94.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.8% ~83.8%
Side bezels 4.9 mm 4.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 15.3 inches 13.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 148 ppi 170 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5i (15", Gen 11)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
IdeaPad Slim 5i (13", Gen 11)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~32% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1500:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Response time 36 ms -

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 166 grams 164 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 6 6
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-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 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 8
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E 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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
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 No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Optional
Key travel 1.3 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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