Lenovo IdeaPad 5

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Date Published: 04 Jul 2025

AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)
14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
256GB SSD
8GB RAM
1.38 kg (3 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

7.7 Portability Very Good

8.0 Display Excellent

5.0 For Work Average

2.7 For Gaming Mediocre

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Review

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 in-depth review

Lenovo has spent the past year thinking about how to make the IdeaPad 5 and Legion 5 more premium. And you know the maxim - if you want to make something look more expensive, just slap more metal on it.Like the Legion 5, the IdeaPad 5 (14", 2022) now comes in an aluminum shell. Contrary to the situation with the gaming device, the IdeaPad still offers you the option for a plastic base.Nevertheless, the more interesting choice you get is Intel vs AMD. However, while Team Blue is represented by the latest 12th Gen chips, AMD only supplied the refreshed Zen 3 CPUs.Albeit it's weird, we think that Lenovo made the right choice. The Zen 3 refresh processors are cheaper than the Ryzen 6000U ones but still offer great efficiency. You can see that later on in the battery tests we perfo[...]

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Pros

USB Type-C charging, SD card, and M.2 PCIe x4 drive support
Reasonably comfortable keyboard with optional backlight
No PWM (Innolux N140HCA-EAE (CMN140A))
Comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (Innolux N140HCA-EAE (CMN140A))
Decent performance and good cooling
Pretty long battery life
Optional all-metal design

Cons

Covers only 54% of sRGB (Innolux N140HCA-EAE (CMN140A))
Memory is soldered to the motherboard

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Soldered memory and uncertainty around the storage options are the highlights of this laptop's upgrade options.Check out all Lenovo IdeaPad 5 (14", 2022) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To access this notebook's internals, you need to undo 7 Torx-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel starting from the back.2. Remove the battery Inside, we find a 56.5Wh battery pack. It lasts for 12 hours and 30 minutes of Web browsing, or nearly 11 hours of video playback. To take it out, you need to unplug th[...]

DISPLAY: 14.0-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
Innolux N140HCA-EAE

Diagonal
14.0"

Pixel density
157.35 ppi

Brightness
298 cd/m²

sRGB
53%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
22 inches (56 cm)

Contrast
1620:1

dE Color Checker
7.5 3.6

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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