MacBook Air 13” 2019 vs. Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”): Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between MacBook Air 13” 2019 and Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”), including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2019 is better than Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

About 17% lighter

MacBook Air 13” 2019 weighed 2.75 pounds, 17% lighter than the 3.3 pounds Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

WeightMacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Pound
2.75 lbs.
3.3 lbs.
Kilogram
1.25 kg
1.50 kg

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) is better than MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) has a 155% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
MacBook Air 13” 2019 - Intel Core i5-8210Y
1,455
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2019. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
MacBook Air 13” 2019 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce MX350 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

5% larger display

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Display size
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
14-inch
MacBook Air 13” 2019
13.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Air 13” 2019 and Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MacBook Air 13” 2019
16 GB
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
16 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Price
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$378.00
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$384.00
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$423.69
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) Price
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i 14.0" Laptop, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080), Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD Storage, Intel Iris X Graphics, Windows 10 Home, 82A6000BUS, Slate Grey
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i 14.0" Laptop, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080), Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD Storage, Intel Iris X Graphics, Windows 10 Home, 82A6000BUS, Slate Grey
By Lenovo
$479.00
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro 14" 2.8K 90Hz Laptop Intel Core i7-11370H 16GB RAM LPDDR4x 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 Slate Grey Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro 14" 2.8K 90Hz Laptop Intel Core i7-11370H 16GB RAM LPDDR4x 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 Slate Grey Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$529.99
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 14IAP7 14" 2.8K Touchscreen Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-1260P 2.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Cloud Gray
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 14IAP7 14" 2.8K Touchscreen Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-1260P 2.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Cloud Gray
By Lenovo
$909.99

Availability

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Available on June 27, 2019
  • Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
Pricing
  • $1,099
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 128GB SSD
  • $1,299
    Intel Core i5 8210Y | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Starting at $1,209.99
Generations-

Exterior

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Dimensions11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x  212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)
  • Metal SKU
    • 12.62" x 8.19" x 0.59" (320.6 mm x 208 mm x 14.9 mm)
  • Fabric SKU
    • 12.66" x 8.19" x 0.6" (321.6 mm x 208 mm x 15.4 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)
  • Metal Bezel
    • Starting at 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
  • Metal Glass
    • Starting at 3.39 lbs (1.54 kg)
  • Fabric Model
    • Starting at 3.41 lbs (1.55 kg)
Colors
Gold Space Gray Silver
Slate Grey (fabric cover optional) Dark Moss Orchid
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys
  • 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
  • Full-size keyboard with six rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight.
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
InfoRetina 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
  • True Tone technology
Metal SKU
  • 14" FHD
    • 1920 x 1080, IPS, 16:9, sRGB 100%, 300 nits, Optional Glass Display
Fabric SKU
  • 14" UHD
    • 3840 x 2160, HDR 400, WVA 500nits Glossy, Glass, 90% DCI-P3.
  • 14" FHD
    • 1920 x 1080, IPS, Touchscreen 16:9, sRGB 100%, 300 nits.

Ports

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    Supports Thunderbolt™ 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 3.0.
  • 1 x USB Type C
    Supports Power Delivery 3.0 for charging.
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    Full-size USB Type-A port.
  • 1 x microSD™ Card
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio jack

Internal Specs

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 617
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
8GB
Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
Discrete GraphicsSupport for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX350 2GB
Storage
128GB 256GB
Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
  • 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.
BluetoothBluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Size49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 4-cell Li-Polymer
  • Battery Capacity: 60.7 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 12 hours wireless web
  • Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • Up to 14 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 11 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply30W USB‑C Power Adapter65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charging Pro

Software

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
OSShipped with macOS Mojave
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
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
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™

Camera & Audio

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Three microphones
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • 2 x 2W Front-facing Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • Microphones

Misc

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button
  • IR Camera
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello with Facial Authentication
In the box
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 14”
  • 65W AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
WarrantyYour 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.1 Year Depot or Carry-in
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz
    • Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz
     
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)
Digital Assistant
  • Cortana
  • Alexa

Key Features

MacBook Air 13” 2019Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
2.75 lb
1.25 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
728
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,455
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 617
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p HDR
Weight
3.3 lb
1.50 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
MX350
2GB GDDR5

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