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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon)
Lenovo's 15.3-inch IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (model 15Q8Y11) is a Windows on Arm laptop built on the six-core Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100, the only chip offered at this size. It starts at $849.99 in the US; specs here are for that base 16GB, 512GB model with a 1200p 120Hz IPS touchscreen and 54.7Wh battery. A 70Wh battery, 32GB, 1TB and a 165Hz OLED are optional.
Pros
- 15.3-inch 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen at up to 120Hz, rated 400 nits with 100% sRGB coverage; a 2560x1600 165Hz OLED is optional
- Six-core Snapdragon X2 Plus with an NPU rated up to 80 TOPS (Copilot+ PC); Geekbench 6 scores of 3,299 single-core and 12,390 multi-core in review testing
- In review testing, a web-browsing battery test ran about 15.4 hours on the 54.7Wh battery; a 70Wh battery is available as an option
- Aluminum body that is 15.6mm thin and starts at 1.49kg, with 65W USB-C charging
- Broad port selection for the price: two USB-C (10Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4), two USB-A, HDMI 2.1, a microSD reader and a headphone jack
Cons
- Only the six-core X2P-42-100 is offered, and multi-core performance trails higher-end laptop chips in review testing
- The IPS panel is rated for 400 nits (385 nits measured in review testing), and the sharper OLED option is not a touchscreen
- Both USB-C ports run at 10Gbps with no USB4 or Thunderbolt, and there is no fingerprint reader
- Windows on Arm platform, so apps without native Arm builds run through emulation and some software and drivers are incompatible
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon)
Display
- Screen size
- 15.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (touchscreen)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Graphics
- Qualcomm Adreno X2-45 (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-9523
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe Gen 4)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,299Top 9%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,390Bottom 36%
Battery
- Capacity
- 55 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 15.4 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.49 kg
- Thickness
- 15.6 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C (10Gbps, USB PD, 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
- 1080p IR camera with privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home (Arm)
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon) good in 2026?
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon) earns an Inno Score of 54.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's 15.3-inch IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (model 15Q8Y11) is a Windows on Arm laptop built on the six-core Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100, the only chip offered at this size. It starts at $849.99 in the US; specs here are for that base 16GB, 512GB model with a 1200p 120Hz IPS touchscreen and 54.7Wh battery. A 70Wh battery, 32GB, 1TB and a 165Hz OLED are optional.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon)?
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100 · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 15.3 ″ · Weight: 1.49 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 (15-inch Snapdragon)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14, Acer Swift Edge 14 AI (SFE14-I51), HP EliteBook X G1a 14 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
