Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 7 (14″ Intel) vs Yoga 6 (13", Gen 7)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 7 (14″ Intel) and Yoga 6 (13", Gen 7) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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58.7
(Average)
Value Index
74.5
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 7 (14″ Intel)
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 71 against 59 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 6 (13", Gen 7)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Performs slightly better (up to 18%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs)
Dimensions 316.66 x 220.25 x 17.35 mm
12.47 x 8.67 x 0.68 inches
304 x 218 x 17.36 mm
11.97 x 8.58 x 0.68 inches
Area 697 cm2 (108.1 inches2) 663 cm2 (102.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.5% ~77.4%
Side bezels 7.6 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Green
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.6 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 170 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2240 x 1400 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Yoga 7i Gen 7 (14″ Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Yoga 6 (13", Gen 7)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 82% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 85% -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:05 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 W
Weight of AC adapter 187 grams 300 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 6
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 4.8 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 448
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 28
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 8
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

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

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 12.0 x 7.5 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.

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Total votes: 27

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Cool comparison, but Lenovo Yoga 6 isn't worth it December 21, 2022 at 12:52 PM
When the difference between these two is $ 200, it's really not worth it. The only real advantage of Lenovo 6 is an extra USB-A port and a fingerprint. That is of course if you are not a gamer.
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