Lenovo should equip the Yoga 9 flagship convertible with a better 4K OLED display

Lenovo has treated the expensive Yoga 9 14 convertible to a completely new chassis just last year, and the new G10 now relies on Intel's more efficient Lunar Lake chipsets. In addition to Copilot+ certification, this results in better battery life and quieter fans, even though the pure multi-core performance of the processor is lower than before. On the other hand, both the single-core and graphics performance are very good.

Things get a bit more complicated with the display, because our €2,199 test unit sports a 4K OLED panel. That sounds great on paper, but the devil is in the details. Looking at the marketing materials, Lenovo is clearly targeting creative users with this 14-inch convertible, but just a high resolution isn't enough. We would expect devices aimed at this target group to come with decent color profiles with high color accuracy and a proper sRGB mode.

Another weakness that affects all groups of users is the low 60Hz refresh rate, which is noticeable during motion. That said, the 2.8K 120Hz panel in the cheaper configurations has been improved and is now brighter in SDR (500 nits) and HDR (1,100 nits). We're currently testing this panel in the Yoga 7 14 2-in-1, but it suffers from a grainy image, which is an issue already known from the predecessor's 2.8K screen. Color profiles are missing here as well.

All in all, the current 10th generation Yoga 9 14 2in1 is a very good overall package, but anyone who is serious about image editing will be disappointed. In order to be competitive in this segment, Lenovo needs to provide proper color profiles, especially for its expensive 4K OLED models. More info including detailed benchmarks and further measurements can be found in our in-depth review of the Yoga 9.