Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15" (Intel) vs Slim 7i (14", Gen 9)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15" (Intel)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 70 against 65 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 37% sharper screen – 222 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14", Gen 9)
- Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (106.9 vs 125.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 343.8 x 235.4 x 13.9-15.2 mm 13.54 x 9.27 x 0.55-0.6 inches |
312 x 221 x 14.9 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 809 cm2 (125.5 inches2) | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 42.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 222 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15" (Intel)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
Yoga Slim 7i (14", Gen 9)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~19% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 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 | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 169 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 | 30 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1950 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 24 |
| GPU performance | 4 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 505 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 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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