Lenovo LOQ 15 Series 15.6" LOQ Review
CPU Intel Core i5 13450HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 60 Wh
62.3 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (78th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 78th
- Strong cpu (70th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average compact (35th percentile) 25th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI™ 2.1(supports resolution up to 4K@60Hz) |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Feb 18, 2026 $970
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo LOQ 15 Series 15.6" LOQ | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Nano-Texture Glass, | ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon | 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 i5 13450HX | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | 70 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo LOQ 15 Series 15.6" LOQ | 78.3 | 80.2 | 66.9 | 63.1 | 63.3 | 25 | 59.2 | 75.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 68.5 | 90.7 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 95.2 | 94.8 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.5 | 80.9 | 99.5 | 98.9 | 89.8 | 93.4 | 76.6 | 55.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.7 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 75.6 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.4 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 55.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95 | 42 | 86.9 | 94.8 | 81.2 | 87 | 72.3 | 75.6 |