LG 16" gram Pro Review
The LG gram Pro is shockingly light, but you pay for it with weak graphics and a worrying reliability score. It's a niche machine for the ultra-mobile.
Overview
The LG gram Pro is a laptop that's all about being light. At just 1.24kg, it's shockingly portable for a 16-inch machine. It packs a 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD combo that's in the top tier for storage, making it feel super snappy for everyday tasks.
But there's a big trade-off for that featherweight design. Its reliability score is in the 8th percentile, which is alarmingly low. That means you're getting a super light laptop, but you might be sacrificing long-term durability to get it.
Performance
With an Intel 258V CPU and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, it handles multitasking and general productivity just fine. The 2TB SSD is blazing fast. However, the Intel Arc integrated graphics, even with 16GB of VRAM, land in the 59th percentile. That means it's okay for light photo editing, but forget about gaming. The 144Hz screen is smooth, but the GPU can't really push high frame rates in demanding apps.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (93th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (77th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average reliability (8th percentile) 9th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 99% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 77 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Prices are all over the place, from $1900 to $2550. At the low end, it's a tougher sell. You're paying a premium for the ultra-light design and the great storage/RAM combo. At $1900, it's more justifiable if portability is your absolute top priority. But at $2550, you're deep into MacBook Pro territory, and that's a hard comparison for this LG to win.
vs Competition
Compared to the Apple MacBook Pro 14" with M4, the LG is lighter but gets crushed in CPU/GPU performance and battery life. Next to the ASUS Zenbook Duo, you lose the innovative dual-screen setup but gain a more traditional, lighter single-screen experience. Against gaming beasts like the MSI Vector or Gigabyte AORUS, the LG isn't even in the same league for power. It really only wins on one thing: pure weight.
| Spec | LG 16" gram Pro | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 288V | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 77 | 72 | - | 99 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG 16" gram Pro | 70.6 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 78.2 | 86.4 | 51.1 | 95.2 | 78.2 | 9.1 | 88.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 77.4 | 90.6 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 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 | 91.9 | 55.8 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.7 | 91.8 | 98.8 | 84 | 93.3 | 6.8 | 95.2 | 91.9 | 75.6 | 88.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 78.2 | 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 | 91.9 | 55.8 | 88.1 |
Verdict
Buy this if you travel constantly and need the absolute lightest 16-inch screen you can find, and you don't plan on doing any serious gaming or heavy creative work. For everyone else, the reliability concerns and mediocre graphics make competitors like the MacBook Pro or a Lenovo Legion a smarter, more powerful choice for similar money.