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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11)
Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (PSREF name IdeaPad Slim 5 16AGP11) is a 16-inch aluminium laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips and upgradeable memory. It starts at $849.99 in the US; specs here are for the Ryzen AI 7 450, 32GB, 1TB, 2.8K OLED, 80Wh model. Ryzen AI 5 430 and Ryzen AI 7 445 are also offered.
Pros
- 16-inch 2880x1800 OLED at 120Hz with 100% DCI-P3 and DisplayHDR True Black 1000
- Two DDR5-5600 SODIMM slots and two M.2 SSD slots, so memory and storage can be upgraded
- Up to an 80Wh battery in a 16.9mm aluminium body starting at 1.75kg
- Two USB-C (10Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, two USB-A, HDMI 2.1 and microSD, plus Wi-Fi 7
- Ryzen AI 7 450 scored 2,991 single-core and 14,388 multi-core in Geekbench 6 in review testing
Cons
- Base US model uses a 1920x1200 panel; the 2.8K OLED is an upgrade, and the cheapest IPS option covers only 45% NTSC
- Only microSD, and USB-C ports are 10Gbps rather than USB4
- No fingerprint reader; sign-in relies on the IR camera or a basic 5MP camera on some models
- HDMI 2.1 output is limited to 4K at 60Hz
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2880x1800
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon 860M (integrated)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe Gen 4)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,991Top 22%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 14,388Top 44%
Battery
- Capacity
- 80 Wh
Design
- Weight
- 1.75 kg
- Thickness
- 16.9 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C (10Gbps, USB PD 65-100W, DisplayPort 1.4), 2x USB-A (5Gbps, one always-on), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), microSD card reader, 3.5mm combo audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p IR camera with privacy shutter and ToF sensor
- Biometrics
- IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11) good in 2026?
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11) earns an Inno Score of 56.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (PSREF name IdeaPad Slim 5 16AGP11) is a 16-inch aluminium laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips and upgradeable memory. It starts at $849.99 in the US; specs here are for the Ryzen AI 7 450, 32GB, 1TB, 2.8K OLED, 80Wh model. Ryzen AI 5 430 and Ryzen AI 7 445 are also offered.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11)?
Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.75 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5a Gen 11 (16AGP11)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP OMEN Transcend 14 (2025), VAIO SX14 (VJS147), Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
