•  Date Published: 30 Sep 2025
    • Intel Core i7-7500U
    • Intel HD Graphics 620
    • 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
    • 512GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    • 1.58 kg (3.5 lbs)

    Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • 512GB SSD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 
    • RAM
    • 8GB RAM
    • OS
    • Windows 10 Home
    • Dimensions
    • 320 x 223 x 15.2 mm (12.60" x 8.78" x 0.60")
    • Weight
    • 1.58 kg (3.5 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 2x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3
    • HDMI
    • Card Reader
    • SD
    • Ethernet LAN
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ac
    • Bluetooth
    • 4.1
    • Audio jack
    • headphone/microphone
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Speakers

    Portability

    Lenovo ideapad 720S (14″)
    12.60" x 8.78" x 0.60" Dimensions
    1.58 kg (3.5 lbs) Weight
    Average 14.0-inch laptop
    1.46 kg (3.2 lbs) -7% Weight

    Review

    Lenovo ideapad 720S in-depth review

    We are always happy to get our hands on an exciting device that combines two key features that in other cases are considered to be an oxymoron, like portability and power. Well, the new Ideapad 720s from Lenovo offers it all but at a cost. And we don't mean the pricing. In fact, the price for the base model is surprisingly low because you get a crisp IPS Full HD panel, a Core i5-7200U CPU, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM and top things, the device ships with a Samsung PCIe NVMe drive as a default. With specs like these and a price hovering around €1 000, it puts in the same category as the ASUS ZenBook UX410UQ. However, Lenovo's solution has a few tricks up its sleeve that set it apart from the competition.Lenovo has managed to cram up all this hardware into a tiny [...]

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    Pros

    • Premium and solid build
    • Compact and portable with thin screen bezels (14-inch machine inside a 13-inch chassis)
    • Excellent IPS display
    • No PWM across all brightness levels
    • Powerful hardware given the asking price and the form factor
    • Plenty of I/O including Thunderbolt 3
    • Good battery life

    Cons

    • Warm and noisy under load
    • The system can't utilize the full performance of the CPU
    • Glossy but non-touch screen