Things have certainly expanded since then with a handful of new Yoga laptops arriving at CES 2022. The Lenovo Yoga 9i is the flagship, but the 14-inch and 16-inch Yoga 7i models aren’t to be ignored and for the eco-friendly Yoga fans a new Yoga 6 model may catch your eye. All of them are powered by the latest Intel 12th Gen CPUs, so we’ll be looking for a solid performance and perhaps battery life boost over last year.
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Lenovo Yoga 9i
The Lenovo Yoga 9i is the 14-inch flagship model and it adds an Intel 12th Gen Core i7 P-series processor for 2022. That is Intel’s new more powerful thin-and-light CPU, which combined with Intel Iris Xe graphics should deliver enough performance for anyone not in the market for a gaming PC. Lenovo touts its new edge-to-edge keyboard design as the biggest change to the laptop this year allowing for a set of 1-click function keys with five additional shortcut keys for a boost to multitasking. Base RAM is 8GB of DDR5 upgradeable to 16GB. The Gen 4 SSD starts at 256Gb and tops out at 1TB. Ports are reasonably plentiful with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. The 14-inch display starts at a base FHD with the option to upgrade to either a 2.8K or 4K OLED. The Lenovo Yoga 9i will be available starting in Q2 2022 for $1,399 and up.
Lenovo Yoga 7i
The Lenovo Yoga 7i comes in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes, however beyond the screen size the 16-inch also adds more power with an Intel Core i7 H-Series versus the P-Series in the 14-inch model. Graphics options are also more robust on the 16-inch model with the new Intel Arc A Series graphics compared to the Intel Iris Xe in the 14-inch Yoga 7i. Ports remain plentiful with Thunderbolt 4, USB Type-A, HDMI and an SD card reader in both sizes. A full HD IR camera allows you to use Windows Hello for hands-free log in. The Lenovo Yoga 7i 14-inch and 16-inch will be available starting in Q2 2022 starting at $949 and $899 respectively.
Lenovo Yoga 6
The Lenovo Yoga 6 is the junior member of the Yoga family with its 13-inch display, but eco-friendly Yoga fans may be swayed by the extensive use of recycled materials including nearly 25% of the plastic in the Yoga 6’s battery cells. The Yoga 6 breaks the Intel chain with its AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor and integrated AMD Radeon graphics. RAM options include either 8 or 16GB of DDR4x memory and storage starts at 256GB and tops out at 1TB. The IR webcam allows for hands-free use of Windows Hello log in and at 3.04 pounds the Yoga 6 is still light enough to carry with you all day. Port options are considerable with two USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 ports, two USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, a 3.5mm combo audio jack and a microSD card reader. The Lenovo Yoga 6 will be available starting in Q2 2022 for $749 and up.
