Blade 15 (Early 2021) vs Legion Slim 7i (Mid 2022)

Blade 15 (Early 2021) $1,550
Legion Slim 7i (Mid 2022) $1,360
Base Price
$1,550
Base Price
$1,360
CPU
Core i7-10750H
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Core i7-10750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,480
39%
GB6M 5,340
22%
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1567MHz
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1695MHz
1080p 83 FPS
69%
FP32 12.04 TFLOPS
24%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
16GB
DDR4-2933
8GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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144Hz
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Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
Number Pad
White Backlight
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
170W
20.00V
8.50A
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71Wh
4622mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 90 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 100% in 120 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Height
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
357.7 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
1.57 L
Weight
2.09 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.89 kg (6.4 lb)
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Weight
2.175 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.77 kg (6.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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1x SO-DIMM
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