Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2021)

14ITL05 · 14ARE05 · 2021 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i3-1115G4 to Core i7-1165G7 (11th Gen Tiger Lake) on the 14ITL05 chassis; the AMD sibling 14ARE05 offers Ryzen 3 5300U up to Ryzen 7 5700U (Lucienne, Zen 2), same body and display, different platform
Ram: max: 16 GB DDR4-3200; sources disagree on whether RAM is fully soldered or partly socketed on this generation, documentation is inconsistent across regional SKUs · base: 8 GB DDR4-3200
Ports: USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (2 to 3 depending on SKU) · USB-C with Power Delivery · HDMI · 3.5mm combo audio jack · SD card reader (select SKUs) · Fingerprint reader (select SKUs)
Battery: 52 to 52.5 Wh Li-Ion/Li-Polymer depending on SKU, Lenovo rated up to about 11 hours
Display: 14" FHD (1920x1080) IPS touchscreen, 360-degree 2-in-1 hinge, glossy, 60 Hz
Storage: base: 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD · options: 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD
Weight: 1.5 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 11 · shipped: Windows 10 Home
Release Price: Roughly $750 to 980 Euro depending on region and configuration (Intel i7 / 16 GB / 512 GB reviewed unit at 980 Euro; a Ryzen 7 configuration was found for around $750 USD)

Variants

Revisions

Core i3-1115G4Entry Intel CPU on the 14ITL05 chassis

Core i5-1135G7Mid-tier Intel CPU, Iris Xe graphics

Core i7-1165G7Top-tier Intel CPU, widely reviewed configuration

Ryzen 5 5500U (14ARE05)AMD sibling chassis, same body and display as the Intel 14ITL05 with a different motherboard platform (Lucienne/Zen 2)

Ryzen 7 5700U (14ARE05)Top-tier AMD sibling, reviewed as the fastest 14-inch convertible in its class at launch

Storage

256 GB SSD

512 GB SSD

Upgrade paths

RAM

16 GB DDR4-3200 · RAM configuration is inconsistently documented across SKUs and regions: some listings describe fully soldered memory, others a socketed module. Assume it is not upgradeable unless the specific unit is confirmed otherwise.

~$40-80

MODERATE

storage

M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD · Single M.2 slot accessible after removing the bottom cover on most SKUs.

~$40-100

MODERATE