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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro (14-inch) review A robust no-frills laptop, but battery life disappoints

 We love the keyboard, screen, and build quality, but the yoga slim 7 Pro battery may struggle to deliver a full working day.

Lenovo's laptop range continues to grow, with a seemingly endless array of product lines and naming conventions. The Intel-based yoga slim 7i pro reviewed here has an AMD-based counterpart to the yoga slim 7i Pro, and in the United States, the yoga slim 7i Pro is known as Lenovo slim 7i. 

Confused? In addition to 14-inch laptops like my review model, there are also 16-inch versions. UK pricing is unclear at the time of writing, but in the US 14-inch Lenovo slim 7, I start at $ 1199, while the 16-inch version starts at 1599. 

Despite 'yoga' in its name (UK), this is a traditional clamshell laptop, without a touch screen. The screen will rotate far enough to sit flat on a desk, but no more. 

The build quality is usually robust, with an aluminum body that gives the 1.3 kg laptop a strong feel. There is little flexibility in the lid, but not enough to cause anxiety, and the base is very strong. The 14-inch display is housed in a body that is 312.4 mm wide and 221.4 mm deep, with its thickness decreasing from 16.9 mm at the back to 14.6 mm at the front. 

My review unit had a deep gray body, there is also a lighter and more silver option. In both cases, the design is distinctive, with a reflective silver yoga marker in one corner of the lid and a Lenovo marker in the opposite corner.

The clamshell opening and the keyboard have the distinctive pot-Blade keys that Lenovo uses pretty much everywhere. They have an outwardly bulging lower edge, which gives a little more purpose to aim at while writing, in addition to the characteristic appearance. The keyboard is clean and uncluttered, not least because there are no TrackPoint or physical buttons associated above the large and responsive glass touchpad.   

The keyboard has a light movement with a lot of bounce, making touch typing easy and convenient. The left and right cursor buttons are full sizes, with half the size up and down buttons located between them. The double-height entry Switch is easy to find, and the FN switches are also reasonably large. As with Lenovo, it is rectangular in shape and not bellied, like the rest of the Keys (except for the space bar).  Writing generates quiet, boring 'thinking' that shouldn't bother anyone nearby. 

The keyboard has two levels of backlight, which can be rotated through the use of the Fn key and the space bar. There is also an' auto ' option; select this and yoga slim 7 Pro uses the ambient light level detected by the webcam to adjust the backlight. 

 To take advantage of this feature, the webcam equipped with 1080p infrared must be detected, which may explain the lack of a sliding privacy cover. 

The 14-inch screen has an aspect ratio of 16:10, and anyone who spends a good percentage of their time working with documents will appreciate the additional height on a 16:9 screen. During testing, I worked comfortably with opening two documents at once, or with one document and a web browser. 

Resolutions of 2880 by 1800 (243 DPI) and 2240 by 1400 (189 DPI) are available, with my first mathematical revision unit. Although it is slightly reflective, the image quality was sharp and clear, with good viewing angles. The 2.8 KB display offers 400 nits of brightness, with 300 nits available in the 2.2 KB version. Both options support 100% of the sRGB color gamut. 

Stereo speakers output sound via grilles at the bottom of the chassis. Placed close to the front, they only partially benefit from the upward curve of the base, although I did not experience any problems while using the yoga slim 7 I PRO on a desk and lap. There's no loss of fidelity at the top of the volume, which should reach a small group in the conference room, but there are not a lot of basses here. 

My review module was powered by Core I 7-1165 G7 with 8GB of RAM, 512GB SD, and Intel Iris X integrated graphics. The option of a discrete GPU, Nvidia's GeForce MX 450 is available, while Ram can go up to 16 GB and SSD storage to 1 TB. 

The connection options are very limited: you get a pair of USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back of the left edge, while the right edge holds a USB port and a 3.5 mm audio in/out jack, along with a power button. If you need connections such as HDMI, RJ-45 Ethernet, or an SD card slot, you will need to consider a docking station.

Lenovo's 61-watt-hour battery claims are expansive-up to 21.4 hours of video playback or 19 hours under the mobile mark 2104 standard. However, my usual battery test suggests that average users would struggle to spend a working day off the mains: starting with a full battery, after three hours of mainstream workloads-working in web applications, some browsing, some streaming-the battery dropped to 50%, indicating a total battery life of only 6 hours. 

This suggests that you'll need to take advantage of yoga slim 7 Pro's fast charging support, which Lenovo claims will provide up to three hours of life in 15 minutes. 

Conclusions

Lenovo Yoga slim 7i Pro (also known as Lenovo slim 7i) is a no-frills 14-inch laptop with a sturdy body and a great keyboard. The 2.8 K IPS screen resolution provides clear images, text, and video with a brightness of up to 400 nits.  

It's a shame that the screen does not fully rotate, and many will bemoan the lack of a touchscreen option. But what lets yoga slim 7 Pro down is the battery life, which you won't see during a normal working day.