Dell G7 15 7500 vs Lenovo Legion 5i: Specifications and Detailed Comparison

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The Dell G7 15 7500 and Lenovo Legion 5i are compared here. Both are mid-range gaming laptops with a good performance. In this, we will see which one is better in overall performance as per its price range.

For more comparison like this: Dell G7 15 7500 vs Alienware M15 R3.

BUY NOW	BUY NOW
Dell G7 15 7500	Lenovo Legion 5i
PROS	PROS
The processor gives more performance as an addition. The display quality is really great. A great performance can be expected in a high-end model.	Strong productivity performance. Budget-friendly for a gaming laptop. Concave keys are still a joy to type on.
CONS	CONS
The material used for the laptop. Bottom firing speakers.	It’s pretty similar to the Ideapad Gaming 3. Dim display.

SPECIFICATIONS:

INTRODUCTION:

Dell G7 15 7500

The G7 157500 is the latest budget gaming laptop from Dell. As we all know that Dell produces good quality laptops and gives as per their claims as much as possible. Like that, G7 7500 performs very well in gaming and also in video editing, and something like that works.

Lenovo Legion 5i

The Legion 5 is the AMD model and the Legion 5i is the intel model. This is one of those situations where the Intel model is better and the reason being is because you can spec this with an RTX 2060 whereas in the AMD model, you’re stuck only at a 1650Ti and if you’re trying to get good frame rates especially on a laptop like this, you’re better off with an RTX 2060.

DESIGN:

Dell G7 15 7500

The design and build quality of this laptop is most of like the previous generation laptop of the G7 series. There are not many improvements in design. It looks like a modern RGB gaming laptop, it looks so stylish. 

It smears quite easily. Being black tonality, you can have your fingerprints on this. It does tend to smear quite easily with your fingerprints but the good thing about it is that it’s also easily cleanable.

This is the part that’s gonna perhaps bother you as a gamer if you are interested in purchasing this laptop. The keyboard does get a little hot and that’s because it does not have a shield underneath it and because of that reason, it’s perhaps not going to be enjoyable.

Lenovo Legion 5i

It’s plastic but it does not feel cheap. The one thing I love about the Legion series is it has a very specific look. It looks like a gaming laptop but it also looks like a business laptop and Lenovo combined some of their business features with this product. It’s about 5 pounds in weight.

This display is very flimsy, flimsy as a display on the Helios 300 but you can rotate it 180 degrees but I do like one feature that Lenovo includes with their gaming lineup. The little button center of the laptop is the power button but it also acts as an indicator depending on what performance mode you have it on.

You can use the keyboard function cue to switch between different performance modes on the fly and this is cool because, on a lot of other laptops, you have to go into the software load it up, and then select it manually. You still have the Numpad but one thing you do get with Lenovo gaming laptops is their U-shaped keys. This is directly from their business lineup and gaming on this feels really great. You got this tactile feel, it’s clicky and it just feels like a nice keyboard, not only to type on for productivity but for gaming. The touchpad is very smooth and very accurate, it’s not massive but it’s good. It does a good job of letting you get around.

DISPLAY:

Dell G7 15 7500

This laptop wins in the matter of screen. It is 400 nits HDR levels when you want to game. So, the brightness is quite bright and you have a lot of definition within that. It renders one of the most beautiful colors that you’ll see on any laptop. So, it is an overall complete system but you have to find ways around it to make it work for you.

The LEDs on this laptop are quite nice. How much control you have over the LEDs within the Alienware software, so you can make them pretty dim, medium bright, or extremely bright whatever you may like. The keyboard is backlit just nice and it’s not overwhelmingly bright, even in a dark room it doesn’t bother me whatsoever.

For photography, you gonna love this screen, it has the best screen available out there for laptops that I’ve seen, not just that but it’s able to render 100% of the RGB scale and 99% of the DCI-P3 scale which is pretty much at par with the max offer. When calibrating this screen, it tends to shift a little more towards the red and yellow because the Spyderx comes with this tuning software included within. Photos should not be an issue for editing on this computer and for video just got that much better too. When it comes to those features this laptop does render some great colors, I do not believe you will have any issues when it comes to Premiere or any Adobe.

Lenovo Legion 5i

This display is 15 inches, it is matte. It’s a 144 Hertz and you can’t speck it any higher in terms of refresh rate. Some other laptops have a 240-hertz refresh rate but this is an RTX 2060, you’re probably not gonna get 240 frames per second in a lot of games you play. Just like the previous Y540, you have good color accuracy and a good color gamut with average screen brightness.

FEATURES:

Dell G7 15 7500

With the specs that this computer carries which is an NVIDIA RTX 2070 with 8 GB of Ram plus an additional 32 GB of Ram within the actual motherboard, it is extremely hefty on what it can do. Therefore, it does require a lot of power draw.

