Component comparison
Legion 5a Gen 11 vs Legion 5 15"
Legion 5a Gen 11 vs Legion 5 15" — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
- + Gaming performance (+6.0)
- + Mobility (+38.0)
- + Reliability (+29.0)
- + Screen quality (+10.1)
- + Weight (-0.53 kg)
- + Battery (+20 Wh)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+5)
- + Modernity (+23.1)
B
Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+9.0)
- + Performance (+9.7)
- + Value (+57.9)
- + CPU (+13.8)
- + GPU (+28.2)
- + Estimated price (-$1,210)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
|
Component B
Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 67.0 | 76.0 (+9.0) |
| Performance | 62.3 | 72.0 (+9.7) |
| Gaming performance | 79.0 (+6.0) | 73.0 |
| Mobility | 64.0 (+38.0) | 26.0 |
| Reliability | 78.0 (+29.0) | 49.0 |
| Value | 22.3 | 80.2 (+57.9) |
| Screen quality | 60.1 (+10.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 58.4 | 72.2 (+13.8) |
| GPU | 50.3 | 78.5 (+28.2) |
| Estimated price | $1,800 | $590 (-$1,210) |
| Weight | 1.87 kg (-0.53 kg) | 2.40 kg |
| Battery | 80 Wh (+20 Wh) | 60 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2026 (+5) | 2021 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+23.1) | 76.9 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) wins 9 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).