Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024) Side-by-Side Laptop Comparison

Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A)

Dark Moss - i5/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00S1US)

Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A)

Dark Moss - i5/8GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DQUS)

Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A)

Dark Moss - i7/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DMUS)

Silver - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A)

Slate Gray - i5/8GB/256GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DVUS)

Silver - M3/8GB/256GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A)

Slate Gray - i5/8GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DTUS)

Silver - M3/8GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A)

Slate Gray - i7/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DLUS)

Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A)

Slate Grey - i7/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH0002US)

Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A)

Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A)

Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A)

Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A)

Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A)

Main Differences for

Threshold

0.10

School

7.9

8.6

Touchpad

7.4

9.6

Build Quality

7.5

9.5

Reflections

6.1

9.1

Ports

7.5

5.0

Brightness

6.4

8.7

Full Comparison

School

7.9

8.6

Gaming

5.9

Multimedia

7.7

8.1

Workstation

7.3

8.1

Business

7.6

8.1

Design

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

2 in 1

Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality

7.5

9.5

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

7.5

9.1

Hinge Photo

Range

360°

135°

Stability

Good

One Finger Lift

Yes

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Portability

8.5

8.7

Dimensions Photo

Size

14"

15.3"

Thickness

0.7" (1.9 cm)

0.6" (1.4 cm)

Width

12.6" (32.1 cm)

13.4" (34.0 cm)

Depth

8.4" (21.4 cm)

9.3" (23.7 cm)

Volume

79.6 in³ (1,305.2 cm³)

68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)

Weight

3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)

3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)

Charger Size

9.9 in³ (161.7 cm³)

5.5 in³ (89.4 cm³)

Charger Weight

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)

0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)

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Serviceability

6.3

3.5

Internals Photo

Ease Of Access

7.5

6.0

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

1920 x 1080

2880 x 1864

Aspect Ratio

16:9

16:10

Pixel Density

157 PPI

226 PPI

Panel Type

IPS

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio

81%

87%

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Refresh Rate

5.9

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

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Contrast

7.1

7.5

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

1,187 : 1

1,412 : 1

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Brightness

6.4

8.7

Maximum Brightness

253 cd/m²

494 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

1 cd/m²

2 cd/m²

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Reflections

6.1

9.1

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Glossy

Total Reflections

6.04%

1.47%

Indirect Reflections

0.52%

0.38%

Calculated Direct Reflections

5.52%

1.09%

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Black Uniformity

5.9

7.3

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

2.062%

1.103%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle

6.4

6.9

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video

Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left

21°

26°

Color Washout From Right

23°

30°

Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left

47°

42°

Color Shift From Right

44°

47°

Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left

22°

29°

Brightness Loss From Right

26°

34°

Black Level Raise From Left

60°

Black Level Raise From Right

60°

Gamma Shift From Left

22°

30°

Gamma Shift From Right

24°

29°

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Vertical Viewing Angle

6.5

6.9

Vertical Viewing Angle Video

Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below

25°

26°

Color Washout From Above

21°

28°

Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below

41°

42°

Color Shift From Above

36°

44°

Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below

27°

29°

Brightness Loss From Above

22°

30°

Black Level Raise From Below

45°

Black Level Raise From Above

45°

Gamma Shift From Below

30°

37°

Gamma Shift From Above

26°

36°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

6.6

9.9

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

4.31

1.47

Avg. Gamma

2.37

2.24

Avg. Color dE

3.07

0.98

Avg. Color Temperature

6,085.3 K

6,742.3 K

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Color Gamut

8.4

9.4

Gamut SDR

sRGB xy

98.26%

99.93%

sRGB uv

98.61%

99.72%

Adobe RGB xy

74.48%

87.43%

Adobe RGB uv

85.27%

92.34%

Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy

75.54%

99.05%

DCI P3 uv

82.28%

98.72%

Rec. 2020 xy

54.22%

71.83%

Rec. 2020 uv

60.07%

73.49%

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Flicker

9.0

Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free

Yes

Flicker Frequency

No Flicker

> 1000Hz

Flicker Active Below

100%

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Interface

Keyboard

8.2

8.0

Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality

8.0

Numpad

Backlighting

Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph

Operating Force

64 gf

62 gf

Actuation Force

34 gf

40 gf

Pre-Travel

1.05 mm

0.80 mm

Total Travel

1.49 mm

0.91 mm

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Touchpad

7.4

9.6

Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality

7.5

9.5

Size

11.3 in² (73.1 cm²)

21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)

