The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 offers high performance with a dedicated Nvidia RTX 3050 graphics card, making it suitable for intensive tasks like 3D rendering, machine learning, and casual gaming, but it's more expensive and less portable. It has a high-resolution touch display and is well-suited for engineering and general use, with respectable battery life. The LG Ultra 16 is more wallet-friendly and has a larger screen size, but relies on integrated graphics, which are less capable for demanding applications. It is lighter, offers a longer battery life, and is fanless with silent operation. The LG is appropriate for general use and less resource-intensive engineering tasks, making it a more portable but less performance-oriented option. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14
Very good for general use
Very good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Good overall build quality
Very good portability
Very good speakers
Good keyboard
Advantages of the LG Ultra 16
Excellent battery life
Key differences
Engineering and Design
7.7/10
7.0/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
4.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and LG Ultra 16 are both good for engineering and design, though the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 is somewhat better.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14, with its higher-end RTX 3050 GPU, is suited for engineering and design tasks requiring more powerful graphics processing, whereas the LG Ultra 16 uses the integrated graphics of its Ryzen 7 7730U processor, making it a better fit for less graphics-intensive engineering and design work. Both laptops have solid CPUs and sufficient RAM for engineering tasks, but the Lenovo has a clear advantage in GPU performance.
Screen Quality
7.4/10
6.2/10
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
334.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
270.0 nits
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has a better screen than the LG Ultra 16 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 offers a high-resolution display and bright panel, making text and graphics crisp and easy to read for general use and detailed enough for engineering tasks, with adequate color coverage for professional design work. However, its lower refresh rate limits the smoothness required for high-paced gaming and 3D applications. In contrast, the LG Ultra 16's fair screen quality with moderate brightness and resolution suffices for everyday tasks and design jobs but may not provide the vibrancy and precision in colors sought by professionals, while also falling short for gaming due to a similarly insufficient refresh rate.
Battery
12.0 Hours
17.0 Hours
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has 12 hours of battery life. The LG Ultra 16 has 17 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Good
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
3.5 lbs
WEIGHT
3.6 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has very good portability, while the LG Ultra 16 has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.8/10
6.5/10
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has good build quality, while the LG Ultra 16 has only fair build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,200
$1,000
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has a price of $1,200 and the LG Ultra 16 costs $1,000.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 to be very good for general use, while the LG Ultra 16 is good.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 is particularly strong in general use due to its high-resolution touchscreen, powerful CPU and dedicated graphics, which together deliver smooth performance and vibrant visuals, whereas its portability and battery life receive very good assessments. On the other hand, the LG Ultra 16, while offering a larger screen and excellent fanless operation resulting in silent use, comes with a less powerful integrated graphics and a lower resolution non-touch screen, factors that contribute to its longer battery life but make it less suited for more demanding visual tasks.
Gaming and AI
6.7/10
6.2/10
4.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
10.0/10
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and LG Ultra 16 are both only fair for gaming and AI.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.7/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 to be very good for content creation, while the LG Ultra 16 is good.
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, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.8/10
7.5/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and LG Ultra 16 are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
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How the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and the LG Ultra 16 compare to other laptops
"The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 is an attractive, portable laptop that’s ideal if you need a combination of CPU and GPU performance. It also nails the fundamentals with solid connectivity, an enjoyable keyboard, a large touchpad, and top-notch webcam. Display quality is a weakness, but it’s an acceptable compromise for the laptop’s extremely competitive $1,199 MSRP. The Slim Pro 7 is a versatile, affordable laptop and hard to beat for the price."
"Unlike the gram, the Ultra PC isn't designed to be as lightweight as possible. The 16-inch laptop is a whole 400 g (0.88 lb) heavier than its 16-inch gram counterpart partly because its chassis is not made of magnesium. Other than that, the Ultra PC seems like a copy of the gram – but with longer battery life, lower noise levels, and a clean, delicate look."
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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.
About LG
LG is a South Korean conglomerate company. While LG is mainly known for various products outside of technology, LG also develops laptops. Within the laptop industry, they are known for their thin-and-light Gram series, as well as their value-oriented Ultra series. LG laptops offer very thin and light laptops with phenomenal battery life, and are often on sale.
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