Legion has been the familiar brand of the Lenovo manufacturer for a few years for its pure gaming equipment, a segment that is continuously growing and without a ceiling for now.
Its latest novelty, the seventh generation Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16 , is presented in society as an update of the previous generation both at the design level, with necessary touches to improve, and inside, where the new Intel processors and the More powerful graphics from Nvidia make an appearance.
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 strongest gaming equipment on the market. However, in this Legion 5i Pro 16 everything is very well integrated and is visually attractive as well as practical.
At the design level, we must highlight the double tone of the 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 are finished in a darker tone that gives it a very curious and attractive appearance.
A good part of the lines of work at the design level that fit this Legion 5i Pro 16 so well are motivated by the cooling needs that a laptop of this type demands. We have for example the air outlets, which are abundant.
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) as well as two others on the rear of the chassis. And there are also air intakes in the lower part, which is slightly raised thanks to wide rubber feet that give the equipment extra stabilization when we have it on a table, as well as a working 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 to enjoy this equipment at home with a more or less fixed connectivity, but less ideal when we are on the move.
On the sides, this Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16 offers two USB-C ports on the left (one Thunderbolt 4 and the other USB 3.2 Gen2 with DisplayPort 1.4) and a USB-A 3.2 Gen1 on the right, where we also find the socket. combined for headphones and microphone as well as the switch to electronically lock the computer’s webcam.
Already in the back and as a hub we find two USB-A 3.2 Gen1 ports, a USB-C (3.2 Gen2 with DisplayPort 1.4 and power supply), an Ethernet port and an HDMI. Also in this area is the proprietary power port of the equipment’s serial charger.
Wireless connectivity is fixed by the Intel adapter that turns this laptop into a 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax) device in addition to Bluetooth 5.1.
Screen 16:10 at 165Hz
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) that allows it to be certified VESA DisplayHDR 400.
The screen, with a matte finish that quite efficiently avoids uncomfortable reflections, covers 100% of the sRGB color spectrum and comes very well calibrated from the factory, also having the possibility of configuring some of its parameters via the app.
Speaking of a gaming laptop , the interior counts for a lot. Lenovo, like other manufacturers, has been introducing AMD in the equation of possible configurations for this family, but the specific model of the seventh generation of the Legion 5i Pro that we have tested in Xataka is the one that launches the 12th generation Intel processors .
The Intel Core i7-12700H of this Lenovo Legion i5 Pro offers outstanding performance and becomes one of the best value for money options on the gaming market
Although we can configure the equipment with up to a Core i9-12900H, the version we have tested has an Intel Core i7-12700H combined with 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5 4800 MHz SoDIMM RAM and an SSD M .2 2TB. Both modules, both for RAM and internal memory, are accessible by the user if the bottom cover is opened and they can be changed.
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