Material

Glass

Dedicated Buttons

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Speakers

8.2

8.9

Frequency Response Plot

Max Volume

78 dB SPL

81 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

5.6 dB

5.9 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

1.1

2.2

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

236 Hz

155 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

2.9 dB

2.3 dB

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Webcam & Microphone

7.0

8.7

Webcam Video Sample

Video Quality

6.5

9.0

Resolution

720p

1080p

Position

Top Center

Privacy Cover

Yes

Face Unlock

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Connectivity

Ports

7.5

5.0

Ports Photo

USB-A Ports

USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt 4

Thunderbolt 3

USB-C Charging

Yes

USB-C Display Out

Yes

HDMI

DisplayPort

3.5mm Jack

Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader

Ethernet

Proprietary Port

Apple MagSafe 3

Security Lock

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Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Bluetooth

5.0

5.3

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Configuration

CPU

Brand

Intel

Apple

Model

Core i5-1135G7

Core Count

Thread Count

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GPU

Brand

Intel

Apple

Model

Iris Xe Graphics G7

Dedicated/Integrated

Integrated

VRAM Size

N/A

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RAM

Capacity

8 GB

Modules

2 (Soldered)

Unknown

Type

DDR4

LP-DDR5

Speed

3,200 MHz

6,400 MHz

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Storage

Advertised Capacity

256 GB

Usable Capacity

201 GB

214 GB

Drive 1

UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX

Apple SSD AP0256Z

Drive 1 Type

SSD

Drive 2

No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type

No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

7.7

9.4

Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread

1,381 points

2,322 points

CPU Multi-Thread

4,699 points

10,501 points

GPU Compute

13,512 points

33,403 points

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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

8.4

9.7

Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread

1,340 points

1,892 points

Multi-Thread

5,296 points

9,179 points

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Blender (3D Rendering)

5.9

8.7

Blender Image

CPU Render Time

7.7 min

4.0 min

GPU Render Time

N/A

1.6 min

GPU Render Time (Optix)

N/A

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

4.3

7.4

Basemark Image

Overall Score

11,406

44,950

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Storage Drive Performance

9.0

9.2

Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed

848.2 MB/s

2,738.0 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

1,492.5 MB/s

2,834.7 MB/s

Random Write Speed

102.7 MB/s

41.1 MB/s

Random Read Speed

53.5 MB/s

62.5 MB/s

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Battery

9.4

9.1

Capacity

71 Wh

67 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

15.3 hrs

12.7 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

13.2 hrs

12.0 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

2.5 hrs

3.5 hrs

Charge Time

2.8 hrs

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Borderlands 3

1.5

3.1

Borderlands 3 Graph

Avg. FPS

10 fps

20 fps

1% Low

2 fps

7 fps

0.1% Low

1 fps

4 fps

1% Low Delta

553 ms

89 ms

0.1% Low Delta

1,537 ms

230 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

33 fps

37 fps

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Civilization VI

3.5

5.6

Civilization VI Graph

Avg. FPS

16 fps

41 fps

1% Low

11 fps

26 fps

0.1% Low

11 fps

17 fps

1% Low Delta

25 ms

14 ms

0.1% Low Delta

29 ms

33 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

50 fps

93 fps

Avg. Turn Time

8.9 s

10.24 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

6.0

CS:GO graph

Avg. FPS

56 fps

1% Low

30 fps

0.1% Low

23 fps

1% Low Delta

15 ms

0.1% Low Delta

26 ms

Avg. FPS On Low

95 fps

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Counter-Strike 2

0.0

CS2 Graph

Avg. FPS

N/A

1% Low

N/A

0.1% Low

N/A

1% Low Delta

N/A

0.1% Low Delta

N/A

Avg. FPS On Low

N/A

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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

2.2

4.3

SOTTR Graph

Avg. FPS

13 fps

32 fps

1% Low

3 fps

15 fps

0.1% Low

1 fps

8 fps

1% Low Delta

314 ms

36 ms

0.1% Low Delta

996 ms

90 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

25 fps

44 fps

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Thermals And Noise

8.8

8.1

Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle

29 °C (83 °F)

27 °C (81 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

36 °C (96 °F)

50 °C (121 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

25.0 dBA

N/A

Fan Noise Under Load

39.0 dBA

N/A

Power & Fan Control App

Yes

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Performance Over Time

8.2

7.1

Performance Over Time Graph

CPU Temp (Cinebench)

81 °C

90 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

11% loss

6% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

64 °C

90 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

0% loss

12% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

Windows 11

macOS

Additional Software

Yes

None

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Extra Features

RGB Illumination

Touch Pen

Secondary Display

Biometrics

Fingerprint Sensor

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Dark Moss - i5/12GB/512GB

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Dark Moss - i7/12GB/512GB

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Silver - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A)

Slate Gray - i5/8GB/256GB

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Silver - M3/8GB/256GB

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Slate Gray - i5/8GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DTUS)

Silver - M3/8GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A)

Slate Gray - i7/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DLUS)

Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB

MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A)

Slate Grey - i7/12GB/512GB

Yoga 7i 14 (82BH0002US)

Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB

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Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB

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Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB

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Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB

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Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB

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