Lenovo IdeaPad 16" Pro 5i Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX (5050 W TGP) with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.7 kg
68.7 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 94th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 3th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX (5050 W TGP) with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM |
| Type | discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Feb 18, 2026 $1,549
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo IdeaPad 16" Pro 5i | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX (5050 W TGP) with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad 16" Pro 5i | 89.2 | 20.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.7 | 27.4 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 2.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 77.4 | 90.6 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 98.6 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.6 | 90.9 | 94.3 | 96.8 | 94.1 | 75.2 | 91.6 | 55.8 | 97.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 96.5 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.3 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 55.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95.1 | 42 | 86.9 | 94.7 | 81.2 | 87 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 97.4 |