Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11) vs Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)

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IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11) compared with Legion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)

	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)	LenovoLegion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2026	April 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.3″	15.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz, 120 Hz or 165 Hz	165 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,000 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
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 OLED, 16:10, non-touch; 1,000,000:1 contrast; 89° viewing angles
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (60 Hz IPS); 100% sRGB (120 Hz touch IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); glossy (OLED)	Glossy
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	DisplayHDR True Black 1000; NVIDIA G-SYNC; Advanced Optimus; X-Rite factory colour calibration; TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light, Flicker Free and High Gaming Performance; 92% active area ratio
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 3 304, Intel Core 5 315, Intel Core 5 320 or Intel Core 7 350	AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 or AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
CPU cores
CPU cores	5 or 6	8 or 10
CPU threads
CPU threads	5 or 6	16 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	15 TOPS, 16 TOPS or 17 TOPS	50 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	Ryzen AI 7 450 with 8 cores and 16 threads (up to 5.1 GHz, 16 MB L3) or Ryzen AI 9 465 with 10 cores and 20 threads (up to 5.0 GHz, 24 MB L3)
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory, DirectX 12	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 440 AI TOPS), RTX 5060 (8 GB GDDR7, 572 AI TOPS) or RTX 5070 (12 GB GDDR7, 798 AI TOPS), all at 115 W TGP; DLSS 4
AI engine
AI engine	AI PC (not Copilot+); NPU up to 17 TOPS	AMD Ryzen AI NPU, up to 50 TOPS; Lenovo LA1 and LA3 AI chips
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5-5600 (or DDR5-4800) in one SODIMM slot; up to 32 GB offered	DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel; up to 32 GB
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	Two M.2 2280 slots (one PCIe 4.0 x4, one PCIe 4.0 x2), shipped with M.2 2242 SSDs; up to two drives of 2 TB each
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 19 hours	Up to 13.8 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	60 Wh	80 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.63 kg (better)	1.87 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	343.4 × 239.5 mm	344 × 244.5 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)	80 Wh; MobileMark 30 up to 10.8 hr, local 1080p video up to 13.8 hr (Lenovo)
Charger
Charger	65 W round-tip adapter	245 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C charging at 65–100 W (140 W with a Lenovo adapter)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Boost, 2 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Rapid Charge Pro, up to 50% in 30 minutes
Materials
Materials	Aluminium lid with PC-ABS bottom (UK models), or all PC-ABS	Aluminium top cover, PC-ABS bottom
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Cosmic Blue; Breeze Moss; Jelly Mint; Meta Grape (availability varies by country)	Eclipse Black; Glacier White
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (Wi-Fi 6 on some models outside the UK)	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4 or 5.3
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR, 5MP or 720p; privacy shutter	5MP
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 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 65–100 W in and DisplayPort 1.4; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; 3 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); Gigabit Ethernet; 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); up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row with numeric keypad; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key; not backlit on UK models	6-row with numeric keypad, 1.6 mm key travel, Copilot key; 1-zone or 24-zone RGB backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless Mylar surface, Precision TouchPad, 75 × 120 mm	Buttonless Mylar touchpad, 75 × 120 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 2 × 2 W, audio by HARMAN, Nahimic 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 on some models; no fingerprint reader