LG Gram 16 (2021)
Specifications
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
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Average of 17 scores (from 20 reviews)
Reviews for the LG Gram 16 (2021)
The featherlight LG Gram 16 scores points with a Tiger Lake processor, Thunderbolt 4/USB 4, room for two NVMe SSDs, and a 16-inch display in the 16:10 format. In addition, it has excellent battery life.
Source: Computerhoy ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/25/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: MuyComputer ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/02/2021
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 75% performance: 75% mobility: 100% workmanship: 75%
Source: Notebook Italia IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/01/2021
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 75% performance: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/19/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/02/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Charles Tech FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/03/2022
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 80% display: 100% mobility: 90%
Source: Presse Citron FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/07/2022
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 80% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Source: Journal du Geek FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: 01Net FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 100% mobility: 80%
Source: Clubic FR→EN
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/04/2022
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 60% display: 70% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70%
Source: Phonandroid FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/24/2022
Rating: Total score: 00%
Source: Les Numeriques FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/20/2022
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60% display: 40% mobility: 80% workmanship: 100%
Source: CNet France FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/13/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Frandroid FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/13/2021
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 100% workmanship: 70%
Source: CNet France FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Light weight; large screen; comfortable keyboard; numeric keypad; decent performance; long battery life. Negative: Poor display; weak hardware.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/15/2020
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; big screen; powerful hardware; high gaming performance; great connectivity. Negative: Poor display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/18/2021
Source: Zing VN→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; big screen; powerful hardware; high performance; great connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/05/2022
Source: Go4it.ro →EN
Positive: Big screen; high performance; decent autonomy; good ergonomics; great display. Negative: No SD card reader.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/30/2021
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LG introduced its Gram laptop to the world four years ago with the intention to produce notebook as featherweight as possible. With the same noble intention of making it as light as possible, LG has brought forward its 2020 Gram lineup into the market. The extremely light weight of the laptops is due to the fact that the laptops are built with a specially designed, innovative magnesium-alloy frame. Apart from the light weight, this new series has also retained its Gram’s hallmark feature by retaining the svelte form factor. However, this new 2020 series has gone through quite a number of upgrades to cater for the high price tag.
The new Gram series has been introduced with four models which ranges from 14 inches to 17 inches display size along with a 2-in-1 system embedded within it. This opens the possibility for users to choose the best model which caters the individual’s preference and personal interest. As far as the battery capability is concerned, it should be noted that the 14 inches model has retained a similar battery size as the Gram series predecessor which is 72Watt-hour battery. While the 15 inches and 17 inches model cater an 80Watt-hour battery, the 14 inches model is believed to be able to operate at its best with the smaller battery due to its smaller display size. As for the 80 Watt-hour battery, LG claimed that it can provide 17 to 18.5 hours battery life after full charging. However, the real experience with the battery longevity still needs some testing in real-time with real user experience.
Despite the varying battery sizes, all four models of the Gram 2020 laptops have been enhanced with a ‘Mega Cooling’ thermal management system. This is known to be able to improvise the entire user experience and the overall performance of the models. The 17 inches model is incorporated with 16GB of RAM while the other models comes in with 8GB of RAM. The 17 inches model do have some variation due to its bigger display size. Even with the display resolution, the 17 inches sports a 2560 x 1600 display while the other models carry 1920 x 1080 display. This will obviously cater for different viewing quality and user’s viewing pleasure as well. But again, the experience itself is entirely subjective depending on the taste and interest of the individual involved.
In addition to the ones mentioned above, the Gram 2020 lineups also feature Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 3 port. While some might not consider the inclusion of Thunderbolt 3 a must, those who are gamers at heart would definitely rejoice with this addition in the laptop built. The reason being is that Thunderbolt 3 allows the connection to a more powerful external GPU which is worthwhile when it comes to gaming needs for some users. So, the Gram 2020 series can cater for both personal and professional use as well.
Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-1165G7: An upper mid-range, quad-core processor of Tiger Lake product family. The i7 is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops; it is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin. The CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). This i7 features the 96 EU Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU; it was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.LG:
LG Electronics Inc. is a subsidiary of LG Group. It is a South Korean company and was founded as Goldstar Co, Ltd, in 1958. The group offers products in the fields of information technology, consumer electronics and mobile communications, and home appliances. LG Electronics is the world's third largest home appliance manufacturer. As a notebook manufacturer, LG only became known to a wider audience in the German-speaking market in 2005. After a few years, LG largely withdrew from the laptop sector. The product range includes OLED, LED/LCD and plasma TVs, home theater systems, Blu-ray players as well as audio and video players.
74.55%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.