At CES 2022, Lenovo has unveiled their updated flagship Legion gaming laptops. The new devices feature the latest AMD and Intel processors, better cooling, and slimmer design. So let’s check out these new gaming machines.

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro/5i Pro (2022)

The 2022 refresh of the popular Lenovo Legion 5i brings Intel’s 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs with the highest offering of an i7-12700H. The Legion 5 Pro, which is the AMD variant houses the latest Ryzen 6000 processor, which was announced yesterday by AMD. Both variants will come with DDR5 RAM with speeds up to 4800mAh and 32GB maximum capacity. Storage options for these devices will go up to 1TB via PCIe SSD.

Lenovo remained tight-lipped on the graphics front, stating that the devices will come with the “latest GeForce RTX 30 series laptop GPU.” However, spec sheets reveal that at least one variant of these models will come with an 8GB VRAM GPU, which could be the Nvidia RTX 3070 or the RTX 3070 Ti.

Lenovo stated that these flagship Legion laptops would feature their latest Coldfront 4.0 cooling system, which is significantly quieter and cooler than the last-gen. This new system also allows the laptops to handle a total graphics power (TGP) of 165W, which is 15W more than the 2021 model. The Coldfront 4.0 system will give more thermal headroom to the laptops, allowing the GPU to sustain its boost frequency for longer.

Other than that, the Legion 5 Pro and 5i Pro feature a 16-inch 240Hz WQHD+ IPS panel with 500 nits peak brightness, Dolby Vision HDR support, and a 16:10 aspect ratio. For sound, two 2W stereo speakers are paired with Nahimic 3D Audio.

The laptops have a body made of magnesium-aluminum alloy and feature the same keyboard and trackpad as the 2021 models. One notable improvement has been made in their wireless capabilities, which now supports WiFi 6E.

The Intel-powered Legion 5i Pro goes on sale from February 2022, at a starting price of $1,569.99. The AMD-powered Legion 5 Pro will debut in April starting at $1,429.99.

Lenovo Legion 5/5i (2022)

The portability-focused Legion 5 and Legion 5i gaming laptop series have received a significant trim down, making it 15% slimmer than its predecessor. The Intel variants will come with up to an i7-12700H CPU, and the Ryzen powered Legion 5 is expected to come housing AMD Ryzen 6000 series CPU. Both models will be available with up to 32GB of DDR5 memory and up to 1TB PCIe SSD storage, up to Nvidia RTX 3060, and WiFi 6E support. The device will weigh around 2.4kg (5.29lbs), which is still quite heavy considering its 15% reduced thickness.

The Legion 5 and 5i will be equipped with the Coldfront 4.0 cooling system, a 15.6-inch 1440p screen, and USB-C charging. These laptops will also feature two 2W stereo speakers that are paired with Nahimic 3D Audio.

Both new Legion laptops come in Cloud Grey and Storm Grey colors.

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Chinese tech giant Lenovo has launched the Legion 5 gaming laptop for the Indian market. The Legion 5 comes on the heels of the recent launch of the Gaming 3i, Legion 5i, and Legion 7i which are all powered by the 10th-gen Intel mobile processors. What sets this apart from the others is the AMD Ryzen chipset onboard which is amassing quite a number of backers in recent times.

The Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming laptop available in India is powered by the Ryzen 5 4600H processor. Recall that the laptop was first unveiled for the global market in July this year and is available in a higher variant powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 4800 H-Series Mobile Processor. This Ryzen 5 model will retail for Rs.75,990 ($1,030)  in India but on the Lenovo India website, the price is listed as Rs.79,990 ($1,080) for the Phantom Black color option.

In terms of the design, the Legion 5 adopts the same design language which features on the Legion 7i. However, it lacks the flashy RGB lighting that makes the high-end Legion 7i stand out.

As for the specs, the gaming notebook packs a 15.6-inch IPS anti-glare display which has a Full-HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The display also supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The processor is backed by 8GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3200MHz. Powering the graphics is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU which has 4GB of GDDR6 memory.

For storage, the Legion 5 packs a 256GB M.2 PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe SSD as well as a 1TB HDD. In terms of the ports and connectivity, the laptop comes with four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, an Ethernet (RJ-45), and a headphone/microphone combo jack. The notebook also comes with standard Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0. Lenovo also touts the laptop to offer up to 8 hours of battery life when used in ‘Hybrid Mode.’

The Legion 5 gaming laptop can be bought from Lenovo.com and Lenovo Exclusive Stores. Lenovo equally promised to make the gaming laptop available across other online partner platforms and retail stores, soon.

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