LG LG Gram Pro 16" 2.8K 120Hz OLED Laptop, Intel Evo Review

The LG Gram Pro 16 is a laptop built around one killer feature: its screen. That 16-inch 2.8K OLED panel lands in the 89th percentile, and it's paired with a 120Hz refresh rate. For watching movies or editing photos, it's genuinely stunning. The rest of the package is built to be incredibly light, hitting the scales at just 1.20kg, which puts it in the 58th percentile for compactness. That's the main trade-off you're making here.

Under the hood, you get an Intel 255H 16-core CPU, which scores a respectable 79th percentile. That's plenty of power for office work, web browsing, and media consumption. But the overall score of 46.2/100 tells you this isn't a balanced machine. It's a specialist. It's best for entertainment (56.9/100) and being compact (50.3/100), but it falls apart for gaming (11.5/100) and has some serious reliability concerns.

Performance is a story of two halves. The CPU is solid. That 16-core Intel chip is in the top quarter of all laptops, so multitasking and general productivity feel smooth. You've got 16GB of RAM, which is fine for most tasks but only sits in the 32nd percentile, so heavy creative workloads might feel constrained. The 1TB SSD is decent, landing in the 65th percentile for speed.

Where it stumbles is graphics and reliability. The integrated GPU is in the bottom 20% (18th percentile), so don't even think about gaming or 3D work. More worryingly, the reliability score is in the 8th percentile. That's a major red flag. The port selection is also poor at the 7th percentile, so you'll be living with dongles.

At around $1,500, the value proposition is tricky. You're paying a premium for that stunning OLED screen and the ultra-light magnesium alloy body. If your top priorities are screen quality and portability above all else, and you're willing to accept the reliability risk and lack of ports, it might be justifiable. But for most people, that price buys a more balanced and dependable machine from other brands.

Compared to the Apple MacBook Pro 14 with M4, you lose out on immense CPU/GPU power, battery life, and Apple's legendary build quality, but you gain a larger, higher-refresh OLED screen for less money. Against the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i, it's no contest for performance—the Legion destroys it in gaming and creative work—but the Gram Pro is half the weight. The most direct rival is the ASUS Zenbook Duo. The Duo offers a unique dual-screen design that's also great for media, similar portability, and likely better reliability, making it a more innovative choice in the same ultra-portable category.

The LG Gram Pro 16 is a one-trick pony, but it does that trick brilliantly. If you want the best possible screen in the lightest possible 16-inch body and you're okay with carrying dongles and hoping it doesn't break, this is your laptop. The data is clear: buy it for the 89th-percentile OLED display and the 1.2kg weight. But for anyone who needs graphics power, lots of ports, or peace of mind about reliability, look at the MacBook Pro, a Lenovo Legion, or even the ASUS Zenbook Duo instead.