Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Battery | - 45 W - 60 W |
n/a |
| Processor | - Intel Core 3 100U - Intel Core 5 210H - Intel Core 7 240H |
n/a |
| Storage | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
| RAM | - 8 GB - 16 GB - 32 GB - 64 GB |
- 16 GB - 24 GB - 32 GB |
Review
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBody
| Weight | 1.36 kg | 1.24 kg |
| Pixel size | 313.5x224x17.5 mm | 304.1x215x11.3 mm |
| Area | 702 cm² | 654 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.9 % | 82 % |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue |
| Material | - Top: Aluminum - Middle: Plastic - Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180 ° | 130 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 1 | n/a |
Display
| Diagonal | 14 in | 13.6 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Pixel density | 162 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 pixels | 2560x1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync Tech | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) |
| Light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | n/a |
Battery
| Capacity | 45 Wh | 53.8 Wh |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB PD | Yes | Yes, 70 W |
| Charge Port Location | Left | Left |
| Charge Power | 65/100 W | 30/35/70 W |
| Cable Length | n/a | 2 m |
| Charger weight | 287 g | 183/207 g |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core 3 100U | Apple M4 (10-Core) |
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 4.41 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | n/a |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 3 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) |
| TGP | 15 W | 18 W |
| Graphics Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU Frequency | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1250 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Tire Width | n/a | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbit/s | 7.5 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 512 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| ROPs | 16 | 40 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Frequency | 5600 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 2 | n/a |
| Max RAM | 64 | n/a |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 2 | n/a |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
Sound
| Audio Chipset | Realtek ALC3287 | n/a |
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Speaker Power | 2x2 W | n/a |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Optional | Yes |
| IR sensor | Optional | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | No |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| Card Reader | Yes | No |
| Charging Port | No | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0x7.5 cm | n/a |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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