Compare ThinkPad X1 Yoga GEN 8 vs ThinkPad E15 GEN2 Intel vs MSI Modern 15 A11
Variants
4K OLED
WUXGA
WUXGA + Privacy Guard
WUXGA ARAS
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x Audio combo + 1x HDMI 1.4 + 1x RJ45
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI + 1x microSD + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16)
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
45 Wh
52 Wh
Camera
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
Camera | Front
720p HD with webcam privacy cover, optional Hybrid HD with infrared (IR) with webcam privacy cover
HD camera
Colors
Storm Grey
Black or Mineral Metallic
Carbon Grey, Blue Stone, Beige Mousse
Form Factor
2-in-1 laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Anodized aluminum on top / bottom covers
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2x 2W
Dimensions
Size | Depth
222.3 mm / 8.75 inch
240 mm / 9.44 inch
233.75 mm
Size | Height
15.53 mm / 0.61 inch
18.9 mm / 0.74 inch
16.9 mm
Size | Width
314.4 mm / 12.38 inch
365 mm / 14.37 inch
356.8 mm
Weight
1.38 kg / 3.0 lbs
1.70 kg / 3.74 lbs
1.3 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
250 or 300 nits
Display Diagonal
14"
15.6"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS anti-glare
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Digitizer
Lenovo Integrated Pen
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Yes, 65W
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris X Graphics
Intel Iris Xe graphics or NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR5
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
White
Operating System
Up to Windows 11 Pro or Linux Ubuntu
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10
Processor
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1165G7
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i7 U-series
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, optional Smart Power On
Touch Screen
Yes
Available with 300 nits
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 10.8 h
Durability
MIL-STD-810H
MIL-STD-810G
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
Up to 16 GB
Up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
65 W
65 or 90 W
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
1x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen4 + 1x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2020
2020-Q4
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
Pros
- Serious business look
- High build quality
- More compelling than the X1 Carbon G11
- Good ergonomics
- Matte IPS display
- Good input devices
- Good battery life
- Matte IPS screen
- Good color-space coverage
- Good battery life
- Good system performance
- Fast Wi-Fi 6
Cons
- Weak performance
- No major innovation
- Only one Thunderbolt 4 port
- High power consumption under load
- Slow memory card reader
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