LG GRAM 16 2-in-1レビュー:薄い、光、長い

LG Gram 16 2-in-1

MSRP $1,500.00

Score Details

DT Recommended Product

“The LG Gram 16 2-in-1 isn't overly powerful, but speed and battery life are where it excels.”

プロ

  • Solid productivity performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Thin and light
  • Very good display
  • Attractive minimalist design

短所

  • Not a creator's large-screen laptop
  • Some bending and flexing

LG’s Gram laptops are focused on one primary trait. They’re meant to be lightweight, and the larger they are, the more different that makes them from the rest of the field.

コンテンツ

  • 設計
  • パフォーマンス
  • 画面
  • Keyboard and touchpad
  • Battery life
  • Pricing and configurations
  • Our take さらに2つのアイテムを表示します

Take the new LG Gram 16 2-in-1, for example. While most laptops in the 15-inch to 17-inch range focus on performance, with fast CPUs and discrete GPUs, the LG Gram 16 2-in-1 uses processors like Intel’s 12th-gen Core i7-1260P that are usually aimed at thin and light machines with smaller displays. That makes it best for productivity users looking for a larger machine — not so much for those editing video all day.

I reviewed the LG Gram 16 2-in-1 with a Core i7-1260P, Intel’s integrated Iris Xe graphics, and a 16-inch 16:10 WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) IPS display. Pricing is still being determined, but the Gram 16 2-in-1 starts at $1,500 and runs to $2,100. That makes it a premium laptop that competes with the best mainstream 16-inch machine. In general, it’s indeed a lightweight large-screen laptop that provides solid productivity performance — but you need to know what you’re in for.

## 設計

The LG Gram 16 2-in-1 is comprised of a magnesium alloy chassis and aluminum lid, which accounts for its light weight of just 3.62 pounds. That’s significantly less than other 16-inch, 360-degree convertible 2-in-1s, such as the MSI Summit E16 Flip at 4.4 pounds and the HP Spectre x360 16 at 4.45 pounds. The LG and MSI are equally thin at 0.67 inches, while the HP is thicker at 0.78 inches. For a sizable convertible 2-in-1, the LG Gram 16 2-in-1 is undoubtedly easier to carry around than most.

However, the magnesium alloy has one weakness that typically shows up in LG’s Gram laptops. It's not as rigid as the aluminum used in the Summit E16 Flip and the Spectre x360 16. The Gram 16 2-in-1 has some bending in the chassis bottom and flexing in the keyboard deck, whereas the other 2-in-1s doいいえ。 Even the aluminum lid is a bit flexible.

While LG submits the Gram 16 2-in-1 to military standards testing for robustness, it simply doesn’t feel as solid as its primary competition. That doesn’t mean it’s not well-built, but if you’re looking for a laptop that feels like it costs $1,500 or more, then the Gram 16 2-in-1 will disappoint. The hinge is just the tiniest bit stiff, requiring a second hand to hold down the bottom of the chassis right as you approach directly upright, and it holds the display firmly in place in clamshell, tent, media, and tablet modes.

Aesthetically, the Gram 16 2-in-1 is also very conservatively designed. It’s a solid “Obsidian Black” color throughout, with a subdued logo on the lid that’s barely visible. Its angles are minimalistic, giving it a straightforward and streamlined appearance. That compares to the intricate, rose gold edges of the Spectre x360 16 and MSI Summit E16 Flip. The Gram 16 2-in-1 isn’t a standout in the looks department by comparison, but it’s not a bad-looking laptop either. LG made some small display bezels, which provide a modern look and minimize the overall chassis size.

Connectivity is minimalist as well, with a single USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 drop-jaw port and a microSD card reader on the right. The left side houses the two USB-C 4 ports with Thunderbolt 4 support, as well as the 3.5mm audio jack. Wireless connectivity is provided by an Intel AX211 card providing Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 support.

