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Intel MacBook Air vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Intel MacBook Air and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.

Memory type and speed

Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 has a 58% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i7-8665U

4,209

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i5-8365U

3,442

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7

3,018

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7

2,818

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4

1,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7

14-inch

Intel MacBook Air

13.3-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 weighed 2.40 pounds, 15% lighter than the 2.8 pounds Intel MacBook Air.

Weight	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Pound	2.8 lbs.	2.40 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.09 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Intel MacBook Air and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Intel MacBook Air

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7

16 GB

Prices

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

Intel MacBook Air Price
	2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $223.73 $249.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $377.98	See at Amazon
	Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1 GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $464.95	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Generation Ultrabook, 14" FHD(1920x1080) Display, Intel Core i7-8650U, Up to 3.6GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $361.96	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen Business Laptop, 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080), 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Webcam, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $399.95	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen 14 FHD (1920x1080) Ultrabook - Intel Core i5-8265U Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe-NVMe SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit (Renewed) By Lenovo $302.72	See at Amazon

Availability	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	Announced on March 18th, 2020 Available on March 18th, 2020	-
Pricing	$999 - Intel Core i3 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,299 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013	-

Exterior	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Size Comparison	Intel MacBook AirLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Dimensions	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)	12.71” x 8.54” x 0.58” (323 x 217 x 14.95 mm) Width: 12.71” (323 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217 mm) Height: 0.58” (14.95 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)	Starting at 2.40 lbs (1.08 kg)
Colors	Gold Space Gray Silver	Black
Keyboard and 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	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Size	13.3 Inches	14 Inches
Info	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 True Tone technology	14” UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, glossy, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-glare, 400 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, PrivacyGuard, anti-glare, 400 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits.

Ports	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
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)	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports always on. 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot

Internal Specs	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 9W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 10W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 10W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	256GB 512GB Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 AC Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Size	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 18.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	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

Camera & Audio	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR & 720p HD Camera with microphone
Audio	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert* Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	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 6K display with 6016-by-3384 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or One external 5K display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors 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	Intel MacBook Air	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7
At Glance	Released in Early 2020 16:10 QHD+ 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4C/8T, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,119 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,018 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.40 lb 1.09 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3