Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15 (2024) vs Dell 16 Plus (2025)

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Our Verdict

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15 (2024)

Dell 16 Plus (2025)

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Variants

  • Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15 (83HM0001US) (Luna Grey - IPS/Touch/Intel Core Ultra 7 256V/16GB/1TB)
  • Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15 (83HM0000US) (Luna Grey - IPS/Touch/Intel Core Ultra 7 256V/16GB/1TB)
  • Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 15 (83HM002WUS) (Luna Grey - IPS/Touch/Intel Core Ultra 7 256V/32GB/1TB)
  • 16 Plus (‎LDB16250-7562BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 7 256V/16GB/1TB)
  • 16 Plus (LDB16250) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/1TB)
  • 16 Plus (LDB16250-9555BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/2TB)

Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

8.4
0.0
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Design

Style 
 

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Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

8.5
N/A

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Hinge 
 

6.9
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Range 
 

180°
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Stability 
 

Good
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One Finger Lift 
 

No
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Portability 
 

8.3
N/A

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Size 
 

15"
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Thickness 
 

0.8" (1.9 cm)
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Width 
 

13.4" (34.1 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Depth 
 

9.3" (23.7 cm)
Lock" (Lock cm)

Volume 
 

94.2 in³ (1,543.6 cm³)
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Weight 
 

3.4 lbs (1.5 kg)
Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Charger Size 
 

7.2 in³ (117.2 cm³)
Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Lock lbs (Lock kg)

Serviceability 
 

6.0
N/A

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Ease Of Access 
 

8.0
0.0

RAM Slots 
 

0
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Storage Slots 
 

1
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Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
Locked

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
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In The Box 
 

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

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Resolution 
 

2880 x 1800
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Aspect Ratio 
 

16:10
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Pixel Density 
 

222 PPI
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Panel Type 
 

IPS
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Touch Screen 
 

Yes
Locked

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

88%
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Refresh Rate 
 

8.7
N/A

Motion Blur  

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Refresh Rate 
 

120 Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate 
 

Dynamic Refresh Rate
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Contrast 
 

7.2
N/A

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Native Contrast 
 

1,260 : 1
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Brightness 
 

8.5
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Maximum Brightness 
 

471 cd/m²
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Minimum Brightness 
 

1 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

6.7
N/A

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Screen Finish 
 

Glossy
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Total Reflections 
 

5.411%
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Indirect Reflections 
 

1.3%
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Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

4.11%
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Black Uniformity 
 

7.9
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.867%
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

8.1
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Avg. White Balance dE 
 

1.83
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Avg. Gamma 
 

2.1
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Avg. Color dE 
 

3.51
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Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,416.9 K
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Color Gamut 
 

9.4
N/A

Gamut SDR  

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sRGB xy 
 

99.85%
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sRGB uv 
 

99.39%
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Adobe RGB xy 
 

88.63%
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Adobe RGB uv 
 

93.74%
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Gamut HDR  

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DCI P3 xy 
 

99.41%
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DCI P3 uv 
 

98.39%
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Rec. 2020 xy 
 

71.72%
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Rec. 2020 uv 
 

72.18%
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Flicker 
 

10
N/A

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Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
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Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
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Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

8.5
N/A

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Typing Quality 
 

8.5
0.0

Numpad 
 

No
Locked

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Locked

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

69 gf
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Actuation Force 
 

33 gf
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Pre-Travel 
 

0.94 mm
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Total Travel 
 

1.44 mm
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Touchpad 
 

8.6
N/A

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Tracking Quality 
 

8.5
0.0

Size 
 

16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
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Material 
 

Glass
Locked

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
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Speakers 
 

8.9
N/A

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Max Volume 
 

81 dB SPL
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Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

3.9 dB
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Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

1.2
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Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

137 Hz
Lock Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

20 kHz
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Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

4.1 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

7.0
N/A

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Video Quality 
 

7.0
0.0

Resolution 
 

1080p
Locked

Position 
 

Top Center
Locked

Privacy Cover 
 

No
Locked

Face Unlock 
 

Yes
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

8.0
N/A

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USB-A Ports 
 

1
Locked

USB-C Ports 
 

2
Locked

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 4
Locked

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Locked

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Locked

HDMI 
 

2.1
Locked

DisplayPort 
 

No
Locked

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Locked

Card Reader 
 

No
Locked

Ethernet 
 

No
Locked

Proprietary Port 
 

No
Locked

Security Lock 
 

No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Locked

Bluetooth 
 

5.4
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Locked

Model 
 

Core Ultra 7 256V
Locked

Core Count 
 

8
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Thread Count 
 

8
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Locked

Model 
 

Arc 140V GPU
Locked

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Locked

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP) 
 

N/A
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
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Modules 
 

8 (Soldered)
Locked

Type 
 

LP-DDR5x
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Speed 
 

8,533 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

1,000 GB
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Usable Capacity 
 

944 GB
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Drive 1 
 

Samsung MZAL81T0HDLB-00BL2
Locked

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
Locked

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
Locked

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

9.3
N/A

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CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,971 points
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CPU Multi-Thread 
 

9,460 points
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GPU Compute 
 

30,458 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

9.7
N/A

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Single-Thread 
 

1,881 points
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Multi-Thread 
 

9,422 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

7.8
N/A

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CPU Render Time 
 

4.3 min
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GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

7.0
N/A

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Overall Score 
 

38,252
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.4
N/A

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Sequential Write Speed 
 

1,496.1 MB/s
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Sequential Read Speed 
 

3,754.5 MB/s
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Random Write Speed 
 

85.5 MB/s
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Random Read Speed 
 

55.5 MB/s
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Battery 
 

9.0
N/A

Capacity 
 

70 Wh
Lock Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

11.6 hrs
Lock hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

10.0 hrs
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Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

3.2 hrs
Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.2 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

4.5
N/A

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Avg. FPS 
 

34 fps
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1% Low 
 

18 fps
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0.1% Low 
 

9 fps
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1% Low Delta 
 

26 ms
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0.1% Low Delta 
 

77 ms
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Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

77 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

6.4
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Avg. FPS 
 

51 fps
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1% Low 
 

32 fps
Lock fps

0.1% Low 
 

27 fps
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1% Low Delta 
 

12 ms
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0.1% Low Delta 
 

18 ms
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Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

167 fps
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Avg. Turn Time 
 

8.13 s
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

6.2
N/A

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Avg. FPS 
 

62fps
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1% Low 
 

32fps
Lockfps

0.1% Low 
 

27fps
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1% Low Delta 
 

15 ms
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0.1% Low Delta 
 

21 ms
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Avg. FPS On Low 
 

158fps
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

6.1
N/A

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Avg. FPS 
 

51 fps
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1% Low 
 

32 fps
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0.1% Low 
 

19 fps
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1% Low Delta 
 

12 ms
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0.1% Low Delta 
 

33 ms
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Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

79 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

8.1
N/A

Keyboard Temps Picture  

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Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

31 °C (88 °F)
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Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

43 °C (109 °F)
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Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
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Fan Noise Under Load 
 

39.0 dBA
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Power & Fan Control App 
 

Yes
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Performance Over Time 
 

9.5
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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

77 °C
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CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

3% loss
Lock% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

60 °C
Lock °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 11
Locked

Additional Software 
 

Yes
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Extra Features 
 

Biometrics 
 

Face Recognition
Locked

RGB Illumination 
 

No
Locked

Touch Pen Support 
 

No Stylus Support
Locked

Secondary Display 
 

No
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