## パフォーマンス

There’s no doubt that the Core i7-1260P is a fast CPU for productivity tasks. It’s a 12-core (four Performance and eight Efficient), 16-thread processor running at 28 watts, making it the faster of Intel’s offerings for thin-and-light laptops. In our limited testing of the CPU so far, it’s exceeded its Intel 11th-gen counterparts by a fair margin and competes strongly against AMD’s Ryzen 7 5000 series in all but multithreaded, CPU-intensive tasks. In the case of the LG Gram 16 2-in-1, that means it beats the Ryzen 7 5800H in the Lenovo IdeaPad Sim 7 16 Pro in Geekbench 5, but falls well behind in the CPU-intensive Cinebench R23 rendering benchmark and in our Handbrake test that encodes a 420MB video as H.265.

I’ll note that LG has a utility, now quite common among laptop manufacturers in general, that can switch thermal modes from low (minimal fan noise and minimal performance), normal (a balance of fan noise and performance), and high (the best performance with the most fan noise). The results in the table below were generated in normal mode. In performance mode, the LG Gram 16 2-in-1’s multi-core Cinebench score jumped to 8,396, and its Handbrake score dropped to 113. Those are more competitive with the Ryzen 7 chip and significantly faster than the 35-watt Intel Core i7-11370H and Core i7-11390H.

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7 is another laptop in our comparison group using the Core i7-1260P. In its performance mode, its Cinebench score increased to 8,979 multi-core and its Handbrake test dropped to 101 seconds, making it faster than the LG Gram 16 2-in-1 when speed is of the essence. The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro performed similarly in its default mode to the LG gram 16 2-in-1 in performance mode.

These laptops were fairly tightly grouped in the PCMark 10 Complete benchmark, which gives an idea of lightweight productivity performance. No laptop’s performance mode made much of a difference here, so outside of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 16 Pro, this benchmark didn’t differentiate between machines.

Ultimately, the LG Gram 16 2-in-1 is a productivity powerhouse that will meet the most demanding users’ needs. It’s not as fast for creative tasks, particularly since it lacks a discrete GPU that would speed up applications like Adobe’s Creative Suite. That makes it best suited for non-creators who want a larger display for more efficient multitasking.

| Geekbench (single/multi) | Handbrake
(seconds) | Cinebench R23
(single/multi) | PCMark 10
Complete
| 3DMark
Time Spy
| Fortnite
(1080p Epic)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---
LG Gram 16 2-in-1
(Core i7-1260P / Iris Xe) | 1,682 / 9,035 | 137 | 1,524 / 6,314 | 5,404 | 1,746 | 15 fps
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro
(Core i7-1260P / Iris Xe) | 1,709 / 9,457 | 114 | 1,637 / 8,066 | 5,585 | N/A | N/A
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7
(Core i7-1260P / Iris Xe) | 1,717 / 9,231 | 130 | 1,626 / 7,210 | 5,760 | 1,658 | 12 fps HP Spectre x360 16
(Core i7-11390H / RTX 3050) | 1,506 / 4,938 | 182 | 1,547 / 5,562 | 5,110 | 3,453 | 37 fps
MSI Summit E16 Flip
(Core i7-1195G7 / RTX 3050) | 1,607 / 6,096 | 178 | 1,589 / 5,344 | 5,681 | 4,138 | 52 fps
Acer Swift 3 16
(Core i7-11370H / Iris Xe) | 1,613 / 6,119 | 159 | 1,568 / 5,806 | 5,491 | 1,911 | 24 fps
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 16 Pro
(Ryzen 7 5800H / RTX 3050) | 1,415 / 7,506 | 102 | 1,419 / 11,262 | 6,290 | 4,223 | 40 fps

The Gram 16 2-in-1 isn’t a gaming machine given the Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics. It scored just 1,746 in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark (1,919 in performance mode) and managed only 15 frames per second (fps) in Fortnite at 1200p and Epic graphics (20 fps in performance mode). That’s at the low end of Intel Iris Xe graphics, which we’ve seen with other Intel 12th-gen laptops. It’s possible that Intel’s graphics drivers still need some work.

