Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) vs. Surface Laptop 3: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) and Surface Laptop 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) is better than Surface Laptop 3.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10750H inside Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) has a 97% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7
3,691
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,741
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,438
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

15% larger display

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3.

Display size
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)
15.6-inch
Surface Laptop 3
13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”).

Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”). It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933 MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”).

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 31% lighter

Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 31% lighter than the 4 pounds Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”).

WeightLenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Pound
4 lbs.
2.79 lbs.
Kilogram
1.81 kg
1.27 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) and Surface Laptop 3.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)
16 GB
Surface Laptop 3
16 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) Price
Lenovo| Yoga 7i Intel Core i7-1355U 16" WUXGA 2 in 1 Touch-Screen Laptop16GB Memory 512GB SSD Storm Grey 82YN0002US
Lenovo| Yoga 7i Intel Core i7-1355U 16" WUXGA 2 in 1 Touch-Screen Laptop16GB Memory 512GB SSD Storm Grey 82YN0002US
By Lenovo
$776.00
2022 Newest Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch Screen Premium Laptop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 12GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Windows 11 | with Stylus Pen Bundle
2022 Newest Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch Screen Premium Laptop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 12GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Windows 11 | with Stylus Pen Bundle
By Lenovo
$789.99
Lenovo Yoga 7 7i 2-in-1 Business Laptop (16" FHD+ Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (Beat i7-1255U), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, IST Precision Pen), Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Arctic Grey
Lenovo Yoga 7 7i 2-in-1 Business Laptop (16" FHD+ Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (Beat i7-1255U), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, IST Precision Pen), Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Arctic Grey
By Lenovo
$899.89
Surface Laptop 3 Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$299.00
$319.00 6% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$445.01
$489.99 9% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
By Microsoft
$653.03
$799.99 18% OFF

Availability

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Released20202019
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
PricingStarting at $1,209.99
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) › Starting at 999$
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) › Starting at 1,199$

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Dimensions
  • Glass Display Model
    • 14" x 9" x 0.62" (356.5 mm x 229 mm x 15.9 mm)
  • Non-glass Display Model
    • 14" x 9" x 0.63" (356.5 mm x 229 mm x 16.1 mm)
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm).
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm).
Weight
  • Glass Display Model
    • Starting at 1.8 kg (4 lbs)
  • Non-glass Display Model
    • Starting at 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
      Sandstone and Matte Black
    • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
      Cobalt Blue and Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors
Slate Grey
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Sandstone
    • Alcantara
      Matte Black Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with six rows, multimedia Fn keys, numpad, LED backlight.
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Size15.6 Inches13.5 Inches
Info15.6" FHD
  • 1920 x 1080, IPS, sRGB 100%, 300 nits, Optional Glass Display.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (4.15M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    Supports Thunderbolt™ 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 3.0.
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    Full-size USB Type-A port.
  • 1 x Full-size SD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Power adapter
Surface Laptop 3 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Surface Connect™
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics
    9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
    11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 16GB
    2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 4GB-
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Size
  • 4-cell Li-Polymer
  • Battery Capacity: 70 Wh
45.8 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 12 hours
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply135 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 Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio
  • 1 x Front-facing Dolby Atmos® Speaker System (above keyboard) 2 x D-Cover Speakers
  • Microphones
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Sensors
  • Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button
  • IR Camera
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello with Facial Authentication
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
  • Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15”
  • 135W AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty1 Year Depot or Carry-in
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
MoreDigital Assistant
  • Cortana
  • Alexa
Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Up to
16GB
2933 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6
Released in
2019
3:2 2.5K
13.5”
1664p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition
4C/8T, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
721
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,741
Multi-Core
With integrated
Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 3 Ports

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) vs. Surface Laptop 3

Lenovo has released the Yoga Slim 7i (15”), a 15.6-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10750H with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6.

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 was introduced by Microsoft about a year earlier in 2019. It comes with up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06193.56%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,134100.00%
Surface Laptop 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G71,00288.36%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08895.94%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition70361.99%
4
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition72163.58%
01,134

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74769.24%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,412100.00%
Surface Laptop 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G73,69168.20%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72268.77%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition2,43845.05%
4
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition2,74150.65%
05,412

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3. In addition, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) weighs 4 lbs. about 43% heavier than the 2.79 lbs. Surface Laptop 3. Moreover, measured at 14.0” x 9.0” x 0.62”, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) is considerably bulkier than the Surface Laptop 3 at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”)Surface Laptop 3

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”) supports up to 16GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Surface Laptop 3, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (15”), it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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