Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”) vs Apple MacBook Air (Intel, 2020)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 3.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~42%) battery – 71 against 50 watt-hours
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air (Intel, 2020)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- 45% sharper screen – 227 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 320.4 x 214.6 x 15.6 mm 12.61 x 8.45 x 0.61 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.6% | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 8100 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46 dB | 45.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1044:1 | 1300:1 |
| sRGB color space | 91.8% | 98.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.4% | 64.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 70.9% | - |
| Response time | 40 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 30 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 345 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | - |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 6 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 85.5 dB | 75.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 7.0 cm | 12.1 x 8.1 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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