Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (2019) vs Thomson NEO 10 (2020)

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Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (2019)
Thomson NEO 10 (2020)

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Our Verdict

Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (2019)

Thomson NEO 10 (2020)

The Thomson NEO 10 (2020) and the Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (2019) are both compact, ultraportable laptops with power-efficient CPUs; however. the Lenovo runs Chrome OS, while the Thomson runs Windows 10. The Lenovo is a better laptop overall, with a better-performing CPU, a better display, and a far better battery life. Also, it has a better-feeling keyboard and touchpad and a significantly superior webcam and microphone. The Thomson is only a better option if you absolutely need a Windows device.

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Variants

  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (82CD0004CF) (Black - A4-9120C/4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (82CD000VUS) (Black - A4-9120C/4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (81QB0000US) (Black - MT8173C /4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (81QB000AUS) (Black - MT8173C/4GB/16GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (81QB000MUS) (Black - MT8173C/4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (82Q30003US) (Black - MT8183/4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (81MA0000US) (Black - N4000/4GB/32GB)
  • 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (81MA002FUS) (Black - N4020/4GB/32GB)
  • NEO 10 (WWNEO10A4BK64-P) (Black - 4GB/64GB)
  • NEO 10 (WWNEO10A4WH64-P) (White - 4GB/64GB)

Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

6.6
4.9

Battery 
 

7.0
4.5

Keyboard 
 

5.9
2.8

Touchpad 
 

6.3
3.4

Build Quality 
 

6.5
4.0

Webcam & Microphone 
 

6.5
2.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
4.0

Build Quality Photo  

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Hinge 
 

5.8
6.9

Hinge Photo  

Range 
 

180°
180°

Stability 
 

Decent
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

No
No
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Portability 
 

8.7
9.1

Dimensions Photo  

Size 
 

11.6"
10.1"

Thickness 
 

0.8" (2.0 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)

Width 
 

11.5" (29.3 cm)
11.0" (28.0 cm)

Depth 
 

7.9" (20.1 cm)
7.3" (18.6 cm)

Volume 
 

71.9 in³ (1,177.8 cm³)
62.0 in³ (1,015.6 cm³)

Weight 
 

2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)

Charger Size 
 

7.6 in³ (124.9 cm³)
3.4 in³ (55.1 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

4.0
3.0

Internals Photo  

Ease Of Access 
 

7.0
6.0

RAM Slots 
 

0
0

Storage Slots 
 

0
0

Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
No

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
No
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Resolution 
 

1366 x 768
1024 x 600

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
15:9

Pixel Density 
 

136 PPI
117 PPI

Panel Type 
 

TN
TN

Touch Screen 
 

No
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

66%
56%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
5.9

Motion Blur  

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No
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Contrast 
 

5.4
6.6

Contrast Photo  

Native Contrast 
 

587 : 1
931 : 1
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Brightness  
 

6.1
5.1

Maximum Brightness 
 

229 cd/m²
178 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

12 cd/m²
12 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

7.8
6.3

Reflections Photo Off  

Reflections Photo Max  

Screen Finish 
 

Matte
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

4.67%
5.75%

Indirect Reflections 
 

4.04%
1.61%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

0.63%
4.73%
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Black Uniformity 
 

0.3
0.2

Black Uniformity Photo  

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

11.292%
15.277%
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

5.2
5.9

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Color Washout From Left 
 

23°
22°

Color Washout From Right 
 

23°
24°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Color Shift From Left 
 

27°
15°

Color Shift From Right 
 

29°
17°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

27°
25°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

29°
29°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

16°
48°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

18°
49°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

15°
31°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

15°
37°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

3.3
2.8

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Color Washout From Below 
 

10°

Color Washout From Above 
 

19°
26°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Color Shift From Below 
 

Color Shift From Above 
 

11°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

25°
25°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

27°
27°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

10°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

0.1
0.1

White Balance Screencap  

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Color Screencap  

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

14.77
17.49

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.14
3.09

Avg. Color dE 
 

12.79
16.2

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

28,131 K
46,227 K
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Color Gamut 
 

3.9
4.7

Gamut SDR  

sRGB xy 
 

62.44%
70.59%

sRGB uv 
 

53.5%
60.02%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

46.42%
53.03%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

46.3%
51.73%

Gamut HDR  

DCI P3 xy 
 

46.16%
52.73%

DCI P3 uv 
 

42.96%
48.07%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

33.12%
37.83%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

31.31%
35.02%
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Flicker 
 

10
9.0

Flicker Graph  

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
No

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
> 1000Hz

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
100%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

5.9
2.8

Keyboard Photo  

Typing Quality 
 

7.0
3.0

Numpad 
 

No
No

Backlighting 
 

No
No

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

65 gf
66 gf

Actuation Force 
 

41 gf
42 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.18 mm
1.40 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.58 mm
1.72 mm
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Touchpad 
 

6.3
3.4

Touchpad Photo  

Tracking Quality 
 

6.5
3.0

Size 
 

9.8 in² (63.1 cm²)
5.9 in² (38.1 cm²)

Material 
 

Plastic
Plastic

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No
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Speakers 
 

4.5
3.5

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

71 dB SPL
58 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

11.9 dB
23.3 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

3.6
8.6

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

302 Hz
20 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

20 kHz
19 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

1.6 dB
4.4 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

6.5
2.7

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

6.5
2.0

Resolution 
 

720p
480p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

No
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

5.5
4.0

Ports Photo  

USB-A Ports 
 

1
2

USB-C Ports 
 

1 (Charging Only)
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Thunderbolt 
 

No
No

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
No

USB-C Display Out 
 

No
No

HDMI 
 

1.4
1.4

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

SD UHS 1
MicroSD UHS 1

Ethernet 
 

No
No

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

Yes
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Bluetooth 
 

4.1
4.0
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

MediaTek
Intel

Model 
 

8173C
Atom x5-Z8350

Core Count 
 

4
4

Thread Count 
 

4
4
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

Imagination
Intel

Model 
 

PowerVR GX6250
HD Graphics 400

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

4 GB
4 GB

Modules 
 

2 (Soldered)
Unknown

Type 
 

LP-DDR3
DDR3

Speed 
 

1,866 MHz
1,066 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

16 GB
64 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

10 GB
30 GB

Drive 1 
 

DF4016
Generic SCY

Drive 1 Type  

eMMC
eMMC

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

2.0
1.2

Geekbench Image  

CPU Single-Thread 
 

297 points
190 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

674 points
600 points

GPU Compute 
 

N/A
1,155 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

0.0
1.2

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Single-Thread 
 

N/A
163 points

Multi-Thread 
 

N/A
535 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

0.0
0.0

Blender Image  

CPU Render Time 
 

N/A
101.0 min

GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

0.5
0.3

Basemark Image  

Overall Score 
 

1,252
658
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

4.0
5.1

Storage Performance Image  

Sequential Write Speed 
 

61.4 MB/s
74.8 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

245.9 MB/s
146.6 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

2.1 MB/s
14.8 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

9.4 MB/s
13.1 MB/s
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Battery 
 

7.0
4.5

Capacity 
 

42 Wh
27 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

7.8 hrs
4.7 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

8.4 hrs
3.6 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

5.8 hrs
1.7 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.1 hrs
2.7 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

0.0
0.0

Borderlands 3 Graph  

Avg. FPS 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

N/A
N/A
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Civilization VI 
 

0.0
0.0

Civilization VI Graph  

Avg. FPS 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

N/A
N/A

Avg. Turn Time 
 

N/A
N/A
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

0.0
0.0

Avg. FPS 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low  
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

N/A
N/A
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

0.0
0.0

Avg. FPS 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low 
 

N/A
N/A

1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

0.1% Low Delta 
 

N/A
N/A

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

N/A
N/A
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Thermals And Noise 
 

9.1
8.1

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

28 °C (82 °F)
23 °C (74 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

39 °C (102 °F)
49 °C (121 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

N/A
N/A

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

N/A
N/A

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
No
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Performance Over Time 
 

0.0
10

Performance Over Time Image  

CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

N/A
61 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

N/A
0% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

N/A
62 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

N/A
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Chrome OS
Windows 10

Additional Software 
 

None
Yes
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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

No
No
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Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen (2019)

Thomson NEO 10 (2020)

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