• Yoga 920 14 - Bronze Part Number: 80y70066us
• Yoga 920 14 - Bronze Part Number: 80y70066us
• Yoga 920 14 - Bronze

Lenovo Yoga 920-13IKB (i7-8550U, FHD) Convertible Review. Bronze, or Copper (depending. At just under 14 mm, the Yoga is marginally thicker than the XPS 13 or the Spectre x360 with.

• Lenovo Yoga 920-13IKB - 13.9' - Core i7 8550U - 16 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD is rated 4.3 out of 5 by 401. Beautiful computer (I have a Bronze one), with strong reliable performance, great keyboard and high quality display (I have the 4K version). The only (only) caveat is that the brightness of the display tends to freeze when the computer.
• The Lenovo Yoga 920 ($1,329) is one of the first PCs we've tested to harness the power of Intel's new eighth-generation Core i7 processors, but that's only one of the many compelling reasons to.

Lenovo’s Yoga series is the company’s consumer-focused convertible notebook line. It’s compromised of two tiers, the mid-grade Yoga 700 and the top-tier Yoga 900.

The Lenovo Yoga 920 we’re reviewing in this article is the most premium convertible in the line, a fact that’s not hard to miss given its lofty starting price of $1,329. You’re getting a very high-quality device with all the bells and whistles for that amount of money. On top of that, the Yoga 920 is even more interesting since it features the latest Intel 8th generation “Coffee Lake” quad-core processors.

This marks the first time Lenovo is offering a quad-core processor in a Yoga 700 or 900 series notebook. Our benchmarks will show the Core i7-8550U processor in our review unit offers significant performance advantages over previous-generation Intel chips. As we wrote this, the Yoga 720 went for $1,299 on Lenovo’s website when equipped with a 1080p display, a Core i7-8550U processor, 8GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD. With those same specifications, the Yoga 920 was $1,549. That’s hardly an insignificant difference for most of us. However, some of the extra features of the Yoga 920 may make it worth the extra consideration.

Let’s find out. Lenovo Yoga 920 Build and DesignThe Yoga 920 is a design-first device. This convertible is designed to look good in every sense of the word, and we think it’s safe to say it does.

You can get this 13.9-incher in three colors; silver, bronze, and the darker graphite of our review unit. The color extends all the way around the notebook, including the bottom panel. The outside of this notebook is metal. It has an exceptionally solid feel without a hint of flex anywhere. We especially noted the stiffness of the lid.The Yoga 920 is about as thin of a notebook as we’ve seen; it measures just one half-inch tall with the lid closed.

The chassis has a skinnier-than-usual width of 12.7 inches for a notebook that has a 13.9-inch screen; that’s thanks to the extra-slim display bezel. The 8.8-inch depth is a bit more than expected, though.

We suspect the convertible hinge mechanism might need some extra space. An added bonus of the extra depth is that the display is slightly more elevated for more comfortable viewing. The 720p webcam is positioned at the top of the screen, as it should be.An area where this Lenovo misses the mark is that its display can’t be opened one-handed. The intricate watchband-style hinge, a staple of Lenovo’s high-end Yoga notebooks for some time now, is a tad too stiff to allow that to happen.

The hinge does work very well for turning the Yoga 920 into a tablet, however. It has a smooth operation and enough torque to keep the lid flush against the base of the notebook. The less-expensive Yoga 720 has two rectangular hinges that don’t look nearly as fancy as the watchband hinge, although they provide the same level of functionality.The three-pound weight of the Yoga 920 isn’t light. The metal construction and convertible nature of this device must have something to do with that.

Even the business-class weighs less, although it’s not a convertible. The competing HP Spectre x360 convertible is 2.8 pounds, although its screen is a half-inch smaller. Either way, we don’t think it’s wise to expect to replace an iPad or similar tablet with the Yoga 920.

