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Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”) vs Dell XPS 13 9305

41 out of 100
Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”)
VS
46 out of 100
Dell XPS 13 9305
Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”)
Dell XPS 13 9305
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”) and Dell XPS 13 9305 important characteristics
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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40.0
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Value Index
47.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
  • Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 71 against 52 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9305
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (93.1 vs 106.6 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Yoga 7i (14”)
vs
XPS 13 9305

Case

Weight 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs)
Dimensions 320.4 x 214.6 x 15.6 mm
12.61 x 8.45 x 0.61 inches		 302 x 199 x 15.8 mm
11.89 x 7.83 x 0.62 inches
Area 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2) 601 cm2 (93.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.6% ~81.1%
Side bezels 5.3 mm 3.8 mm
Colors Gray, Green Silver
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 46 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 157 ppi 166 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Yoga 7i (14”)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
XPS 13 9305
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1044:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 91.8% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 67.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 70.9% -
Response time 40 ms 30 ms
Max. brightness
Yoga 7i (14”)
300 nits
XPS 13 9305 +33%
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 7.6 V
Full charging time 1:40 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 45 / 65 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 345 grams 220 / 280 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Yoga 7i (14”) +52%
4873
XPS 13 9305
3216
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 1300 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 12
GPU performance 1.7 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 4x2 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 4267 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3271-CG
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~85.5 dB ~84 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.1
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.4 x 6.9 cm 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
10 (45.5%)
12 (54.5%)
Total votes: 22

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