Lenovo V15 Gen 7 vs Apple MacBook Neo
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo V15 Gen 7
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 47 against 36.5 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Neo
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- Around 59% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 55% sharper screen – 218 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 28% more compact case (95.2 vs 131.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.2 x 235.8 x 19.9 mm 14.14 x 9.28 x 0.78 inches |
297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches |
| Area | 847 cm2 (131.2 inches2) | 614 cm2 (95.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~79.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.9 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 13 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 218 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 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
V15 Gen 7
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
MacBook Neo
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
~36% more screen space
| Contrast | 500:1 | 1142:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 97.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 72.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 72.2% |
| Response time | - | 18 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W | Yes, 30 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 20 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.5 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 58 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | - | 6779 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~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 | 2x 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | No | No |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 7.0 cm | 11.5 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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