The feature I like about this laptop is the touchpad button f11, this is not an issue whatsoever anymore when I put my palm on the touchpad. The other feature that I like about this is the dedicated performance gamers button. It’s a huge plus because if your computer starts lagging, it just kicks it right up to where it’s supposed to be and you don’t worry about it anymore. So, having that gamers button right here is awesome. You may not use this button most of the time because the drivers are that much power now.

Lenovo Legion 5i 

Internally, it looks like they increase the size of the fans. You still have that ventilation on the right and back of the laptop, so cooling has been improved. You have two storage slots: one is populated with an NVMe drive and the other is available for a second 2.5-inch drive. Under one of the fan, there is your Wi-Fi card, there’s no reason to swap it out as this is Wi-Fi 6. You can upgrade the RAM up to 64 gigabytes and the battery 58.5 watt-hours, it’s not a big battery. One thing I do like is that you can switch between optimist the RTX 2060 or leave it in an automatic mode directly in Windows without having to restart your laptop.

The port setup is exactly the same as last year but they moved a few ports around and that’s probably due to the fact that they have to use new motherboards for the 10th gen CPUs. You still have a USB port on the left-hand side with your audio jack and then on the right-hand side, you have another USB port with your LED indicators. Now, the one thing I love about the Legion series is that they put most of the ports on the back of the device and this just keeps your laptop looking clean when it’s on a desk. You have your USB type-c port which is not Thunderbolt 3, RJ45, two more USB ports, HDMI, and a power connector. Now the power connector is 230 watts.

PERFORMANCE:

Dell G7 15 7500

The performance is flawless, it’s very nice. I can set it up into gamer mode and it plays just perfectly and since the driver was updated I’ve been able to hit 60 frames per second on the actual screen but that’s at 4k resolution within this laptop. For gaming, if you’re using a controller with an adapter you’ll have, there will be no problems. It is just awesome in performance. Premiere standard is a solid program right now. When I run the Premiere program, it runs flawlessly, there are no issues.

The performance in gaming, video editing, photoshop, and all are appreciable. The only thing in performance where it lacks is thermal. The thermal control is not the best one in this laptop but it is improved comparing it to the previous generation. 

Lenovo Legion 5i

Now, the model I have for comparison is one of the more expensive ones. In that, you do get an RTX 2060, i7 10750H, and a 1 terabyte NVMe SSD. It’s not giving you the best value to perform in this segment but what it is giving you is an awesome experience. This was one of the first times I had a laptop set to performance mode and I could still hear the speakers. The fans never get to the point where it’s unbearable. Lenovo has done such a good job of fine-tuning the fan curves, providing good cooling, to offer a very good gaming experience.

There are other laptops that will run hotter which will give you slightly better frame rates but I feel like this laptop is gonna be the longevity winner. Even if it’s under full load, the clock speeds will be a bit lower but if you’re keeping this thing for 3 to 5 years, the cooling on this is superb. Now, gaming on this is also great like I was getting great frame rates no matter what game I played. You can play most games set to high but there will be some games, especially the more demanding ones that you might have to lower it down to medium.

BATTERY:

Dell G7 15 7500

When it comes to the battery though, the battery does tend to last about two hours. When I’m gaming though since because it’s able to provide me those 60 frames per second at 4k, it will last only about an hour if you want to use it. If you’re gaming, you really may not want to be under battery load, you may want to actually plug it in because you get better performance. If you’re using premiere, you may get about a solid two hours and if you’re using Lightroom or Photoshop, you’ll probably end up pushing that to three hours.

Lenovo Legion 5i

There are two variants of battery that are available in this laptop: 60WHr or 80WHr battery inside it. The bigger capacity of a battery will give you better battery life. As this is a gaming laptop, you can only get around 4 to 5 hours of usage and if you play in higher settings and refresh rate, then the battery life will be shorter than this assumption. As a gaming laptop, this battery life is good enough.

WHICH TO BUY?

If you want great resolution with great colors and 60 frames per second is just perfect for you, plus the ability to actually use it for creative work, this G7 15 7500 is for you. The Lenovo Legion 5i is an awesome laptop. I love the business to gaming vibe this laptop gives off. I love the fact that Lenovo is prioritizing longevity and giving me a good gaming experience but it’s not perfect, the display is a little bit flimsy and the battery life could be better. It would be nice to have a metal lid but in the mid-range segment sometimes, it’s better to pay a little bit more to get these features where it allows your laptop to last longer.

In gaming tests and also thermal performance, the Lenovo Legion looks value for money but it doesn’t mean that the G7 7500 is a bad one to choose. The G7 7500 still has some thermal issues and there is not much difference between these laptops in terms of gaming performance. 

Arya

Hello! I'm Surendar Arya, a passionate tech writer from Uttar Pradesh, India. I'm a freelance contributor to the tech blog - The World's Best And Worst. My enthusiasm for technology drives me to explore the latest trends and innovations in the field. I take immense pleasure in guiding individuals on how to leverage technology for their benefit, making their lives easier and more efficient.