This is a notebook-first device without a doubt. (Take a look at our feature for our thoughts on convertible notebooks as tablet replacements:.)Something about the Yoga 920’s design that we aren’t fond of is the relatively sharp edges of the chassis. The corners aren’t forgiving, either. Some beveling around the edges would have mitigated this issue.

We doubt there’s any danger of getting cut on the edges, but they do feel like they should be more smoothed off. Interestingly enough, the edges around the lid feel just fine.Taking apart the Yoga 920 isn’t something we attempted. The bottom panel of the notebook is held on by numerous star-shaped screws. Assuming you do get those removed and are able to get the bottom panel off (again, we didn’t try), the only item that’s likely to be upgradeable under there is the M.2 storage drive. The memory (RAM) in this notebook is soldered to the motherboard, making it impossible to change out.Lenovo Yoga 920 Input and Output PortsPort selection isn’t something the Yoga 920 has in abundance. Let the brief tour commence.There are two Thunderbolt 3 ports (Type-C USB connectors) and the headphone/microphone combination jack along the left edge. This notebook’s power adapter connects to one of the Thunderbolt 3 ports; either can be used for that purpose.The right side of the chassis has the power button and the sole remaining port, a traditional Type-A USB 3.0.What’s missing?

Well, just about everything else. In order to get video-out capability on this notebook, you’ll need to purchase an adapter for the Type-C USB port. We found a Type-C to HDMI adapter for $35 on Lenovo.com, and a Type-C USB to DisplayPort adapter for $40.

You might be better off investing in Lenovo’s, which offers HDMI and VGA video-out, plus an Ethernet jack and a Type-A USB port. It would be convenient to have another Type-A USB port and at least one form of video-out in the Yoga 920, that’s for sure. We’re all for Type-C USB ports being the future, but we also know that the industry hasn’t quite caught up yet. (Take a look at our feature: ) Lenovo Yoga 920 Screen and SpeakersLenovo offers two different screen resolutions on the Yoga 920’s 13.9-inch diagonal display. We had the standard 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) screen on our review unit, while a higher-resolution 4K (3,840 x 2,160) panel is available on the pricier models. We thought the 1080p screen looked great for all kinds of work, especially multimedia. The colors were well-saturated, and there was plenty of contrast.

The IPS panel technology afforded wide viewing angles, a mandatory feature on a convertible notebook like this; in tablet mode, you (and possibly others) will be looking at the screen from different angles, and thus will want the picture to look consistent. The glass display surface does harbor some annoying reflections, but the display’s brightness is usually enough to overpower them. The glass surface works well for touch.In an interesting move, Lenovo includes its digital smart pen with the Yoga 920. The screen on this notebook offers up to 4,096 levels of sensitivity.

That makes it ideal for art and other design-related work.The pen is about the same size as a normal ink pen. The metal exterior is cool to the touch, although we wouldn’t have minded a surface with more grip towards the front. The two thumb buttons up there are easy to find and differentiate by feel, however. The pen is powered by a single type AAAA battery, replaceable by removing the rear cap.The speakers are under the front corners of this notebook.

Tuned by JBL, we were mildly impressed by the overall sound quality. The soundstage is believably full and has some bass. The literal downside with these speakers is that they project downward, meaning this notebook has to be on a hard, flat surface to properly amplify its sound. Overall, while this setup won’t rock your next house party, it’s definitely good enough for watching a movie or casually listening to music. Lenovo Yoga 920 Keyboard and TouchpadThe shallow keyboard feel on the Yoga 920 takes some adjustment. The keys just don’t have a whole lot of up-and-down movement, and what is there doesn’t provide much in the way of tactile feedback.

The lack of cushion at the bottom of the keystroke makes for a stiff feel, too. The typing experience is overall uninspiring, although we prefer it over the near-flat experience of typing on the. There are also some non-intuitive layout quirks, as well.

