Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026) vs Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-I51)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026) and Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-I51) important characteristics
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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
  • Around 70% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Can run popular games at about 12-16% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 84 against 76 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 39% sharper screen – 197 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (130.5 vs 143.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-I51)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 165 Hz
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 345.21 x 244.05 x 15.5-15.9 mm
13.59 x 9.61 x 0.61-0.63 inches
356.5 x 260 x 19.9 mm
14.04 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches
Area 842 cm2 (130.6 inches2) 927 cm2 (143.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.6% ~80.1%
Side bezels 7.9 mm 5.9 mm
Colors Blue Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
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 2

Display

Size 15.3 inches 16 inches
Type OLED TFT LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 180 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
PPI 197 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology Adaptive Sync -
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Nitro V 16 AI (ANV16-I51)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 180 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Bottom
Charge power 180 W 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 494 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 32 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 8060S Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 4 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 55 W 85 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1295 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz -
FLOPS 14.8 TFLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR7
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 8 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 160 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64 32
GPU performance 14.8 TFLOPS 12.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1361 2650
Solar Bay 44165 38805
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8000 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x1W, 2x1.2W -
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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 -
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
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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