Lenovo has been in the 2-in-1 game for a long time, and has been improving its design over the years. The Yoga lineup is easily one of the best when it comes to 2-in-1 laptops, and the Yoga 9i we received aims to outperform everything Lenovo has done so far. How good is the new Lenovo Yoga 9i? Let’s dive into the review to find out.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Build and Design
The Lenovo Yoga 9i is built from matte aluminum, including the lid and body. This naturally makes the Yoga 9i feel strong and durable. There aren’t a lot of folds when the screen is folded, as you have to consider that this is Lenovo’s 2-in-1 flagship. The color resembles a mixture of champagne and rose gold, and Lenovo calls it Oatmeal.
The sides on the Yoga 9i are rounded, which makes it more comfortable to hold when compared to the flat sides, especially when used in tablet mode. A small gripe on our part is that they made the sides glossy, unlike the matte finish found on the rest of the laptop. That same glossy finish is also on the speaker bar, which doubles as a laptop hinge. It sounds like some kind of mismatch but that’s just a personal nitpick.
The touchpad size is big enough that it doesn’t get in the way of typing and the keyboard is, well, we’re not fans of chiclet keyboards because they aren’t satisfied with typing on them. This also applies to the Yoga 9i, where the required travel distance and operating force are much less. At least the background, which is nice.
The Yoga 9i comes with a 1080p webcam, which should be enough for all your video calling needs. It might struggle a bit in low light, but it works great otherwise. Supports Windows Hello (so you can unlock the device with your face). Plus, you have a physical shutter to close the webcam cover when not in use for added security. There’s a fingerprint reader built into the bottom right of the laptop’s keyboard as well.
The Lenovo Yoga 9i also comes with a stylus, the Lenovo E-color Pen, which is pretty cool. However, you have to carry the pen separately as there is no place to store it on the laptop itself. If you are prone to misplacing things, this can be painful. Fortunately, you can store both your laptop and pen in the travel sleeve that came with your laptop. The pen itself comes with a built-in USB-C port for charging.
I/O Ports
As for the ports, we were pleasantly surprised to find so many options. You have one USB-A 3.2 port, a USB-C 3.2 port which also supports Power Delivery 3.0 and data transfer, and a DisplayPort 1.4 port. Finally, you have two Thunderbolt 4 ports that also support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0, and DisplayPort 1.4.
The Yoga 9i’s overall build quality is great and, as mentioned, there is virtually no body flex.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Display and Audio
The Yoga 9i features a 14-inch 10-point multitouch screen, and the model we got features a 4K OLED display. This is a resolution of 3840×2400. It comes with an advertised brightness of 400 nits, and it scored very close to that in our tests, at 373 nits. It also comes with an advertised 100% DCI-P3 coverage; The laptop scored 99.1% in our tests. The screen is VESA DisplayHDR 500 certified, so black looks great. In general, the images on the Yoga 9i are rich, clear and lively. Everything pops up, and we have no complaints about the display on the Lenovo Yoga 9i.
The Yoga 9i features a speaker hinge; The design ensures that the speaker is directed towards the user no matter what mode the laptop is in. Unless you decide to put it face down of course. The sound quality is actually pretty good, however, so you’ll likely end up using the earbuds to consume most media either way. However, it’s a good thing that you didn’t get down to the earbuds because of the laptop’s poor audio performance.
The laptop features a 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack, so it should cover most of your audio needs.
Lenovo Yoga 9i performance
The Lenovo Yoga 9i comes packed with some pretty serious specs, including a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1280P CPU with 14 cores and 20 threads, a maximum boost clock of 4.8GHz and 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM clocked at 5200 MHz and fast 1TB M.2 2280 SSD from Samsung.
The benchmark scores speak for themselves, as you can see in the PCMark10, R20 and R23 scores.
However, the Yoga 9i does not have a dedicated GPU; Instead, you have Intel Iris Xe built in. Although not as good as a dedicated GPU, it is still very powerful and good enough to comfortably play old titles as can be seen with 3DMark benchmarks. However, we still advise against using the Yoga 9i for heavy photo or video editing work.
The M.2 2280 SSD also performs as advertised, with our tests bringing us closer to advertised read and write speeds of 7000 and 5100 MB/s.
Lenovo Yoga 9i . Battery
Finally we come to the battery. Lenovo Yoga 9i comes with a built-in 75Wh battery. This comes with an advertised battery life of 10-14 hours, depending on the type of content being consumed. At maximum brightness, the Yoga 9i was able to last around 8-9 hours on a PCMark 10 battery benchmark, so it’s safe to say the battery performed as advertised, which is great.
Additionally, the laptop comes with a 65W USB-C power adapter. The benefit of USB-C is that you will have no trouble finding a charger in case you forgot your laptop charger at home.
Lenovo Yoga 9i Verdict
The Lenovo Yoga 9i is an all-in-one 2-in-1 device that performs well in all areas. They’ve made some design changes to previous Yoga laptops that actually make them more comfortable to hold now, but we still prefer the older versions in terms of aesthetics. Of course it’s not the complete package, since you don’t get a dedicated GPU, however you don’t buy this gaming laptop. He shouldn’t have a problem with everything else you throw at him. The Lenovo Yoga 9i starts at 1.3 lakhs, but our model with a 4K screen will set you back Rs 179,990. That’s pricey, but keep in mind that you’re probably getting the best 2-in-1 laptop on the market at this price.
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