The half-sized up and down arrow keys are sandwiched between the full-size left and right arrow keys, whereas we prefer the inverted-T arrangement generally found on Lenovo ThinkPads. In addition, the Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys should be dedicated, and not doubled up as secondary functions within the arrow keys. At least there’s no flex in the keyboard, and we did appreciate the two-level white backlighting. The backlighting wasn’t automatically on in our review unit; we had to press the Fn and spacebar keys to enable it.The clickpad is slightly offset to the left in the palm rest. It has a press-able surface in lieu of physical buttons.

The clicking action was stiff and made too much noise, but tapping to click was an easy way to get around both problems. The pad is amply sized and has a finger-friendly anti-glare surface.To the clickpad’s far right is the Yoga 920’s built-in touch fingerprint sensor. This is a feature we consider a requirement on an ultra-portable notebook like this.

Lenovo Yoga 920 PerformanceThe exact Yoga 920 configuration we received for review wasn’t available on Lenovo.com as we wrote this. This notebook starts at $1,329, which is not bargain territory, but you’re getting a potent machine for that amount of money. The specifications at that price point include a 1080p display, an Intel Core i5-8250U quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. The next model up is the $1,549 configuration, which has a faster Core i7-8550U processor and 512GB of storage, all else the same. Our review unit was something of a unicorn in that it included the Core i7-8550U processor, but had just 256GB of storage.

It’s safe to say the price would have fallen somewhere between $1,329 and $1,549. The Yoga 920 models with the higher-resolution 4K panel started at $1,999.The Yoga 920 is based around the new Intel 8th generation processors (codenamed “Coffee Lake”). This notebook uses the U-class parts rated for 15 watts as we would expect in a thin-and-light notebook like this. With previous-generation Intel chips, that would have meant a dual-core processor, but the 8th generation Intel chips can be quad-core parts.

The Core i5-8250U and the Core i7-8550U that are both available in the Yoga 920 have four processing cores. The difference between the two chips is mostly clockspeed; the Core i5-8250U has a varying frequency between 1.6 and 3.4GHz, while the Core i7-8550U runs between 1.8 and 4GHz. For most usage, we think the Core i5 will be more than potent enough. Either way, these chips bring significantly more processing power to the table than the 7th generation dual-core chips. (Look for our benchmarks in the next section.)For 3D work, the Yoga 920 relies on the Intel UHD 620 graphics integrated into its Intel processor.

Despite the naming change, the UHD 620 is largely the same as the HD 620 graphics that were in the 7th generation Intel chips. This GPU is designed for smooth video playback and some basic 3D animation, but it’s safe to say that playing the next Call of Duty isn’t going to be a reality. (The original Call of Duty ought to be no problem, though.)As we noted earlier in this review, getting to the insides of the Yoga 920 isn’t for the inexperienced. We therefore recommend you buy this notebook as you intend to use it; don’t plan on upgrading parts later. The memory (RAM) is one thing you can’t upgrade, period, as it’s soldered to the motherboard. The minimum memory configuration in the Yoga 920 is 8GB, a plentiful amount of daily usage. For heavy multitasking, you’re better off opting for one of the models with 16GB of RAM.

Storage-wise, our review unit had a 256GB Samsung-brand storage drive, the smallest offered in this notebook. Storage upgrades to 512GB and 1TB are available. Configurations with the latter were going for $1,999 on Lenovo.com.The wireless card in our review unit was a Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ac card. It connected fine to our local wireless network, although our Yoga 920 didn’t see some of the further-away networks that we’ve seen when reviewing other notebooks, like the.

The semi-unibody chassis is crafted from aluminum which not only looks very elegant, but also makes for a very sturdy design. Case rigidity is very good and flex is fairly minimal when twisting with no annoying creaking sounds. The keyboard deck resists pressure well with relatively minor flexing, although both the Spectre x360 as well as the XPS 13 2-in-1 are slightly more rigid in this area. The glass-covered touchscreen is also very resistant to twists and pressure on the lid does not cause any waves or ripples on the display.The build quality is extremely high as well with tight tolerances and even and narrow gaps around the integrated bottom cover. The brushed surface in Platinum Silver, Bronze, or Copper (depending on the model) resists fingerprints about as well as any material we've ever encountered.

