Legion 7i (Mid 2022) vs Blade 17 (Early 2021)

Legion 7i (Mid 2022) $2,080
Blade 17 (Early 2021) $2,400
Base Price
$2,080
Base Price
$2,400
CPU
Core i7-12800HX
CPU
Core i7-10875H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-12800HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2GHz Clock
Core i7-10875H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,400
64%
GB6M 11,000
46%
GB6S 1,520
40%
GB6M 6,580
27%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
5632 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1485MHz
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1680MHz
1080p 124 FPS
103%
FP32 16.73 TFLOPS
33%
1080p 89 FPS
74%
FP32 12.9 TFLOPS
26%
16GB
DDR5-4800
16GB
DDR4-2933
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
360Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Number Pad
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
HM470
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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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 UHS-III
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Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
300W
20.00V
15.00A
230W
19.50V
11.80A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
100Wh
6510mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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70.5Wh
4578mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 10 min
Up to 70% in 30 min
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Up to 100% in 80 min
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
358.1 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
263.5 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
1.83 L
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
395 mm (15.6 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.04 L
Weight
2.53 kg (5.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
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Weight
2.75 kg (6.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.55 kg (7.8 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
Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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