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

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

	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15″)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2026	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.3″	15.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600	2560 × 1600 or 1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED or IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz, 120 Hz or 165 Hz	165 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits	500 nits or 400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	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	WQXGA (2560 × 1600) OLED, non-touch, or WUXGA IPS touch at 120 Hz; 16:10; 90% active area ratio
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (60 Hz IPS); 100% sRGB (120 Hz touch IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% DCI-P3 (OLED); 100% sRGB (IPS)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); glossy (OLED)	Glossy (OLED); anti-glare (IPS)
Display features
Display features	IPS 1,200:1 contrast; OLED 1,000,000:1, 500 nits and DisplayHDR True Black 1000; TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light	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 3 304, Intel Core 5 315, Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	5 or 6	6
CPU threads
CPU threads	5 or 6	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	15 TOPS, 16 TOPS or 17 TOPS	80 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	16 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 512 GB	512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	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	Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100; 6 cores up to 4.0 GHz, 22 MB cache
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory, DirectX 12	Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12.2 Ultimate
AI engine
AI engine	AI PC (not Copilot+); NPU up to 17 TOPS	Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 80 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5-5600 (or DDR5-4800) in one SODIMM slot; up to 32 GB offered	16 or 32 GB LPDDR5X-9523, soldered, dual-channel; not upgradable
Storage type
Storage type	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	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 19 hours	Up to 30.45 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	60 Wh	70 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.63 kg	1.41 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm	15.6 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	343.4 × 239.5 mm	339.33 × 236 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	60 Wh (UK) or 50 Wh; local 1080p video up to 19 hr (60 Wh) or 18.5 hr (50 Wh)	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	65 W round-tip adapter	65 W USB-C slim wall-mount adapter (PD 3.0)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Boost, 2 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge
Materials
Materials	Aluminium lid with PC-ABS bottom (UK models), or all PC-ABS	Stamped aluminium top and bottom, anodised and sandblasted
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Cosmic Blue; Breeze Moss; Jelly Mint; Meta Grape (availability varies by country)	Cloud Grey; Sand Rose; Breeze Moss
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-C, 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 6 on some models outside the UK)	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR, 5MP or 720p; privacy shutter	1080p with IR and ToF sensor; privacy shutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	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	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 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	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; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key; not backlit on UK models	6-row, backlit; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless Mylar surface, Precision TouchPad, 75 × 120 mm	Buttonless glass surface, Precision TouchPad, 80 × 135 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array	Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional IR camera for Windows Hello (standard on UK models); no fingerprint reader	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader