Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 and M1 MacBook Air models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 is better than M1 MacBook Air.

About 10% lighter

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 weighed 2.54 pounds, 10% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

WeightLenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Pound
2.54 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
1.15 kg
1.27 kg

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1160G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)
7,414
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-1160G7
4,238
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1140G7
4,085
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1130G7
4,079

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 and M1 MacBook Air.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1
16 GB
M1 MacBook Air
16 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 Price
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen, Precision Pen) Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Silver
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i5-1130G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen, Precision Pen) Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Silver
By Lenovo
$837.98
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i7-1160G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen) Precision Pen, Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Titanium
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13.5" 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i7-1160G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, QHD Touchscreen) Precision Pen, Lightweight 2.54lbs, 3-Year Warranty, Business PC, Win 11 Pro, Titanium
By Lenovo
$999.98
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 20QA000RUS 13.5 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel EVO Core i7 i7-1160G7 Quad-core [4 Core] 2.10 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 20QA000RUS 13.5 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel EVO Core i7 i7-1160G7 Quad-core [4 Core] 2.10 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD
By LENOVO TOPSELLER PREMIUM
$839.99
M1 MacBook Air Price
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$627.00
Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
By Apple
$708.39
$999.00 29% OFF
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$704.99

Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Released20212020
Release Date
  • Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Available starting Mid January 2021
Announced on November 10th, 2020
PricingStarting at $1,899
  • $999
    Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,249
    Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions11.71” x 9.16” x 0.45” (297.5 x 232.7 x 11.5 mm)
  • Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
  • Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
  • Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
WeightStarting at 2.54 lbs (1.15 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Titanium
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Spill-resistant
    • Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard.
    • Call-control keys (F9-F11)
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device:
    • Haptic-feedback TrackPad
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Size13.5 Inches13.3 Inches
Info13.5" QHD
2256 x 1504 3:2 IPS Anti-Reflective Anti-Smudge Touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ 201 PPI 450 nits 100% sRGB
Retina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 400 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology

Ports

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4
    Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
  • 1 x Kensington lock slot
  • 1 x Power button
M1 MacBook Air Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  2. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    Apple M1 iGPU
    7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
  2. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
  • 8GB
    unified memory
  • Configurable to 16GB
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
MoreOptional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT9)-

Battery

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Size44.5 Wh49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 10.9 hours
Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
  • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.
30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps
Lenovo Vantage
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
Camera
  • Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • 4 x 360-degree microphones
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
InkingSupports Active Pen:
  • Lenovo Precision Pen (included)
  • Lenovo Active Pen
  • Lenovo Pen Pro
-
Sensors
  • Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
  • Human-presence detection with Windows Hello & IR camera
  • Match-on-chip fingerprint reader
  • Webcam privacy shutter
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader
  • IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
  • dTPM 2.0 chip
  • Human presence detection
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box
  • ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
  • 65W AC adapter
  • Lenovo Precision Pen
  • 44.5Wh Internal battery
  • Quick start guide
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty-Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More-Video Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1M1 MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2021
2:3 QHD
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.54 lb
1.15 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C/8T, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,341
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,238
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Released in Late
2020
16:10 QHD
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.8 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
8C/8T, 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,705
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,414
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M1 iGPU
8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
Unified Memory
M1 MacBook Air Ports
Starting at
$999
M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD
Up to
18 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
Touch ID
With T2 Chip
Dual
USB-C
USB4 & Thunderbolt 3
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.0

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