## 画面

The Gram 16 2-in-1 features a 16-inch 16:10 WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) IPS display that looks bright and colorful out of the box, with true blacks for an IPS display. I enjoyed using it during my testing, although I admit that I’ve been spoiled by OLED displays that are much more stunning.

According to my colorimeter, this is a quality display for a premium laptop — with a couple of weaknesses. First, its brightness is good but not great at 323 nits, which exceeds our 300-nit threshold but is at the low end of our comparison group. Its colors were wider than the premium average at 87% of AdobeRGB and 100% of sRGB, but its accuracy was lower than I like at a DeltaE of 2.82 (less than 1.0 is considered excellent, and less than 2.0 is considered good). Its contrast was 1,230:1, higher than our preferred 1,000:1 and good for an IPS displa,y but without the inky blacks that OLED displays provide.

With better accuracy, the Gram 16 2-in-1’s display would be good enough for creators, but as is, it’s best for productivity users and media consumers. I’ll rate the display as very good.

| 輝度 (nits) | Contrast | sRGB gamut | AdobeRGB gamut | Accuracy DeltaE
(lower is better)
---|---|---|---|---|---
LG Gram 16 2-in-1
(IPS) | 323 | 1,230:1 | 100% | 87% | 2.82
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7
(OLED) | 406 | 28,380:1 | 100% | 95% | 0.87
HP Spectre x360 16
(OLED) | 354 | 24,610:1 | 100% | 97% | 0.89
MSI Summit E16 Flip
(IPS) | 482 | 1,140:1 | 100% | 89% | 1.12
Acer Swift 3 16
(IPS) | 334 | 1,530:1 | 100% | 77% | 1.11
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 16 Pro
(IPS) | 420 | 1,310:1 | 100% | 77% | 1.59

Keyboard and touchpad

黒いキーと白いレタリングを備えた標準的な島のキーボードは、右側に数値キーパッドのおかげで、従来の部分の間隔が少ないです。キーは非常に大きく、全体的には、問題を引き起こさないはずの馴染みのあるレイアウトです。ただし、スイッチメカニズムは圧倒的で、浅い深さと厳しい底部作用があります。長いタイピングセッションに最も快適なキーボードではなく、たとえばSpecter X360 16は、はるかに優れたバージョンを持っています。

タッチパッドはきちんとサイズがありますが、キーボードデッキにはさらに大きなエリアを用意するスペースが十分にあります。 Microsoft Precision TouchPadサポートではスムーズで反応が良く、その表面全体がきびきびと静かな反応でクリック可能です。少し大きい場合は、優れたと評価しますが、それでも非常に良いタッチパッドです。

ディスプレイはTouch-Evabledであり、ボックスに含まれるLGのアクティブペンをサポートしています。ただし、これは大きな2-in-1です。そのため、タブレットモードでインクにペンを使用するには、表面に置く必要があります。これは、もう片方の手で書きながら簡単に持ち歩くことができるスレートではありません。 16:10のアスペクト比は、昔ながらの16:9のラップトップが提供するよりも、より自然な(つまり、狭い)書き込み面になります。

赤外線カメラと顔認識は、Windows 11のハローパスワードフリーログインを提供します。私のテスト中に迅速かつ確実に機能しました。

バッテリー寿命

Gram 16 2-in-1は、80ワットのバッテリーを薄くて軽いシャーシに詰め込みます。これは、16インチのラップトップで見たバッテリー容量ではありませんが、これは最も搭載されたコンポーネントも、パワーに飢えた4K+またはOLEDディスプレイもありません。また、LGのグラムシリーズは優れたバッテリー寿命で知られているため、グラム16 2-in-1がテストでうまくいくという自信が与えられます。

そして確かに、それはそうしました。私たちのWebブラウジングテストで11.5時間続き、一連の人気のある複雑なWebサイトを循環し、最も近い競合他社であるHP Specter X360 16(OLEDディスプレイ付き)を2時間近く打ち負かしました。これはこのテストでは強力なスコアですが、私たちが見た中で最も強いものではありません。 Gram 16 2-in-1は、ローカルフルHD _Avengers_トレーラーをループするビデオテストでより印象的で、ほぼ18時間続き、テストした最も長く続くものにランク付けされています。 Specter X360 16は5時間近く遅れました。

