Lenovo Yoga 7i (15”) vs IdeaPad Flex 5 (15”)
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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 (15”)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 71 against 52.5 watt-hours
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (15”)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.4 x 235.6 x 17.9-19.2 mm 14.03 x 9.28 x 0.7-0.76 inches |
357.6 x 237.9 x 17.9-20.3 mm 14.08 x 9.37 x 0.7-0.8 inches |
| Area | 840 cm2 (130.2 inches2) | 851 cm2 (131.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~78.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.5 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 60% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 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 | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 |
| 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
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
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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