Component comparison
Legion 5i 15" Gen 7 vs Legion 7 16”
Legion 5i 15" Gen 7 vs Legion 7 16” — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5i 15" Gen 7
- + Mobility (+6.0)
- + Weight (-0.10 kg)
- + Release year (+1)
- + Modernity (+7.7)
B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+8.0)
- + Performance (+8.1)
- + Gaming performance (+10.0)
- + Reliability (+2.0)
- + Value (+27.9)
- + Screen quality (+9.0)
- + CPU (+16.0)
- + GPU (+4.3)
- + Estimated price (-$147)
- + Battery (+20 Wh)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5i 15" Gen 7
|
Component B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 70.0 | 78.0 (+8.0) |
| Performance | 66.5 | 74.7 (+8.1) |
| Gaming performance | 70.0 | 80.0 (+10.0) |
| Mobility | 29.0 (+6.0) | 23.0 |
| Reliability | 50.0 | 52.0 (+2.0) |
| Value | 56.2 | 84.1 (+27.9) |
| Screen quality | 51.1 | 60.1 (+9.0) |
| CPU | 58.4 | 74.4 (+16.0) |
| GPU | 78.5 | 82.8 (+4.3) |
| Estimated price | $737 | $590 (-$147) |
| Weight | 2.40 kg (-0.10 kg) | 2.50 kg |
| Battery | 60 Wh | 80 Wh (+20 Wh) |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2022 (+1) | 2021 |
| Modernity | 84.6 (+7.7) | 76.9 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD) wins 10 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).