Overview
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 is a luxury 2-in-1 that prioritizes the experience — display quality, audio, and build materials — over raw compute power. It’s not trying to be a content creation machine. Instead, it’s the laptop you reach for when you want to enjoy what you’re doing, whether that’s writing, browsing, watching, or sketching.
Display
The 14” 2.8K (2880x1800) OLED panel is the Yoga 9i’s centerpiece. Colors are rich and accurate with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, blacks are true OLED black, and the 90Hz refresh rate makes scrolling and pen input feel smoother than the typical 60Hz. Peak brightness hits 500 nits for HDR content.
Touch response is excellent, and pen input with Lenovo’s Precision Pen 2 feels natural. The anti-reflective coating cuts glare without the matte-screen dullness you see on some competitors.
Audio
This is the Yoga 9i’s secret weapon. The Bowers & Wilkins soundbar is built into the hinge, firing sound directly at you in laptop mode. It’s genuinely the best audio in any laptop — room-filling, balanced, with actual bass presence. You won’t need external speakers for casual listening.
Performance
The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V is a low-power chip optimized for battery life and AI tasks. It handles productivity workloads — Office, browsing, video calls, light photo editing — without breaking a sweat. It’s not built for video rendering or gaming, and that’s fine for the target audience.
Battery Life
The 75 Wh battery delivers 8-9 hours of mixed productivity with the OLED display. That’s solid but not class-leading — the IPS-equipped competition often hits 10-12 hours. The trade-off for OLED visual quality is real.
Build and Design
Full aluminum chassis with a polished hinge. At 3.1 lbs, it’s easy to use in tablet mode. The 360-degree hinge is firm and smooth. The keyboard is comfortable with decent travel, though the ThinkPad line still has better key feel.