The familiar watchband hinge looks very upscale, but we do wish the design was a bit stiffer: as is, the display will tilt backwards when prodded too vigorously during touchscreen operation or when picking the unit up too quickly. Like most consumer convertibles, there are no rubber strips or bumpers protecting the edges when in tent or stand mode, so care needs to be taken on any surface that's not buttery smooth to avoid unsightly scuffs and scratches.The fingerprint reader on the right side of the touchpad allows password-less logins using Windows Hello. Fingerprints are recognized instantaneously as long as the fingers remain clean and dry.

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Since the 13.9-inch Yoga 920 features a larger display than its immediate competitors, it's footprint is larger as well - to the tune of more than 15 percent when compared to the 13.3-inch XPS 13 2-in-1 with the InfinityEdge bezel design. At just under 14 mm, the Yoga is marginally thicker than the XPS 13 or the Spectre x360 with the Asus ZenBook Flip S coming in at a razor-thin 11 mm. The additional size translates to more weight as well, so the Yoga is also up to 250 g heavier than its consumer-oriented competition.

The business convertible Dell Latitude 5289 has a much smaller 12.5-inch display, however, but is only one ounce lighter.Smaller is better when it comes to tablet operation, so the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 is a little easier to hold - at least in our opinion. Since the edges of the Yoga are fairly sharp, prolonged operation in tablet mode tends to get uncomfortable after a while. One of our complaints about the predecessor was the rather poor port selection compared to its immediate competition. While the Yoga 920 doesn't improve upon the number of physical ports, Lenovo at least has elected to replace the two USB Type-C ports (one of them actually only supported USB 2.0 speeds) with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports. The two ports of course support DisplayPort as well, but most users will have to purchase adapters to hook up to their existing hardware, as there are no designated video outs. When charging, one of the ports is occupied by the power adapter, so for home operation, a dock might be a desirable option.

Note that the convertible lacks a card reader as well, so users wanting to look at their vacation photos need to purchase a suitable external reader. The WLAN module from Qualcomm/Atheros (QCA6174) supports IEEE standards 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac on both the 2.4 and the 5 GHz band has Bluetooth 4.1 on board as well. We measured rates of 648 MBit/s and 566 MBit/s for sending and receiving, respectively, when we placed the review convertible one meter from our reference router Linksys EA8500. These transfer rates are very good and both transmits as well as receives are clearly faster than those of the Dell XPS 2-in-1 with its Intel 8265 module. While we didn't experience unintended disconnects during operation, the WLAN module frequently didn't recover from standby, requiring a restart to bring it online again. We suspect a driver issue, though a reinstall didn't fix our issue.

The Yoga 910 had its camera below the display in the lower bezel - much like the XPS 13 - which lead to less-than-flattering views while video conferencing. Lenovo sourced a different camera module and placed it in the traditional position up top - and did so without having to widen the bezel at all. Note that the picture quality is not great with high amounts of noise even in a comparatively well-lit environment. Still, most will appreciate the new camera location, even if the picture quality is far from perfect. Lenovo decided to increase the size of the right shift key as user feedback indicated that typists generally prefer a full-sized shift key over larger directional arrow keys.

While we agree that a small shift key can hamper typing speeds, we are not a particular fan of the cramped, but now very common arrow key design. That said, the keyboard itself hasn't changed and flex is extremely minimal, so typing is possible at a very decent clip despite the fairly shallow key travel of slightly less than 1.5 mm according to our measurements. The keys are comparatively stiffly sprung, however, so the tactile feedback is ample and the convertible remains unobtrusive while typing - only the space bar is slightly little louder than the remaining keys. Overall, the keyboard is very usable and quite comparable to what you would find on the Dell XPS 13 or maybe the Spectre x360, although it can't quite measure up to a Thinkpad keyboard with its curved and concave key surfaces when it comes to touch typing. A two-stage backlight allows the Yoga 920 to be used in darker environments as well. TouchpadAt 10.5 x 6 cm, the clickpad is reasonably-sized and offers great surface gliding characteristics.

