The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro is presented in society as a powerful laptop that could almost go through a non-gaming model. It belongs to that type of portable equipment that moves away from the stridency and flashy elements to go practical.
This laptop has an aluminum and magnesium chassis that provides an excellent balance between resistance, solidity, and correct weight since the 16-inch model analyzed remains at 2.5 kg.
The design of this Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16 is not straight, and the thickness varies from 2 on the front to 2.6 cm on the back, where Lenovo creates a connectivity hub after the end of the screen, as we find the most vital gaming equipment on the market. However, in this Legion 5i Pro 16, everything is very well integrated, visually attractive, and practical.
Without adopting extra elements, the design of the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16 is attractive, practical, and with an excellent finish.
At the design level, we must highlight the two-tone color of the casing. The back of the screen, where the logo of the Lenovo Legion family is placed, as well as the interior and part of the sides, are a classic gray, while the lower part of the chassis of this laptop, together with the area of the sides with fans as well as the back of the screen is finished in a darker tone that gives it a very curious and attractive appearance.
The two tones of the case are one of the visual attractions of this Lenovo Legion.
A good part of the lines of work at the design level that fit this Legion 5i Pro 16 is motivated by the cooling needs that a laptop of this type demands. We have, for example, large air outlets.
Another detail that adds to the design: is the side air vents that protrude slightly and are also in a different tone.
The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro has two on the sides (which protrude slightly and in a different tone as we have indicated, giving it a more aggressive look) and two others on the rear of the chassis. And there are also air intakes in the lower part, which are slightly raised thanks to wide rubber feet that give the equipment extra stabilization when we have it on a table and an operating margin for the speakers located in the lower part. Bottom of the chassis, as we will see later.
Due to these large fan zones on the sides, Lenovo has moved almost all of the connectivity of this laptop to the rear. Ideal for enjoying this equipment at home with more or less fixed connectivity, but less perfect when we are on the move.
At this point, we expected a higher quality webcam and especially an integrated fingerprint reader that we miss a lot.
About this Lenovo Legion 5i Pro, we want to leave two more notes in this section. First of all, the absence of a fingerprint reader is astonishing (the power button centered on the keyboard and under the brand logo seemed ideal to implement one). How good a fingerprint reader would have been on that round home button
On the other hand, the webcam gives us one of lime and one of sand. Although we appreciate that it has a shutter to block its use (yes, electronic and not mechanical), the 720p resolution and its general quality, we believe, are not up to the specifications of the rest of the equipment. Also, it doesn’t support Windows Hello, so we’re left with no biometric identification option for this device.
The 16:10 format and the 16-inch diagonal are the solid foundation of the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro at the screen level. It does so with an IPS WQHD + panel (2560 x 1600 pixels) where the high brightness of 500 nits stands out (very regular throughout its surface), allowing it to be certified VESA DisplayHDR 400.
The screen covers 100% of the sRGB color spectrum with a matte finish that efficiently avoids uncomfortable reflections. It comes very well-calibrated from the factory, also having the possibility of configuring some of its parameters via the app.
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The panel is also Dolby Vision and NVIDIA G-Sync compatible, and its refresh rate is fixed at a maximum of 165Hz. There’s a panel option up to 240Hz available as well, as well as a 1080p resolution display.
The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro screen, offers a combination not very seen in this segment: 16 inches and 16:10 format.
For this Legion 5i Pro 16, the combination of its WQHD+ resolution and the 165 Hz refresh rate is very successful and offers a wide range of possibilities beyond pure gaming. For precisely this area, Lenovo boasts a response time of 3 ms when we have the Overdrive mode active in Vantage, which reduces the problem of ghosting.
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The screen offers a quality display in all situations, with good contrast, viewing angles, and color, also striking despite the use of the matte finish. And note that the reduced frames are very well achieved.
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In addition to playing, when, as we will see, it is advisable to use sound (and insulating) headphones, this Lenovo laptop is suitable for viewing multimedia content, an aspect that has been thought of by placing two stereo speakers with 2 W of power each one and located at the bottom of the casing.
The result is acceptable globally, but we miss something more forceful from the bass. To manage good aspects, we have Nahimic technology that adds value.