PCMark 10アプリケーションバッテリーベンチマークでは、光の生産性の寿命を最適に示しているため、Gram 16 2-in-1は16.5時間になりました。また、主にバッテリー上でラップトップがどれだけ硬く機能するかを示すPCMark 10ゲームバッテリーテストでは、グラム16 2-in-1が2.75時間で最も長く続きました。

全体として、Gram 16 2-in-1には、終日生産性を約束する優れたバッテリー寿命があります。ワークロードが重すぎない場合は、充電する必要がある前に、2日目の作業に順応することもできます。

| Webブラウジング | ビデオ | PCMARK 10アプリケーション | PCMARK 10ゲーム

--- LG GRAM 16 2-in-1 (Core i7-1260p)| 11時間、31分| 17時間58分| 16時間、39分| 2時間46分 Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 Gen 7 (Core i7-1260p)| 9時間、10分| 12時間45分| 8時間32分| 2時間15分 HP Specter X360 16 (Core i7-11390h)| 9時間47分| 13時間3分| n/a | n/a MSIサミットE16フリップ (Core i7-1195g7)| 8時間、1分| 10時間42分| 6時間42分| 2時間17分 Acer Swift 3 16 (Core i7-11370h)| 8時間42分| 12時間56分| 9時間32分| 1時間、48分 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 16 Pro (Ryzen 7 5800h)| 8時間5分| 11 hours, 48 minutes | 9 hours, 17 minutes | 1 hour, 35 minutes

Pricing and configurations

The Gram 16 2-in-1 will be sold exclusively at Costco, with configurations ranging from $1,500 to $2,100. We don’t have details yet on specifications, pricing, or availability, but we’ll update this review once we receive more information.

私たちのテイク

The LG Gram 16 2-in-1 succeeds in its primary objective of providing a thin and light large-screen convertible 2-in-1 that’s great for productivity work. It’s fast enough to tackle demanding productivity workflows and it’s a long-lasting machine, making it great for getting work done on the go. However, it’s not a great option for creators, due to its integrated graphics and a display that’s not accurate enough for precision creative work. But that’s OK, because there’s value in using a large-screen laptop for productivity and media consumption.

Are there any alternatives?

おそらく、この時点で最高の直接的な競争相手は、優れたOLEDディスプレイとよりエレガントなデザインを提供するHP Spectre X360 16です。生産性タスクではそれほど速くありませんが、その離散Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUのおかげで、GPUを使用できるゲームやクリエイティブなアプリの実行が速くなります。

Best 2-in-1 laptop 2021? LG Gram 16 2-in-1 unboxing...

MSIサミットE16フリップも別のオプションです。 16インチの優れた16:10 IPS独自のディスプレイがあり、Intel 11世代のCPUをまだ実行していますが、生産性のパフォーマンスが強化されています。 Specter X360 16のように、RTX GPUがあり、ゲーマーやクリエイターにとってより良いラップトップです。

クラムシェルラップトップが路地にもっと上にある場合、Dell XPS 15 OLEDはしっかりした代替品を作ります。より良いビルド品質と甘美なディスプレイを備えており、更新された45ワットのIntel 12世紀CPUおよびRTX 3050 TIグラフィックスのおかげで、クリエイティブアプリとゲームではるかに優れたパフォーマンスを提供します。

それはどのくらい続きますか?

Gram 16 2-in-1は曲げと曲げを示していますが、高品質の素材で作られており、典型的なラップトップの乱用に耐えます。最新のコンポーネントが装備されており、長年にわたって生産的な作業が続くはずです。業界標準の1年間の保証は、いつものように残念です。

購入する必要がありますか?

はい、ワークフローが主に生産性のタスクであり、重さの大きさの大規模なコンバーチブル2-in-1が必要な場合。

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