Control is smooth and the response immediate without any jumping even when moving the cursor slowly or performing drag & drops or gestures with up to four fingers. Mouse button clicks are characterized by a short travel distance, but offer plenty of tactile and auditory feedback. Overall quality of the touchpad is certainly acceptable and many users likely won't miss an external mouse too much when traveling. Touchscreen & Active Pen 2. The touchscreen with its narrow bezel supports 10-finger inputs and works very well even at the edges and the corners. Inputs are translated quickly and precisely, although we once again would prefer a slightly stiffer hinge to reduce wobbles during operation.

The Yoga 920 now also includes active pen support, which is a first in the series. The Active Pen 2, as Lenovo calls their stylus, recognizes up to 4096 levels of pressure and makes the convertible that much more useful. The top and bottom barrel buttons can be configured using the Wacom Pen application; the top button - which is initially used to pair the pen - requires using the Pen & Windows Ink app. The pen is a pleasure to use and we found it equally suited to taking notes as well as as drawing and sketching. Included with the pen is a small holder which plugs into the USB 3.0 port on the right. Note that the Yoga 920 doesn't employ Lenovo's own Lift'n Lock feature like the ThinkPad Yogas, so clicking various keys and the touchpad is unavoidable when handling the convertible. Inputs are of course disabled when the lid is flipped around.

Our X-Rite spectrophotometer measurements reveal a below-average average grayscale out of the box with slightly inaccurate colors particularly at lower saturation levels. A calibration improved the color accuracy as well as grayscale significantly and also more or less doubled the contrast (we double-checked to be sure with identical results), which is highly unusual. The likely culprit is the poor grayscale performance before calibration. Overall the display does its job well enough, although a calibration is highly recommended. The change from the predecessor with 7th-generation dual-core is pretty substantial from a performance standpoint, as the quad-core is significantly more powerful.

Single-core performance is up at least 15 - 30 percent; while multi-core performance is up from 50 - 70 percent. Note that declining Turbo Boost clock rates have en impact even during a single benchmark run. Case in point: when running the entire Cinebench R15 benchmark, we recorded a Multi-Thread score of 535 points.

While quite impressive in its own right, running just the Multi-Thread test of the benchmark without running OpenGL portion first results in an even higher score of 576 points.The same behavior can be seen when running our Cinebench R15 loop test: after the initial score in the 570-point range, subsequent scores are about 40 points lower. Note that after about 25 passes, we see cyclical throttling with immediate rebounds. Even so, the lowest score of 494 points in this sequence is still at least 35 percent higher than what we could expect from the i7-7500U on a good day. The with QHD display and the same CPU - we've added the system to the table below for comparison purposes even though it's not a convertible - outperforms the Yoga 920 when it comes to both raw as well as sustained multi-core processing power.

A fast CPU paired with an extremely well-performing SSD at 'only' Full HD resolution: the Yoga 920 flies through the PCMark benchmarks and all but trounces most of the competition with previous-generation hardware, although the - which is an extremely well-performing system - comes quite close. Even some gaming systems with quad-core 45 W CPUs and dedicated GPUs have a hard time pulling away from the review 2-in-1 when it comes to the synthetic PCMark benchmark scores. We experienced no driver or software related issues during the review period. When running 3DMark benchmarks, our review system either slightly lags behind the Dell XPS 13 equipped with the same processor and UHD Graphics 620 (3DMark 11) or outperforms it by a slim margin (Fire Strike, Cloud Gate, Ice Storm). Systems with the HD Graphics 620 can be up to 30 percent slower depending on the subtest, although the margin is not always all that large. The passively-cooled Dell XPS 13-9365 2-in-1 with Intel HD Graphics 615 is at a disadvantage and over 20% slower according to 3DMark 11.Gaming performance follows suit in that it is generally slightly ahead of systems with the older CPU and Intel HD Graphics 620. Still, at the native resolution and full details, even older games are generally unplayable.

