Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16″ Gen 11) vs Slim 5i (15", Gen 11)

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Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16″ Gen 11) and Slim 5i (15", Gen 11) important characteristics
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16″ Gen 11)
  • Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (15", Gen 11)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 54.7 against 50 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (124.1 vs 138.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs)
Dimensions 356.5 x 250.6 x 16.9 mm
14.04 x 9.87 x 0.67 inches
339.33 x 236 x 15.6 mm
13.36 x 9.29 x 0.61 inches
Area 893 cm2 (138.6 inches2) 801 cm2 (124.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.1% ~84.8%
Side bezels 5.9 mm 4.9 mm
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1

Display

Size 16 inches 15.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 142 ppi 148 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 No Yes
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5i (16″ Gen 11)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Slim 5i (15", Gen 11)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1200:1
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, 100 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 / 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 166 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 6 6
L3 Cache 12 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 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
FLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 8
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

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 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional 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 Yes No
Backlight Optional Optional
Key travel - 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
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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