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Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 Black 2026
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7535U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 16" 1900x1200
GPU AMD Radeon 660M
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 47 Wh
58 Overall Score
Price $690
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average ram (24th percentile)
- Below average compact (25th percentile)
- Below average storage (27th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7535U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 660M |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1900 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 100/1000M (RJ-45) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS96 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7535U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1900x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 47 | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 | 51.5 | 18.5 | 24.1 | 77.3 | 62 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 78.6 | 85.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 53.4 | 88.9 | 99 | 70.3 | 81.4 | 96.2 | 98 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS96 Compare | 95.3 | 79.8 | 92.2 | 77.3 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.2 | 75.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 64.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 77.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 69.5 | 31.9 | 90.5 |
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