LG Gram Style 14" (2023) vs Lenovo Slim 7i Carbon (13", Gen 8)

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU Intel Core i7 1360P
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of LG Gram Style 14" (2023) and Lenovo Slim 7i Carbon (13", Gen 8) 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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Key Differences

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Advantages of the LG Gram Style 14" (2023)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
  • Features a much bigger (~44%) battery – 72 against 50 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
  • Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo Slim 7i Carbon (13", Gen 8)
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (96.1 vs 103.4 square inches)

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) 0.96 kg (2.12 lbs)
Dimensions 311.6 x 213.9 x 15.9 mm
12.27 x 8.42 x 0.63 inches
300.98 x 206.03 x 14.8 mm
11.85 x 8.11 x 0.58 inches
Area 667 cm2 (103.3 inches2) 620 cm2 (96.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.3% ~82.7%
Side bezels 5.1 mm 7.2 mm
Colors White, Black White, Gray
Material - Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
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) 40.6 dB 41.9 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 227 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Screen space comparison
Gram Style 14" (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Slim 7i Carbon (13", Gen 8)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 7111:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 94.7% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:15 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Cable length 2 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 196 grams 187 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1.69 TFLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 6 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 20
GPU performance
1.69 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 6000 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
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 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~79 dB ~79.8 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.1
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size - 10.5 x 7.0 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Gram Style 14" (2023):
    - Full magnesium-alloy body
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