An entry-level dedicated GPU like the Nvidia MX150 in the offers much higher performance and at least double the frame rates.For technical data and additional benchmarks please check our review of the. We stress the notebook with synthetic benchmarks to reveal throttling or stability issues. When under Prime95 load, the CPU cores drop from the initial 4 GHz to 2.3 GHz at a temperature of 65 C within 10 seconds. Temperatures slowly climb over the next 30 minutes to between 71 - 74 C with the CPU clock fluctuating between 2.2 - 2.3 GHz average with no further changes occurring. The observed clock rates and temperatures are quite different from the with the same CPU, which stabilized at 2.5 GHz and 92 C. Lenovo seems to be more conservative here, which also explains the somewhat lower CineBench scores of the review convertible. Note that even after a full hour, we didn't encounter the peculiar fluctuations we recorded at the later stages of the CineBench R15 loop test.Furmark on its own has the GPU running at exactly 748 MHz with the temperature remaining under 75 C at all times.

Simultaneous CPU and GPU stress doesn't affect the GPU speed at first, but the CPU drops to 1.2 - 1.3 GHz at a temperature of about 70 C. At around 15 minutes, the CPU remains between 1.1 - 1-2 GHz with the GPU now maintaining 700 MHz without any temperature changes occurring. Once again, the Yoga 920 throttles slightly more here than the XPS 13 (GPU: 998 MHz, CPU 1.4 GHz, temperature 84 C) and temperatures are consequently much lower as well.A repeat of 3DMark 11 on battery shows nearly unchanged GPU and CPU performance with Physics and Graphics scores within a couple of percent of our previous run and thus a near-identical final score.

The Lenovo Yoga 920 isn't a very noisy system. During idle and simple tasks like word processing, the system remains inaudible at just a couple dB above ambient; average (3DMark06) as well as high loads (Prime95 + Furmark) bump the fan noise to a maximum of only 34 dB. Most competitors are louder, so the convertible is well-suited for quiet environments.

Even during the stress test, we never found the fan noise to be overly annoying. The with Intel Core i7-7Y75 remains uncontested, as it is is passively-cooled and hence absolutely noiseless.Our review 2-in-1 also doesn't suffer from any coil whine, which seems to affect a lot of systems lately. During idle, the Yoga 920 stays remarkably cool with nearly flat temperatures across the chassis thanks to the aluminum construction. Even at maximum load, the convertible doesn't exceed 41 degrees on the bottom left and right, so it's still possible to work with the Yoga in the lap without major discomfort. Keyboard temps in the middle are a bit high at 44 C, but the palm rests remain comparatively cool at about 32 C, so sweaty palms are rarely an issue unless the system is subjected to unrealistic loads for extended periods of time.

Sound quality is decent given the overall size and modest thickness of the convertible. The speakers, which are located towards the front on the left and right edge, fire downwards and produce well-balanced m ids and highs. Voices in particular are clear and easy to understand. Although the b ass drops off rather rapidly below 250 Hz, there's a good amount of balance between the lower and higher frequencies. Headphones are still recommended when listening to music, however. Note also that the perceived output changes slightly when the 2-in-1 is used in tent or stand mode since the sound doesn't get reflected from a surface any longer. Lenovo Yoga 920-13IKB-80Y7 audio analysis(-) not very loud speakers (65.69 dB)Bass 100 - 315 Hz(±) reduced bass - on average 14.7% lower than median(-) bass is not linear (15.7% delta to prev. Frequency)Mids 400 - 2000 Hz(+) balanced mids - only 2.3% away from median(+) mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev.

