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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of MacBook Pro 15” (2018) over Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020).

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

2020 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) has a 45% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-8950HK inside MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - Intel Core i7-10870H

6,596

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Slots	Onboard	x0,1
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020).

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

32 GB

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)

32 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $499.99	See at Amazon
	Apple 15.4in MacBook Pro Laptop (Retina, Touch Bar, 2.2GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (MR932LL/A) (2018 Model) (Renewed) By Apple $495.99	See at Amazon
	Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed) By Apple $444.00 $547.39 19% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) Price
	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i7-13700H 14C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,699.95	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gaming & Entertainment Laptop (Intel i9-13900H 14-Core, 16GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 4070, 16.0" Win 11 Home) with Microsoft 365 Personal, Dockztorm Hub By Lenovo $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,404.00	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	Announced on July 13, 2018	Announced on December 04, 2020
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	-

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Dimensions	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)	14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)	Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Slate grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor 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	Keyboard 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. Keyboard Backlight RGB LED backlight White LED backlight Touchpad Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).

Display	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Size	15.4 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 60 Hz 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 144 Hz Up to 5 ms Response Time 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" UHD 60Hz 3840 x 2160 IPS 60 Hz 100% Adobe RGB VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified Dolby Vision® Supported 500 nits

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport	1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4, and Power Delivery 100W. 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On) 1 x 4-in-1 Full-size SD Card Reader 1 x Audio jack 1 x Power adapter

Internal Specs	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 2933 MHz or 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory Memory Slots 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6 Supports External eGPU Support
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 SSD 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots

Connectivity	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Size	83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery) Supports Rapid Charge Boost (get 2 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 5.8 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2018
Power Supply	87W USB‑C Power Adapter	170W 230W Slim tip AC adapter.

Software	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 10 Pro 64 FreeDOS No operating system
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 Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® McAfee® Antivirus

Camera & Audio	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack	2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming Dual array microphone

Misc	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Chip	Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button BIOS Security Power-on password Supervisor password Other Security Camera privacy shutter
In the box	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac 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 service
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.1 lb 1.86 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q