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Legion Slim 5 14"
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Legion Slim 7 16"
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Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14"
  • The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16".
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good for content creation

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.7
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.2
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" is good.

Screen Quality

8.5
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.7
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
400.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has a better screen for gaming and AI, content creation, and software development.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.2
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
400.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" to be very good for general use, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" is good.

Engineering and Design

8.4
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.6
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.9
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.3
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" is good.

Software Development

7.9
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.0
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2880 x 1800
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" to be very good for software development, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" is good.

Battery

7.0 Hours
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.0 Hours
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 7 hours of battery life.

Portability

Good
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
Good
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
3.8 lbs
WEIGHT
4.4 lbs
0.8in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" both have good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.8
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.6
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,295
Legion Slim 5 14"
Legion Slim 7 16"
$1,344
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$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" has a price of $1,295 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" costs $1,344.

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How the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14"Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14"Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

GENERAL

Price
$1,295
$1,344
Release Date
February 1, 2024May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
12.9'' x 9.8'' x 0.82''14.1'' x 10.2'' x 0.69''
Weight
3.86 lbs4.4 lbs
Width
12.89"14.08"
Depth
9.81"10.21"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSAMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
21
Storage
512 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
7 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
73.6 Wh99.9 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
14.5"16"
Display Technology
OLEDIPS
Resolution
2880 x 18002560 x 1600
Refresh Rate
120Hz240Hz
Display Brightness
400 nits502 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.8/107.6/10
Portability Score
7.6/107.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.5/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
1080p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoYes

CONNECTIVITY

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

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Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14"

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PCMag

Mark Knapp | August 2023
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 acknowledges that a gaming laptop doesn’t have to be as thick as possible and can still ensure adequate cooling when the muscles need flexing. To this end, in the Slim 5 Gen 8, it finds a neat balance of refined, trimmed-down design that still lets its internals cruise (even above their max power ratings). Lenovo then added in some high-end build quality with an altogether excellent keyboard that’s useful for both work and play."

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

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NotebookCheck

Benjamin Herzig | November 2022
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."

Get a great deal on the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" or the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

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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