Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 and Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
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 comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.3 kg 1.24 kg
Pixel size 312.8x217.65x15.49 mm 304.1x215x11.3 mm
Area 681 cm² 654 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5 % 82 %
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count2n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
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 Yes No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10
500 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Contrast1000:1n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 57 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 W 30/35/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight n/a 183/207 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 226V Apple M4 (10-Core)
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 4.41 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz n/a
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 8 10
L3 Cache 8 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 130V Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10
2478
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
3721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10
9490
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
14341
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10
1665
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
2023
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10
9712
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
11736

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc 130V Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 30 W 18 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1850 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 8.53 Gbit/s 7.5 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 1280
TMUs n/a 80
ROPs n/a 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 8533 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC713 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 v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution n/a 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.0 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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