Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″) vs Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)

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IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″) compared with IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)

	LenovoIdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	April 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	15.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	OLED	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz, 120 Hz or 165 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	400 nits or 500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,100 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	2.8K OLED, 16:10, non-touch or OGS 10-point touch	WUXGA IPS (non-touch 60 Hz, or touch 120 Hz) or WQXGA (2560 × 1600) OLED at 165 Hz, all 16:10; 90.7% active area ratio
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	45% NTSC (60 Hz IPS); 100% sRGB (120 Hz touch IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy	Anti-glare (IPS); glossy (OLED)
Display features
Display features	1,000,000:1 contrast; 120 Hz VRR; DisplayHDR True Black 1000; X-Rite factory colour calibration; 90% active area ratio	IPS 1,200:1 contrast; OLED 1,000,000:1, 500 nits and DisplayHDR True Black 1000; TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, Intel Core Ultra X9 378H or Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Intel Core 3 304, Intel Core 5 315, Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	5 or 6
CPU threads
CPU threads	16	5 or 6
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Intel Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS (better)	15 TOPS, 16 TOPS or 17 TOPS
Memory
Memory	32 GB (better)	8 GB or 16 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB (better)	256 GB to 512 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 7 356H, Core Ultra 9 386H, Core Ultra X9 378H or X9 388H, all with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache)	Core 3 304 (1 P-core, 4 LP E-cores), Core 5 315, Core 5 320 or Core 7 350 (2 P-cores, 4 LP E-cores); 6 MB cache
GPU
GPU	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc B390 GPU (Core Ultra X9), or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (8 GB GDDR7, 105 W, 440 AI TOPS) or RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 105 W, 572 AI TOPS)	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory, DirectX 12
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS	AI PC (not Copilot+); NPU up to 17 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-8533 (LPDDR5X-9600 with Core Ultra X9), 32 GB soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable	DDR5-5600 (or DDR5-4800) in one SODIMM slot; up to 32 GB offered
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 slots (2242 PCIe 5.0 x4 and 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4); ships with one 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD	One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD, 256 GB to 1 TB; some models outside the UK have 128 GB UFS 2.2 on the board
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24.9 hours	Up to 19 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	84 Wh (better)	60 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.65 kg	1.63 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.85 mm (better)	17.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	356 × 250 mm	343.4 × 239.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	84 Wh or 99.9 Wh; local video up to 24.9 hr (84 Wh, integrated), 31.4 hr (84 Wh, discrete), 34.2 hr (99.9 Wh, integrated), 29.4 hr (99.9 Wh, discrete); MobileMark 30 from 10.1 to 23.8 hr	60 Wh (UK) or 50 Wh; local 1080p video up to 19 hr (60 Wh) or 18.5 hr (50 Wh)
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter; 170 W slim-tip adapter with discrete graphics	65 W round-tip adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Rapid Charge Boost, 2 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	Aluminium top and bottom covers	Aluminium lid with PC-ABS bottom (UK models), or all PC-ABS
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Glacier White	Luna Grey; Cosmic Blue; Breeze Moss; Jelly Mint; Meta Grape (availability varies by country)
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7 (Wi-Fi 6 on some models outside the UK)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1080p with IR, 5MP or 720p; privacy shutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 65–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; SD card reader; 3.5 mm combo jack; slim-tip power connector on discrete-graphics models	1 × USB-C 5 Gbps with USB PD 45–65 W and DisplayPort 1.2; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps; HDMI 1.4; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; round-tip power connector
External displays
External displays	Up to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); up to 8K 60 Hz	Up to two external displays via HDMI and USB-C (three including the built-in); USB-C up to 4K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 30 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row with numeric keypad, backlit, 1.5 mm key travel, Copilot key	6-row with numeric keypad; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key; not backlit on UK models
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless glass touchpad, 80 × 135 mm	Buttonless Mylar surface, Precision TouchPad, 75 × 120 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello with ToF sensor; no fingerprint reader	Optional IR camera for Windows Hello (standard on UK models); no fingerprint reader