Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15″) vs Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)

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IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15″) compared with Legion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)

	LenovoIdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15″)	LenovoLegion 5a Gen 11 (15AGP11)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	April 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.3″	15.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 or 1920 × 1200	2560 × 1600
Panel
Panel	OLED or IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	165 Hz or 120 Hz	165 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits or 400 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,000 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WQXGA (2560 × 1600) OLED, non-touch, or WUXGA IPS touch at 120 Hz; 16:10; 90% active area ratio	WQXGA OLED, 16:10, non-touch; 1,000,000:1 contrast; 89° viewing angles
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3 (OLED); 100% sRGB (IPS)	100% DCI-P3
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy (OLED); anti-glare (IPS)	Glossy
Display features
Display features	OLED 1,000,000:1 contrast and DisplayHDR True Black 1000; IPS 1,200:1 and 400 nits; 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100	AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 or AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	8 or 10
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	16 or 20
Graphics
Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45	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)	80 TOPS (better)	50 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB	16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
CPU	Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100; 6 cores up to 4.0 GHz, 22 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 Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12.2 Ultimate	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	Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 80 TOPS	AMD Ryzen AI NPU, up to 50 TOPS; Lenovo LA1 and LA3 AI chips
Memory type
Memory type	16 or 32 GB LPDDR5X-9523, soldered, dual-channel; not upgradable	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	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 30.45 hours	Up to 13.8 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	70 Wh	80 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.41 kg (better)	1.87 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.6 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	339.33 × 236 mm	344 × 244.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	70 Wh, local 1080p video up to 30.45 hr; 54.7 Wh, up to 24.59 hr (both sold in the UK)	80 Wh; MobileMark 30 up to 10.8 hr, local 1080p video up to 13.8 hr (Lenovo)
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C slim wall-mount adapter (PD 3.0)	245 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C charging at 65–100 W (140 W with a Lenovo adapter)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Express, 3 hours of use from a 15-minute charge	Rapid Charge Pro, up to 50% in 30 minutes
Materials
Materials	Stamped aluminium top and bottom, anodised and sandblasted	Aluminium top cover, PC-ABS bottom
Colours
Colours	Cloud Grey; Sand Rose; Breeze Moss	Eclipse Black; Glacier White
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack	2 × USB4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4 or 5.3
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR and ToF sensor; privacy shutter	5MP
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	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	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 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	Up to three external displays via HDMI and USB-C (four including the built-in); up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, backlit; 1.3 mm key travel; Copilot key	6-row with numeric keypad, 1.6 mm key travel, Copilot key; 1-zone or 24-zone RGB backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless glass surface, Precision TouchPad, 80 × 135 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	IR camera for Windows Hello; no fingerprint reader	IR camera for Windows Hello on some models; no fingerprint reader