Compare Yoga Slim 7i Carbon GEN 8 vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 9 vs ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6

Variants
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch

Connectivity

Ports
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4.0 + 1 x Type-C™ Full-Functio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT4 / CAT12, 5G LTE CAT20 (optional)
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT12, 5G LTE CAT20 (optional)

Construction

Battery | Capacity
50 Wh
57 Wh
57 Wh
Camera
HD Webcam / IR Camera
Camera | Front
HD RGB Camera with privacy shutter, HD RGB + IR camera with privacy shutter, or HPD with IR camera
HD RGB Camera with privacy shutter or HPD with IR camera with privacy shutter
Colors
Moon White / Storm Grey
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Storm Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
2-in-1 convertible laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Carbon fiber
Aluminum
Microphone
4x 360-degree Microphones
4x 360-degree Microphones
Speakers
2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speakers
Stereo speakers
Stereo speakers

Dimensions

Bezels
Top : 6.74 mm, Left/Right : 2.8 mm, Bottom : 9.5 mm
Size | Depth
206 mm / 8.11 inch
221.6 mm / 8.72 inch
223 mm / 8.77 inch
Size | Height
from 14.8 mm / 0.58 inch
14.9 mm / 0.59 inch
14.9 mm / 0.59 inch
Size | Width
301 mm / 11.85 inch
314.5 mm / 12.38 inch
314.5 mm / 12.38 inch
Weight
from 0.99 kg / 2.18 lbs
1133 g / 2.49 lbs
1.39 kg / 3 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
Display Diagonal
13.3"
14"
14"
Display Type
IPS
IPS anti-glare
IPS anti-glare
Refresh Rate
90 Hz
Resolution
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
WUXGA / FHD+ (1920x1200) or 4K UHD+ (3840x2400)
WUXGA / FHD+ (1920x1200) or 4K UHD+ (3840x2400)

Function

Audio
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
Digitizer
Integrated ThinkPad Pen Pro
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Intel® Iris® Xe
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-1360P / i5-1340P
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake
SIM
Nano SIM for optional WWAN
Nano SIM for optional WWAN
Security
Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, HPD sensor with IR Camera
Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, HPD sensor with IR Camera
Touch Screen
Optional
Optional in WUXGA
Yes

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 16.7 hours
Up to 16.1 hours
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
MIL-SPEC 810G
Memory | Capacity
8 GB / 16 GB
Up to 32 GB
Up to 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 Dual Channel; 4800 MHz
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
Power Supply
Type-C 65W
Type-C 65W
Storage
PCIe Gen 4 M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Up to 2TB Gen 4 PCIe SSD
Up to 2TB Gen 4 PCIe SSD

Production

Accessory
Digitizer: Optional ThinkPad Active Pens
Availability
2021-02
2021-02
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
70%
Pros
  • Beautiful construction
  • Very light
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent battery life
  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
  • Excellent display
  • Best-in-class performance
  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent battery life
Cons
  • Poor port selection
  • Low power
  • Not upgradable
  • Lower-powered Intel CPU is underwhelming
  • Nothing in particular

Price

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