The new LG UltraPC 16 (16U90Q) is a 3.6 pound notebook with a 16 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, an AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processor, and 16GB of LPDDR4 RAM. Weighing 3.6 pounds, it’s not LG’s lightest laptop, but it’s pretty compact for a model with a 16 inch display. It’s also just one of two new LG UltraPC models available in the US starting today.
The other is the new LG UltraPC 17 (17U70Q), which is a 4.4 pound notebook with a bigger, higher-resolution display, a 12th-gen Intel Core processor, and NVIDIA discrete graphics.
LG’s new 17 inch laptop has a 2560 x 1600 pixel display, an Intel Core i7-1260P processor, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti graphics. It’s larger screen and heavier body also leave a bit more room for a larger battery… although not much larger.
The 16 inch laptop has a 72 Wh battery, while the 17 inch model has an 80 Wh battery. Given how power-hungry Intel’s 12th-gen processors tend to be, I suspect battery life on this model will be worse anyway. And that’s before you consider the extra power draw that comes from discrete graphics and a larger, brighter, more pixel-packed display.
Here’s a run-down of some key specs for the two new laptops:
| LG UltraPC 17 (17U70Q) | LG UltraPC 16 (16U70Q) | |
| Display | 17 inches 2560 x 1600 pixels 350 nits IPS LCD | 16 inches 1920 x 1200 pixels 250 nits IPS LCD |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1260P | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Intel Iris Xe | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
| Memory | 16GB DDR5 | 16GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 512GB 1 x PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD M.2 2280 slot 1 x PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD M.2 2280 slot | 512GB or 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD (dual M.2 2280 slots) |
| Battery & charging | 80 Wh 150W power adapter | 72 Wh 65W power adapter |
| Speakers | Stereo 1.5 W speakers | Stereo 1.5 W speakers |
| Ports | 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x USB4 Gen 3×2 Type-C 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1×2 Type-A 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 1 x DC power input 1 x microSD card reader 1 x 3.5mm audio | 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 Type-C 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 1 x 3.5mm audio |
| Wireless | WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.1 | WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Webcam | HD webcam Dual microphones | |
| Security | Fingerprint sensor | |
| Keyboard | Backlit 100 keys Numeric keypad | Backlit 97 keys Numeric keypad |
| Dimensions | 15″ x 10.8″ x 0.8″ | 14″ x 9.8″ x 0.6″ |
| Weight | 4.37 pounds | 3.63 pounds |
| Starting price | $1599 | $999 |
Something I do not understand why in article speaking about LPDDR4 but later in comparison table of two laptops appears LPDDR5?!
Just a typo. I’ll fix that now!