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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11 is a 14-inch ultra-light Windows laptop focused on portability, battery life, and premium display quality. Reviews praise its design and Panther Lake platform, while noting concerns over price, performance tiers, ports, and screen reflections.

Pros

+ Ultra-light 975g chassis
+ Long 75Wh battery
+ Sharp 120Hz OLED
+ Strong Panther Lake performance
+ Modern Thunderbolt connectivity

Cons

- Expensive starting price
- Reflective glossy display
- Limited port variety
- Not best value
- Faster CPUs unavailable

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11 is a 2026-series 14-inch ultraportable Windows laptop weighing just 975 grams. It features an Intel Core Ultra 7 355 Panther Lake processor, integrated Intel Graphics 4 Xe3, 32 GB of memory, and M.2 PCIe storage. Its 14-inch 2880 x 1800 OLED touchscreen runs at 120 Hz but uses a glossy finish that some reviewers found overly reflective. Connectivity includes USB4, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Reviews highlight its elegant design, very low weight, strong battery life, and capable everyday performance. Criticism centers on value, limited port variety, regional CPU availability, and competition from alternatives with stronger performance or battery life.

Specifications

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11 (Yoga Slim 7 (2026) Series)
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 7 355 8c/8t, 4 x 4.7 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core, 4 x 3.5 GHz Intel Darkmont LP E-Core, Panther Lake
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR55-7467
Display
14.00 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixel 243 PPI, Capacitive touchscreen, OLED, glossy: yes, 120 Hz
Storage
M.2 PCIe
Connections
3 USB4 40 Gbps, 3 Thunderbolt 4, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), Audio Connections: 3.5 mm
Networking
802.11 a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax/​be (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 15.5 x 312 x 221 ( = 0.61 x 12.28 x 8.7 in)
Battery
75 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: IR
Primary Camera: 5 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes
Weight
975 g ( = 34.39 oz / 2.15 pounds)

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 76.67% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 5 reviews)

Reviews for the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 14IPH11

80% Lenovo's impossibly lightweight 'Aura Edition' Windows laptop offers huge battery life, but I have questions
Source: Windows Central English
The 14-inch Slim 7i stands as one of my all-time favorite Windows laptops, and the Ultra Aura Edition (Gen 11) carries over much of what I valued in its predecessors. With Panther Lake, this ultra-lightweight PC lasts all day (and beyond), but I'd happily trade some of its battery life for the higher-end Core Ultra X7/X9 processors that Lenovo currently offers outside the US. With the Core Ultra 7 355, it'll still have tremendous appeal towards frequent travelers.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/17/2026
Rating: Total score: 80%
90% Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition does something I didn't think Windows laptops could do
Source: XDA Developers English
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition sure does have "aura", as the kids say. If you do shell out the cash required to grab one, you won't regret it, but if you're looking for something that's the ultimate value, this machine isn't it. It's beautiful, light, performant, and a superb example of what Panther Lake is capable of.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/17/2026
Rating: Total score: 90%
Yoga Slim 7i Ultra AE - THE REVIEW
Source: Andrew Marc David English
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/06/2026
60% I reviewed the Lenovo Yoga 7 Slim Ultra and it almost made me enjoy Windows again
Source: Make Use Of English
If you're set on getting a thin and light Windows laptop, you have better options. To name a couple, we really liked the Acer Swift Edge 14 -- and while it's not as light at the Slim 7 Ultra, it's close. But if you want my strongest recommendation, I'd have you consider the 2026 version of the ASUS Zenbook 14, which has the speedy ARM-based Snapdragon X2 Elite 18 core CPU in a package that weighs just tad more than this Lenovo and has much better battery life. But me? I'm sticking to Mac, but I will say that if this laptop had better performance, more ports, was less money and had a less reflective screen, the weight factor could compel me to buy one of these for personal use, but I wouldn't switch from my MacBook Pro. Overall, I find Windows much less satisfying to use than MacOS and so only if the notebook's hardware was extremely compelling would I switch — this comes close, but not close enough.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/26/2026
Rating: Total score: 60%
Thin, Light & Powerful. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition 2026
Source: SuperSaf English
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition is as thin as 13.9mm, weighs as little as 975g and features a 14” Puresight Pro 2.8k POLED 120Hz display, with up to the Intel® Core™ Ultra X9, 12Xe, 16 Core processor, Intel® Arc™ graphics, 40W sustained TDP, 75Wh Battery and Price starts at £1,620.00.
Hands-On, online available, Long, Date: 01/14/2026

Comment

Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL: The Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 is an integrated graphics card in Panther Lake SoCs with 4 Xe3 cores (32 EUs / 512 ALUs), 4 raytracing cores and a clock rate of up to 2450 MHz.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Ultra 7 355: Mobile mid-range 8-core SoC from the Panther Lake family with 4 Xe3 GPU cores. As with Lunar Lake, the built-in NPU 5 offers 50 TOPS and now offers support for FP8.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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DeepL / Ninh Duy, 2026-03- 3 (Update: 2026-05-28)