PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 is praised for its combination of solid CPU and ample RAM that handle everyday tasks with ease, and a good quality, portable design that includes a convertible 2-in-1 form factor for versatile use. With a decent battery life and an IPS screen that offers clear visuals, it balances performance, usability, and mobility for typical users.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, and video editing work.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability.
Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify.
Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
The Lenovo Flex 5 14's AMD Ryzen CPU and integrated Vega GPU offer adequate performance for engineering and design tasks, but aren't as powerful as dedicated higher-end hardware. Its IPS screen provides good color accuracy and viewing angles which are beneficial for design work, although the coverage of color spaces is lower than professional-grade displays, which may be a limitation for color-critical tasks.
General Use Screen Quality:3.1 The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 has a GPU integrated with the CPU which is suitable for light gaming but may struggle with more demanding 3D games due to its moderate performance capabilities. Furthermore, its screen has a 60Hz refresh rate which is common for general use but can limit the smoothness in fast-paced gaming scenarios where higher refresh rates are beneficial.