Frequency)Highs 2 - 16 kHz(+) balanced highs - only 2.9% away from median(+) highs are linear (6.8% delta to prev. Frequency)Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz(±) linearity of overall sound is average (15.8% difference to median)Compared to same class» 15% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 78% worse» The best had a delta of 11%, average was 22%, worst was 53%Compared to all devices tested» 19% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 77% worse» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 21%, worst was 53%.

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis(+) speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)Bass 100 - 315 Hz(±) reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median(±) linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. Frequency)Mids 400 - 2000 Hz(+) balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median(+) mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. Frequency)Highs 2 - 16 kHz(+) balanced highs - only 2% away from median(+) highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. Frequency)Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz(+) overall sound is linear (9.3% difference to median)Compared to same class» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse» The best had a delta of 8%, average was 20%, worst was 50%Compared to all devices tested» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 98% worse» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 21%, worst was 53%. Idle power consumption ranges from 3 - 7 W and is comparable to other subnotebooks.

At medium (3DMark06) and maximum (Prime 95 + Furmark) loads, the convertible draws about 20 percent less power than the Dell XPS 13 with the same i7-8550U CPU. Note that the average and maximum are near-identical because of throttling. Still, it's important to remember that this situation is unlikely to occur during normal use.The AC adapter is rated for 65 W and has more than enough capacity to handle the encountered loads.

8550U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung PM961 MZVLW256HEHP, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.97500U, HD Graphics 620, Samsung PM951 NVMe MZVLV512, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.37200U, HD Graphics 620, SanDisk SD8SN8U256G1002, a-Si TFT-LCD, WLED, 1920x1080, 13.37500U, HD Graphics 620, Samsung PM961 NVMe MZVLW512HMJP, IPS, 3840x2160, 13.37500U, HD Graphics 620, Samsung PM951 NVMe MZVLV512, IPS, 3840x2160, 13.97Y75, HD Graphics 615, Toshiba NVMe THNSN5256GPUK, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.38550U, UHD Graphics 620, Toshiba XG5 KXG50ZNV256G, IGZO IPS, 3200x1800, 13.3Power Consumption. Runtimes have improved over the predecessor even though the battery capacity is slightly smaller (70 vs. 78 Wh) and are only matched by the 12.5-inch Dell Latitude 5289 with i5-7300U CPU and the passively-cooled Dell XPS 13-9365 2-in-1 with the i7-7Y75 CPU. Real-world WLAN use is almost 11 hours and 30 minutes, which is outstanding and more than sufficient for an entire workday.

We should mention here that the Yoga 920 also has one of the largest batteries, so the longer runtimes are not totally unexpected. The new and redesigned Yoga 920 is the best 900-series Yoga yet and far from just a simple hardware update. Performance is certainly up with the new quad-core CPU and the blazingly-fast NVMe SSD, but Lenovo also improved other areas: the new convertible now sports 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports, an improved webcam location, a modified keyboard, supports an active stylus for the first time and runs longer on a charge. Lenovo obviously took customer feedback to heart, which is refreshing to see.The aluminum chassis is beautiful and quite sturdy as well and the watchband hinge-design still turns heads.

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The display could be a little brighter though and the contrast ratio and the grayscale accuracy could be better as well. There's also a question of size: the Yoga is still one of the larger convertibles out there, which doesn't make it as easy to hold when in tablet mode. Still, some users might appreciate the extra screen real estate. The lack of a 'Lift'n Lock' feature a la Thinkpad Yoga also leaves the keys exposed, so extra care needs to be taken to avoid damage. The throttling under heavy load curtails the huge performance potential of the extra CPU cores a little, but the overall performance is still up, so we wouldn't consider that a huge drawback. One additional plus: the annoying whistling sound we encountered during our review of the predecessor Yoga 910 is definitely no longer an issue.The Yoga 920 is a very well-designed and attractive 2-in-1.

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Users considering a 13.3-inch convertible like the HP Spectre x360 or Dell XPS 13 should definitely take a look at the slightly larger Yoga as well.