Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 vs. Surface Pro 8: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 and Surface Pro 8 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

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 over Surface Pro 8.

Surface Pro 8 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 8 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Pro 8 has a 14% 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
Surface Pro 8 - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
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
Surface Pro 8 - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Surface Pro 8 - Intel Core i3-1115G4
2,445
Supports larger memory

Surface Pro 8 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

Max system memory size
Surface Pro 8
32 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1
16 GB
About 23% lighter

Surface Pro 8 weighed 1.96 pounds, 23% lighter than the 2.54 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1.

WeightLenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Pound
2.54 lbs.
1.96 lbs.
Kilogram
1.15 kg
0.89 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 and Surface Pro 8.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Surface Pro 8 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz

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 13 2-in-1 Laptop 13.5" QHD Touchscreen (450nits 72% NTSC) Intel Quad-core i5-1130G7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Fingerprint Backlit Thunderbolt Pen Win11Pro Silver + HDMI Cable
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 13 2-in-1 Laptop 13.5" QHD Touchscreen (450nits 72% NTSC) Intel Quad-core i5-1130G7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Fingerprint Backlit Thunderbolt Pen Win11Pro Silver + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$899.00
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Price
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$737.90
$1,099.99 33% OFF
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Graphite (Latest Model) (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Graphite (Latest Model) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$649.99
$697.00 7% OFF
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$957.99
$1,050.01 9% OFF

Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Released20212021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Available starting Mid January 2021
  • Introduced: September 22, 2021
  • Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
  • Released: October 5, 2021
PricingStarting at $1,899
  • $1,099.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 128GB
    Platinum only.
  • $1,199.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 256GB
  • $1,399.99 
    i5-1135G7 16GB 256GB
  • $1,399.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 512GB
  • $1,599.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 256GB
  • $1,899.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 512GB
  • $2,199.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 1TB
    Platinum only.
  • $2,599.99 
    i7-1185G7 32GB 1TB
    Platinum only.
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Dimensions11.71” x 9.16” x 0.45” (297.5 x 232.7 x 11.5 mm)11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.54 lbs (1.15 kg)1.96 lb (889 g)
Colors
Titanium
Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Spill-resistant
    • Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard.
    • Call-control keys (F9-F11)
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device:
    • Haptic-feedback TrackPad
  • Not included.
  • Compatible with 
    Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard
  • Type Cover Features:
    • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
    • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
    • 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys;
    • LED backlighting
  • Trackpad:
    • Precision glass trackpad.
    • Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm)
    • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • Surface Slim Pen Storage
    • Magnetic dock
    • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Size13.5 Inches13 Inches
Info13.5" QHD
2256 x 1504 3:2 IPS Anti-Reflective Anti-Smudge Touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ 201 PPI 450 nits 100% sRGB
  • Resolution: 2880 x 1920
    5.53M Pixels.
  • Density: 267 PPI
  • Refresh rate: 120Hz
    60Hz default.
  • PixelSense™ Flow Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
  • 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
Surface Pro 8 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Type Cover
Under Kickstand (1)
  • 1 x SSD slot
    M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
8GB 16GB 32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD
128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
Removable SSD.

Connectivity

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
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.
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
MoreOptional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT9)-

Battery

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Size44.5 Wh
  • 51.5Wh
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 50.2Wh
    Minimum battery capacity.
Battery LifeUp to 10.9 hours
Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps
Lenovo Vantage
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
  • Preloaded Xbox app
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial

Camera & Audio

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
Camera
  • Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • 4 x 360-degree microphones
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
InkingSupports Active Pen:
  • Lenovo Precision Pen (included)
  • Lenovo Active Pen
  • Lenovo Pen Pro
  • Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
    4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
  • Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
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
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security
  • Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader
  • IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
  • dTPM 2.0 chip
  • Human presence detection
  • Firmware TPM chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
  • ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
  • 65W AC adapter
  • Lenovo Precision Pen
  • 44.5Wh Internal battery
  • Quick start guide
  • Surface Pro 8
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-1-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Gen 1Surface Pro 8
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
2021
3:2 2.8K
13”
1920p 60~120Hz
Weight
1.96 lb
0.89 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Pro 8 Ports

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