Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) 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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51.6
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Value Index
52.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
  • MacBook with the Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 100 against 84 watt-hours
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
  • 20% sharper screen – 254 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.93 kg (4.26 lbs) 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs)
Dimensions 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9 mm
14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm
14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches
Area 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~86.2%
Side bezels 9.1 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 52.7 dB 42.3 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16.2 inches
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 212 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 3456 x 2234 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 89.6% 88.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 170 W 140 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 542 grams 344 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 4.51 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz -
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (10P + 4E)
Threads 16 14
L3 Cache 24 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
Fabrication process 3 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 100 W 26 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 500 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1578 MHz
FLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS 8.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 160
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 80
GPU performance 13.6 TFLOPS 8.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 2884 2457
Solar Bay 41511 34572
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 3x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82.3 dB ~84.6 dB
Microphones 4 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
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 Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm 15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024):
    - M4 Max version weights about ~15 grams more then M4 Pro.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 15

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ComputerNerd July 28, 2025 at 08:53 PM
Even though the CPU performance is better with the M4 MacBook Pro 16 inch, I give the overall win to the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura edition. Lighter to carry around, replaceable SSD at a low cost, Wi-Fi 7, more ports, and a far better GPU (Nvidia RTX 5070 laptop version).
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