Faisal Ghaffar 
Overview
Lenovo was one of the first businesses to truly nail 2-in-1 design, and it’s been refining the equation for its top-tier convertibles ever since. And, while there are a few minor details I don’t agree with for this year as well edition, there’s no suspect the current 14-inch Yoga 9i continues Lenovo’s excellent record. Excellent battery life, clever (and surprisingly powerful) speakers, strong result, plenty of ports, and even an optional OLED display are all included. In short, if you’re going to look for a lightweight, long-lasting, and highly adaptable 360-degree hybrid, this is it.
Display, sound and webcam
The Yoga 9i comes standard with a 14-inch 1,920 x 1,080 LCD display with a new and slightly taller 16:10 ratio (up from 16:9 on the previous model). Our $1,500 review unit, on the other hand, has a brilliantly punchy 2,880 x 1,800 OLED screen. It not only has VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black certification, but it also has a brightness of just under 400 nits. As a result, regardless of the conditions, you get rich, vivid colours as well as outstanding screen readability. If you have some extra cash, this is an excellent component to upgrade.
In terms of audio, the Yoga 9i has Lenovo’s signature speaker bar hinge. So, in addition to an innovative design that ensures the sound is directed at you in virtually any mode (rather than away from you or down into a table, as some laptops do), the Yoga pumps out wonderful audio with a few of the most profound bass you will hear from a laptop this size.
Another minor but welcome upgrade is the addition of a new 1080p webcam that supports Windows Hello. As it has been said it before, and I’ll repeat it: For cameras on modern laptops, 1,920 x 1,080 should be the bare minimum.
Performance
The Yoga 9i comes equipped with a new 12th-generation Intel Core i7-1260P CPU, up to 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, promising plenty of speed for all of your standard productivity needs. It had the highest Geekbench 5, PCMark 10, and Cinebench scores among ultrabooks without discrete graphics. However, because of its Intel Iris integrated GPU, although it started posting a solid time of 37 seconds in our 4K video codec reference implementation in Handbrake, you’ll want something a little more significant if you’re going to do an amount of heavy photo or video editing.
Battery life and ports
Moving on to battery life, despite its above-average performance, the Yoga 9i performed admirably on our local video rundown test. It lasted 14 hours and 22 minutes, which is the second-longest time we’ve seen all year, trailing only the 14:43 time of the Surface Laptop Go 2.
Furthermore, because the laptop supports USB-C charging, even if you forget your power slab at home, there’s a good chance you’ll be willing to borrow an adapter from a friend or acquaintance in a pinch.
