From its inception, Lenovo Legion wanted to make the modern gaming experience immersive, as well as more inclusive. At CES 2022, Lenovo Legion once again delivers on its pursuit of unyielding play and productivity to gamers of every generation and content creators, who can now all universally enjoy premium entertainment and play from home battle stations, dorms, esports arenas – or practically anywhere, and look good doing it too.
Lenovo’s first batch of 2022 battle-ready PCs, monitors, accessories and gamer-focused software and services unveiled today, which include the powerful 16-inch Lenovo Legion 5i Pro and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptops and the polished 15-inch Lenovo Legion 5i and Lenovo Legion 5 laptops.
The new gaming laptops come available with Windows 11 gaming performance, next-gen AMD Ryzen™ processors, or latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors and up to latest fully powered NVIDIA GeForce RTX Laptop GPUs. Inspired by gamer research, these new devices celebrate ‘magical minimalism’ design and denote a leap towards a contemporary aesthetic with purposeful detailing like an uncluttered wordmark, expressive venting, and immersive lighting. A top-placed camera bump with eShutter kill switch and rear port protection convey a sleek look of power and performance that helps to create a more inclusive experience focused on player enjoyment and winning, not labels.
Lenovo Legion Pro Series
Everyone has to start somewhere; before a player gets their chance to kill it in the series, they’ve got to first level up with a battle-tested laptop known for delivering elevated gaming performance that’s a notch above the mainstream and designed to fit seamlessly into your life. Engineered to handle full-powered graphics and third-party tested for max performance, the esports-centric Lenovo Legion 5i Pro and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is the world’s first 16-inch laptop series with a WQHD+ up to 240Hz adaptive refresh rate2 gaming display to help you rise in the ranks.
Certified as Gold Label for its TÜV Rheinland High Gaming Performance, this laptop helps to reduce the negative effects of blue light from increased screen time, the smarter design of this fully-stacked powerhouse offers a variety of ports and slots and supports a superb up to 240Hz refresh rate. Soon, gamers will be able to dynamically switch variable refresh rates adapting to up to 240Hz refresh rate in the next wave of delivered Lenovo Legion 5i/5 Pro laptops. Immersive experiences start on a 16-inch WQHD+ (2960 x 1600) IPS display in 16:10 format with 100 percent sRGB color gamut and up to 3ms response time. Get up to VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification and up to 500 nits of brightness for an incredible viewing experience. It supports Dolby Vision, which brings your favorite entertainment and games to life with spectacular picture quality and buttery smooth gaming via NVIDIA G-SYNC with less screen tearing.
With expanded bandwidth from 4800Mhz DDR5 memory and up to 1TB PCle SSD (Gen4) of storage supported, consumers will experience less lag with improved Wi-Fi 6E antenna placement and an 80Whr battery capacity and Super Rapid Charge to go from zero to 80 percent battery life in just 30 minutes charging. For seamless gameplay and productivity on the go, latest machines support up to 135W USB Type-C charging for added mobility, with a slimmer adapter delivering dedicated power between 230W up to 300W. Let machine learning lend a hand via Lenovo Legion’s artificial intelligence (AI) driven battery optimization for improved battery longevity and thermal performance – just press Fn+Q keys to shift into Intelligent Mode.
Turbo powered with a choice of latest up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H processor or next-gen AMD Ryzen processors. Get robust graphics performance from a choice of several optimized configurations including up to the latest GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPU on offer that really packs a punch in AAA games. This gaming laptop enjoys raw performance and reaches a maximum total graphics power of 165W (TGP). What’s more, gamers can squeeze up to 15W more graphical power over last generation for better in-game frame rates.
Tuned for esports, the device’s cooling system includes an updated fan system, larger exhaust area, and improved penta heat pipe layout that efficiently ushers air to lower skin temperatures. A copper block sits under the CPU as a heat sink to help dissipate heat created in hardcore battle sessions, and the fan blades on the Lenovo Legion laptops unveiled today are slimmer by up to 40 percent from the previous generation to help keep the system quieter. Legion Coldfront 4.0 now offers noise suppression as one of its new attributes thanks to a noise-insulated chassis.
