Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10) vs Apple MacBook Neo
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Performance
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 50 against 36.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Backlit keyboard
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Neo
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 47% sharper screen – 218 versus 148 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (95.2 vs 127.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 343.4 x 239.5 x 16.9 mm 13.52 x 9.43 x 0.67 inches |
297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches |
| Area | 822 cm2 (127.5 inches2) | 614 cm2 (95.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.5% | ~79.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.9 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 170° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.7 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 13 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 148 ppi | 218 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2408 x 1506 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
MacBook Neo
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
~38% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1142:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 97.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 72.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 72.2% |
| Response time | - | 18 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 30 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 20 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.5 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 325 grams | 58 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.0 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 280 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 5498 | 6971 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.1 dB | ~83 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | No |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 11.5 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10):
- The laptop with a WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display has a larger 15.3-inch diagonal compared to 15.1 inches.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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