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Legion 5 15"
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Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15"
  • The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion 5 17".
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 17"
  • The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion 5 15".

Key differences

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Screen Quality

7.7
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.3
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion 5 17" for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.

Portability

Fair
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
Poor
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
5.3 lbs
WEIGHT
6.5 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has only fair portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" has poor portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.4
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.2
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
3.7 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
4.5 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
5.8/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 17" are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.0
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.4
5.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

7.5
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.6
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
5.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.3
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.2
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 17" are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.1
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.0
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 17" are both good for software development.

Battery

3.7 Hours
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
4.5 Hours
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has 3.8 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has 4.5 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.4
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
7.4
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 17" both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,209
Legion 5 15"
Legion 5 17"
$1,200
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$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has a price of $1,209 and the Lenovo Legion 5 17" costs $1,200.

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How the Lenovo Legion 5 15" and the Lenovo Legion 5 17" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Lenovo Legion 5 15"Lenovo Legion 5 17"
Lenovo Legion 5 15"Lenovo Legion 5 17"

GENERAL

Price
$1,209
$1,200
Release Date
May 1, 2022October 1, 2021
Overall Dimensions
14.3'' x 10.3'' x 0.95''15.7'' x 11.4'' x 1''
Weight
5.3 lbs6.57 lbs
Width
14.27"15.7"
Depth
10.26"11.41"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HAMD Ryzen 7 5800H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
44
RAM Slots
22
Storage
512 GB256 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
3.75 Hours4.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
60 Wh80 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"17.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
165Hz144Hz
Display Brightness
350 nits305 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.8/105.8/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/107/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
44
USB-C ports
22
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Lenovo Legion 5 15"

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Andreas Osthoff | September 2021
"The Lenovo Legion 5 15 is an affordable gaming laptop with a lot of power. The new AMD processor Ryzen 7 5800H offers plenty of performance and it is also very efficient. The combination with the fast 130W version of the GeForce RTX 3060 ensures high gaming performance. We also like the fast 165 Hz display with the 1080p resolution. The automatic graphics switching causes some problems with stutters, which are very annoying. If you do not need long battery runtimes, you should definitely deactivate the hybrid graphics mode in Lenovo's Vantage app. The Legion 5 15 is never silent."

Lenovo Legion 5 17"

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Sebastian Bade | February 2022
"The Lenovo Legion 5 17 is a current-gen 17-inch gaming laptop and equipped with the latest AMD CPU and a powerful GPU, that manages to reach its full potential. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H is a very good choice for this laptop and able to maintain its performance level for long periods of time. Our test model only falls behind consistently in a direct comparison with its competitors that are often equipped with eight cores and 16 threads. Despite this, the Legion 5 17 leaves an excellent impression and is almost able to keep up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU in synthetic benchmarks."

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About Lenovo

Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.

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