Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″), 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 5 228V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″) 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Performance:
Gaming:
Display:
Battery life:
Connectivity:
Portability:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.38 kg 1.24 kg
Pixel size 317x228x15.45 mm 304.1x215x11.3 mm
Area 723 cm² 654 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 78.6 % 82 %
Side bezels 7.8 mm 5.6 mm
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count1n/a
Noise Level43 dBn/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 Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″)
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Contrast1000:1n/a

Battery

Capacity 70 Wh 53.8 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:30 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 65 W Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 30/35/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 319 g 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 Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″)
2446
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
3721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″)
9277
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
14341
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″)
1631
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
2023
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (14″)
9540
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 ALC3306 n/a
Audio Formats 2.2 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 79.5 dB n/a
Microphones 4 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Optional Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A1x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x1.4No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesNo
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
Size12.0x7.5 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.

Survey

Which laptop would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below