Lenovo IdeaPad 15.3" Slim 3 Cosmic Blue 2026
The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor and Radeon 780M integrated graphics deliver strong performance for multitasking and light creative work in a 1.63kg chassis. Its 15.3-inch 1920x1200 display offers a taller aspect ratio for documents, though the 300-nit brightness and 45% NTSC color gamut limit its vibrancy. This laptop is best for students and business users who need a capable, portable machine for productivity applications and media consumption.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong cpu (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong screen (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo IdeaPad 15.3" Slim 3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad 15.3" Slim 3 | 79.6 | 65.8 | 62.5 | 56.3 | 67.4 | 52.3 | 38.4 | 33.8 | 79.7 | 48.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.5 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 67.8 | 99.7 | 93.6 | 96.9 | 88.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.3 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 59.3 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 96 | 72.1 | 68.9 | 77.5 | 32.2 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.1 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 91.2 | 96.2 | 73.5 | 93.6 | 59.3 | 87.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 23.7 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 81.3 | 0 | 79.7 | 91.2 |
Usage Scores
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