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

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

	LenovoIdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (16″)	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15″)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	15.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2880 × 1800 (better)	2560 × 1600 or 1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED or IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	165 Hz or 120 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits or 400 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	WQXGA (2560 × 1600) OLED, non-touch, or WUXGA IPS touch at 120 Hz; 16:10; 90% active area ratio
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	100% DCI-P3 (OLED); 100% sRGB (IPS)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy	Glossy (OLED); anti-glare (IPS)
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	OLED 1,000,000:1 contrast and DisplayHDR True Black 1000; IPS 1,200:1 and 400 nits; 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	16	6
CPU threads
CPU threads	16	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or Intel Arc B390 GPU	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	80 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	32 GB	16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB	512 GB to 1 TB
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)	Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100; 6 cores up to 4.0 GHz, 22 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 Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12.2 Ultimate
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS	Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 80 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-8533 (LPDDR5X-9600 with Core Ultra X9), 32 GB soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable	16 or 32 GB LPDDR5X-9523, soldered, dual-channel; not upgradable
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
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24.9 hours	Up to 30.45 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	84 Wh (better)	70 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.65 kg	1.41 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	15.85 mm	15.6 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	356 × 250 mm	339.33 × 236 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	70 Wh, local 1080p video up to 30.45 hr; 54.7 Wh, up to 24.59 hr (both sold in the UK)
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter; 170 W slim-tip adapter with discrete graphics	65 W USB-C slim wall-mount adapter (PD 3.0)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	Aluminium top and bottom covers	Stamped aluminium top and bottom, anodised and sandblasted
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Glacier White	Cloud Grey; Sand Rose; Breeze Moss
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	FHD with IR	1080p with IR and ToF sensor; 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	2 × USB-C 10 Gbps with USB PD 45–65 W and DisplayPort 1.4; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; microSD card reader; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
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 three external displays via HDMI and USB-C (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row with numeric keypad, backlit, 1.5 mm key travel, Copilot key	6-row, backlit; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless glass touchpad, 80 × 135 mm	Buttonless glass surface, Precision TouchPad, 80 × 135 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	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader