LG Gram 17 (2021) vs Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 6)
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Review
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 LG Gram 17 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 80 against 60 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 6)
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (107.1 vs 153.3 square inches)
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 380.2 x 260.1 x 17.8 mm 14.97 x 10.24 x 0.7 inches |
319.4 x 216.4 x 14.6 mm 12.57 x 8.52 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 989 cm2 (153.3 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.8% | ~78.1% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 140° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 30.5 dB | 39.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 17 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 178 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Gram 17 (2021)
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 6)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~55% more screen space
| Contrast | 951:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 98.8% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 83.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 92.9% | - |
| Response time | 30 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:45 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | 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 | 287 grams | 342 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~85.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 2x 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 2.0 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.6 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Size | - | 10.4 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | - | 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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