LG gram 2026 Models

[John Ratsey]

LG's press announcement prior to CES 2026 focussed on a new lightweight material they have called Aerominum to achieve "a more portable, durable and premium design", "This innovative material reduces the laptop’s weight while reinforcing its structural strength." Initially, notebooks with this material will only be sold in the North American market. See also https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/lgs-aerominum-gram-pro-laptops-feel-impossibly-light-and-strong-200317743.html. I wonder if the new material is less expensive than magnesium.

 

The press release and CES only included two models: The 17Z90UR with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 GPU and the 16Z90U with a 2880 x 1800 OLED display (will that be the display sold in this 2025 model or something different?). We can expect that other versions will also be refreshed with Panther Lake CPUs.

 

Searching the internet for "1LG 6Z90U" or "LG 17Z90U" doesn't reveal many other clues about the 2026 models. The only link which showed up is this.

 

[skipper]

The journalist of Engadget just parrots the old bull... of Grams being too flexible and not sturdy, since 2021 the flex has diminished significantly. The upgrades, apart from the processors and the aerominum marketing jargon look minimal. The 16in look exactly like my Pro, same case and port placement. And no huge gain in weight despite the aerominum story.

[RS4]

First ad: 

 

 

 

 

The new colours/finishes hanging on the wall behind LG rep at CES, timestamped at 16:19

 

 

[RS4]

The new Aerominum material which is Aluminium-Magnesium6 alloy is much more sturdy while maintaining the same weight, highly scratch resistant and looks much better too. Only the Pro version has been announced and that is for a reason, LG has divided the PRO and normal Gram lineup based on screen sizes:  14 and 15 inch is Gram and 16, 17 is Gram Pro. 

 

From LG Korea website FAQ:

 

I'm curious about the criteria for dividing the Gram Pro, Gram, and Gram Book products.내용 닫기

 

Gram laptops are available in three models: the Gram Pro, Gram, and Gram Book, tailored to your specific usage environment and needs.
The Gram Pro boasts a large 16- and 17-inch screen and a mega dual cooling fan, enhancing performance and cooling while maintaining a slim design.
The Gram, with its compact 14- and 15-inch screen and single-fan design, is a portable laptop that's easy to carry around. The Gram Book, a rebranded version of the existing Ultra PC, is a reasonably priced, everyday laptop.

 

 

[John Ratsey]

LG appears to be adding more AMD versions.

 

There's another press report here which seems better than many of the others and states that the "gram Books" have AMD CPUs. There are noticeable reflections on the displays of some notebooks on the photos in that report, more than I would expect for an anti-glare panel. 

 

I wonder who likes white or silver notebooks? They don't work well with backlit keyboards. The bronze version, however, looks nice.

[RS4]

^ The mainstream tech journalism quality has fallen of a cliff, LG Gram Pro will have both intel and AMD chips, they are already on sale in Korea:

 

https://www.lge.co.kr/category/notebook

 

There are both OLED and normal Anti-Glare LCD options: https://www.lge.co.kr/notebook/16z95u-gs5wk.

 

I love white laptops, my current Gram 16 is white and the backlit is turned off as there is enough light from screen to light up the white keyboard. Infact starting the backlit messes up the visibility of keys.

[John Ratsey]

1 hour ago, RS4 said:

LG Gram Pro will have both intel and AMD chips, they are already on sale in Korea: https://www.lge.co.kr/category/notebook

Thanks for the link. That is an impressive selection of models. 

AMD seems to be an option across the new product range (worries about Intel producing sufficient Panther Lake parts?). There are plenty of 16Z90U (Intel) and 16Z95U (AMD) but, so far, zero 2026 17" models with more 17Z90TR (2025 models with NVIDIA graphics) still in the pipeline. Are they clogging up the 17" production line?

[RS4]

Deep dive into LG Gram Pro 16 2026 from two Korean reviews: 

 

1. Aluminium-Magnesium6 Alloy case makes the case much more sturdier while maintaining the same weight.

2. The surface is highly scratch resistant and looks unique.

3. Fans and cooling are redesigned to bring 21% more airflow.

4. Fans are now made of Aluminium-Magnesium alloy.

5. Better Speakers.

6. AMD AI 400 series, intel Panther Lake and Arrow Lake.

7. Prices are expected to be higher due to SSD and RAM.

8. OLED and LCD screens. 

 

 

Both videos have auto-dub English Audio options. First video with dismantled laptop and discussion about parts and metallurgy, LG Gram content from 0 mins-28 mins:

 

 

 

Second video is typical review with benchmarks, games fps and better look at the laptop: