Its got an OLED display thats bright and vivid in equal parts.
However, I was thoroughly disappointed with the battery life.
I will never kick something as lissome and elegant as the Yoga Slim 7x.
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Its ideal for mobile professionals.
But with a laptop that is so slender, theres bound to be a sacrifice or two.
For the Slim 7x, it comes in the ports.
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The notebook only has three USB-C Gen 3 ports and a physical camera shutter switch.
Lenovo makes some of the best keyboards in the game, and the Slim 7x is no different.
The LED backlighting is fine; it’s possible for you to see the keys in a dark room.
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With laptops this slim, it can be hard to keep things cool.
Lenovo is trying to remedy this problem by installing a pair of fans.
I want to sear my eyeballs with bright, vibrant colors.
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Lenovo obliged me with the Slim 7xs 14.5-inch, 2944 x 1840 OLED touch panel.
Its simply stunning to look at, and with its 16:10 aspect ratio, theres more screen real estate.
The 90Hz refresh rate makes for smoother results when watching movies or reading text.
It also makes for a decent gaming experience.
Averaging 865 nits, the panel is plenty bright and suitable for use in direct sunlight.
The 1080p webcam is good.
Zooming in on my face revealed a blurry mosaic effect that wasnt too appealing.
Still, its okay for video conferencing or snapping a quick selfie.
Dont expect much from the Slim 7xs 2W quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers).
However, both Flaujae and Lil Wanyes vocals were good.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Performance
Qualcomm makes a play to be a competitor.
The CPU is the lowest rung on Qualcomms X Elite ladder, lacking a dual-core boost mode.
), but some of those loftier gaming claims?
The other wrinkle to this setup is that the Snapdragon chips are ARM64 SoCs.
But since ARM has been the proverbial fetch that wasnt going to happen (Remember Windows RT?
), there are still quite a few apps that wont run on the Snapdragon SoC.
But those that do run pretty well.
In practice, the Yoga Slim 7x is a peppy performer.
I didnt experience any signs of slowdown while writing this review.
The laptop performed better than expected, with results on par with a U-series Intel Core i7 processor.
There were a few moments when the Slim 7x came close to matching an H-series chip but fell short.
I saw similar results on both the Geekbench 6 and Cinebench R23.
Qualcomm stated that their integrated chips arent really for gaming.
However, Ive successfully played taxing titles such asGod of WarandControlon a top-tier Snapdragon Elite X1E-84-100 CPU system.
The difference is palpable.
This wasnt the case with the Slim 7x.
While I handed Chronos his ass inHades II,God of Warwas a stuttering mess, as wasControl.
Im still not convinced this warranted a whole line of AI-first laptops.
Take Copilot +, for example.
Cocreator, which allows you to create an AI-assisted picture via text prompts, is interesting but unnecessary.
Live Translate is the most useful of the Copilot + as it translates in real-time.
However, I found fast speakers easily tripped up the translation.
Its an unimpressive start to such a highly-hyped launch.
I was taken aback when the inverse happened on the Slim 7x.
Dont get me wrong, I used the laptop daily, lasting over 10 hours.
I expected a shorter time on the first day as I ran benchmarks.
Number one is the design.
Its incredibly light yet durable, and I love the color.
And if I got 10 hours of battery life on an Intel laptop, Id be relatively happy.
But this isnt an Intel or even an AMD laptop.
While some will work with the emulator, others wont complete with error messages.
But, the bigger sin is the battery life, far short of the all-day longevity thats touted.
I mean, both Intel and AMD have NPUs.
Theyre even sporting Copilot buttonslike the Yoga Slim 7x and their ilk.
While $1,199 is reasonable for a mid-tier machine, I wouldnt recommend the Slim 7x to just anyone.
Everyone else can get better performance and longer battery life with an Intel or AMD unit.
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