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

Here is a side by side comparison between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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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 Up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Up to 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 Configurable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Released	2018	2020
Release Info	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	-

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	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 $798.63	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 $729.99 Was: $849.89	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Core i7 2.6GHz MLH32LL/A with Touch Bar, 16GB Memory, 256GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $605.50 Was: $689.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) Price
	Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 13" Laptop, FHD Touch Display, Intel Core i3-10110U, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS By Lenovo $386.99 Was: $429.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD (2560 x 1600) 165Hz IPS G-Sync 2K Display, Intel Core i7-11800H 8-Core Processor, RTX 3050, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 By Lenovo $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti, Windows 10H, Phantom Blue By Lenovo $1,043.05 Was: $1,189.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)
Size Comparison	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)
MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Ports	Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) Ports	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
Geekbench 5 Single Core MacBook Pro 15” (2018)1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97579.72% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H1,00682.26% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK1,06687.16% Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06186.75% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13492.72% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H1,15994.77% 4 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19297.47% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK1,223100.00% 01,223 Geekbench 5 Multi Core MacBook Pro 15” (2018)1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47063.74% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H4,49764.12% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK4,80668.53% Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020)1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74753.43% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41277.17% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H6,59694.05% 4 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,87498.02% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK7,013100.00% 07,013
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)	-

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	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 $798.63	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 $729.99 Was: $849.89	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Core i7 2.6GHz MLH32LL/A with Touch Bar, 16GB Memory, 256GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $605.50 Was: $689.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) Price
	Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 13" Laptop, FHD Touch Display, Intel Core i3-10110U, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS By Lenovo $386.99 Was: $429.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD (2560 x 1600) 165Hz IPS G-Sync 2K Display, Intel Core i7-11800H 8-Core Processor, RTX 3050, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 By Lenovo $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti, Windows 10H, Phantom Blue By Lenovo $1,043.05 Was: $1,189.99	See at Amazon

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020): Comparison Review

Here is our comparison review between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020).

Apple has released the MacBook Pro 15” , a 15.4-inch machine, in mid-2018. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i9-8950HK with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB HBM2.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) was introduced by Lenovo about two years later in 2020. It comes with up to a octa-core Intel Core i9-10980HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

The MacBook Pro 15” (2018) has a 15.4-inch display which is quite similar size to the 15.6-inch Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020). In addition, The MacBook Pro 15” (2018) weighs 4.02 lbs. about 1% lighter than the 4.1 lbs. Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020). Moreover, measured at 13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61”, the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) is considerably more portable than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020) at 14.01” x 9.84” x 0.7”.

Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) supports up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory.

For Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (15”, Intel, 2020), it supports up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. Like MacBook Pro 15” (2018), it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

Here are some notable new features we found on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

6-core Intel Core i7 and Core i9 processors up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.8 GHz
Up to 32GB of DDR4 memory
Powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics with 4GB of video memory in every configuration
Up to 4TB of SSD storage²
True Tone display technology
Apple T2 Chip
Touch Bar and Touch ID