Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 Black 2025
The AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8-core chip and Radeon 680M integrated graphics handle heavy multitasking, backed by 16GB DDR5 RAM and 1.5TB of dual NVMe storage. Its business design includes a fingerprint reader, backlit keyboard with number pad, and full-size ports like HDMI 2.1 and Ethernet in a 1.77 kg body. This laptop suits office workers who need a 16-inch 1920x1200 display, expansive storage, and strong security, with no reliance on gaming performance.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong gpu (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average compact (27th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 680M Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 512 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 680M Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 | 70.9 | 90.6 | 57.7 | 92 | 64.5 | 26.9 | 89.7 | 57.2 | 78.6 | 93.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 81.2 | 79.5 | 99 | 70.4 | 98.6 | 77.6 | 96.2 | 95.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 98.2 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 93.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 98.2 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
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