Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 15″ (8th Edition)

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IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11) compared with Surface Laptop 15″ (8th Edition)

	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 (15IWC11)	MicrosoftSurface Laptop 15″ (8th Edition)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2026	June 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.3″	15″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600	3270 × 2180 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz, 120 Hz or 165 Hz (better)	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits	600 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	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	PixelSense Flow touchscreen LCD, 3:2, 1300:1 contrast; dynamic refresh up to 120 Hz; strengthened glass; 10-point multi-touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	262 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (60 Hz IPS); 100% sRGB (120 Hz touch IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	SDR mode sRGB and Vivid; HDR mode; individually colour-calibrated
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); glossy (OLED)	–
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	Dolby Vision IQ; adaptive colour; adaptive contrast; auto colour management
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-64-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	5 or 6	10
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
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 512 GB	512 GB
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-64-100, 10 cores at up to 4.0 GHz; also sold with a 12-core Snapdragon X2 Elite, whose exact model Microsoft doesn't name
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory, DirectX 12	Qualcomm Adreno GPU
AI engine
AI engine	AI PC (not Copilot+); NPU up to 17 TOPS	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, 80 TOPS; Copilot+ PC
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5-5600 (or DDR5-4800) in one SODIMM slot; up to 32 GB offered	LPDDR5x, 16, 24, 32 or 64 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	Removable Gen 4 SSD, 512 GB to 2 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 19 hours	Up to 19 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	60 Wh	66 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.63 kg (better)	1.664 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	18.3 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	343.4 × 239.5 mm	329 × 239 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)	Up to 19 hours of local video playback or 14 hours of active web use (Microsoft test, X2 Elite, 16 GB, 512 GB); 66 Wh nominal, 63 Wh minimum
Charger
Charger	65 W round-tip adapter	None in the UK box; Surface 65W Power Supply sold separately
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Boost, 2 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Fast charging with a Surface Power Supply of at least 65 W or a USB-C PD charger of at least 60 W
Materials
Materials	Aluminium lid with PC-ABS bottom (UK models), or all PC-ABS	Anodised aluminium; 64% recycled content in the enclosure, including 100% recycled aluminium alloy
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Cosmic Blue; Breeze Moss; Jelly Mint; Meta Grape (availability varies by country)	Platinum, Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB4, USB-A, 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 Full HD with Windows Hello face camera
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 (charging, data, DisplayPort 1.4); USB-A 3.2; microSDXC Express card reader; 3.5 mm audio jack; Surface Connect
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 4K monitors at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row with numeric keypad; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key; not backlit on UK models	Backlit, full row of function keys, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless Mylar surface, Precision TouchPad, 75 × 120 mm	Surface precision haptic touchpad with adaptive touch mode
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional IR camera for Windows Hello (standard on UK models); no fingerprint reader	Windows Hello face recognition
In the box
In the box	–	Surface Laptop, Quick Start Guide, safety and warranty documents