Smarter noise canceling happens to also be a shared obsession with Nahimic® Audio by SteelSeries. Designed for hardcore gamers, Nahimic Audio on Lenovo Legion laptops delivers professional-level sound tuning and audio effects via a precise 10-band equalizer that lets gamers personalize their game’s sound frequencies. Adjusting each band helps the user highlight the sounds most important to them and their gameplay – like hearing in-game enemy footsteps clearly, while minimizing distractions. Delivering 2 x 2W stereo speaker system, PC gamers can also optimize the sounds around them for an immersive experience with Nahimic’s ‘easy surround’ feature designed to incorporate any Bluetooth speaker to improve a player’s spatial awareness through sound.
Available in metallic Storm Grey and pearlized Glacier White hue10, the durable body of the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro series is thinner than the previous generation. Featuring a trimmed lid and hinge design, the new laptop comes with a zero bump hinge for added protection and an electronic privacy shutter on top-placed HD webcam. The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro series is also built from an aluminum and magnesium metal blend (Al + Mg) for extreme lightness. Laptops feature new Legion Spectrum RGB Lighting, a 4-zone backlight effects system developed especially for Lenovo Legion PCs and our advanced Legion TrueStrike keyboard. Choose between optional blue backlighting that pairs nicely with the laptop in Glacier White, or try every color in the rainbow with 17 customized color profiles to express yourself with – all accessible via Lenovo Vantage.
PC Key Specs
| Lenovo Legion 5i Pro (16”, 7) | |
| Dimensions and Weight | Starting at 19.9mm and weighs from 2.49kg (5.48 lbs) |
| Display | 16-inch WQHD+ (2560 x 1600) IPS, 16:10 (up to 240Hz refresh rate2 / 3ms response time with OverDrive 100% sRGB color gamut 500 nits Up to VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision, NVIDIA G-SYNC supported |
| Processor | Up to 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H17 |
| Graphics | Up to latest GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR6, 165W TGP, Boost Clock 1485Mhz) |
| Memory | Up to 32GB 4800Mhz DDR5 |
| Storage | Up to 1TB PCIe SSD (Gen4)6 |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home |
| Battery | 80Whr Super Rapid Charge8 Supports 230W Slim Adapter |
| Connectivity | Starting from Bluetooth 5.1 Up to 2 x 2 Wi-Fi 6E7 |
| Ports | Left: 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB 4, DisplayPort 1.4) 1 x USB Type-C (USB 3.2, Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4) Right: 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Audio Combo Jack 1 x E-Shutter button Rear: 1 x USB Type-A (USB 3.2 Gen 1, Always-on 5V) 1 x USB Type-A (USB 3.2 Gen 1) 1 x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery up to 135W) 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x DC-In |
| Audio | 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio |
| Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (16”, 7) | |
| Dimensions and Weight | Starting at 19.9mm and weighs from 2.49kg (5.48 lbs) |
| Display | 16-inch WQHD+ (2560 x 1600) IPS, 16:10 (up to 240Hz refresh rate2 / 3ms response time with OverDrive 100% sRGB color gamut 500 nits Up to VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision, AMD FreeSync Premium and NVIDIA G-SYNC supported |
| Processor | Next-gen AMD Ryzen™ processors |
| Graphics | Up to latest GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR6, 165W TGP, Boost Clock 1485Mhz) |
| Memory | Up to 32GB 4800Mhz DDR5 |
| Storage | Up to 1TB PCIe SSD (Gen4)6 |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home |
| Battery | 80Whr Super Rapid Charge8 Supports 230W Slim Adapter |
| Connectivity | Starting from Bluetooth 5.1 Up to 2 x 2 Wi-Fi 6E7 |
| Ports | Left: 2 x USB Type-C (USB 3.2, Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4) Right: 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x Audio Combo Jack 1 x E-Shutter button Rear: 1 x USB Type-A (USB 3.2 Gen 1, Always-on 5V) 1 x USB Type-A (USB 3.2 Gen 1) 1 x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery up to 135W) 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x DC-In |
| Audio | 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio |
Pricing
The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro laptop (16”, 7) with Intel Core processors is expected to be available starting in February 2022 and will start at $1,569.99 and the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop (16”, 7) with next-gen AMD Ryzen processors is expected to be available starting April 2022 and starts at $1,429.99.
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