Lenovo’s 11th gen YOGA Slim 7x was launched earlier this year at CES, and the Qualcomm powered ultra-portable is on store shelves and online in Australia now. 

Powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite or Plus processors and with up to 32GB RAM and 2TB M.2 SSD storage with Adreno GPU, the laptop is priced starting at $1,799 – though Lenovo has sent over a specced up model priced at $2,750.

The Yoga Slim 7x includes a 14″ 2.8K resolution PureSight Pro OLED display which has a 120 Hz refresh rate with VRR support and comes in a lightweight, yet durable body that includes MIL-Spec certification.

It’s been a couple of years since we checked out the YOGA Slim 7x, and with a new Qualcomm powered processor running the show, it’s time to see how the latest YOGA Slim 7x handles. 

Design

The first thing I noticed is the weight, or lack there-of of the complete package. Even in a dual-layer box, there’s barely any weight to the package and when you get it in hand, the 1.17kg body feels great and at just 13.9mm thin it slips into a bag or backpack easily. 

While it’s thin and light, it by no means affects the build quality. The chassis has minimal flex when holding the laptop and has passed MIL-STD 810H testing, so it’s ready to take on almost anything you can throw at it.

The YOGA Slim series are all clam-shell style laptops so there’s no folding hinge. The lid has a good range of motion – though not lay-flat, and the hinge opens easily enough with one finger, but sits in place at the angle you want. 

The laptop only comes in a Cosmic Blue colour over the aluminium upper and lower decks. The colour offers a compromise between the classic ‘black’ look, while still being a little bit individual. The finish also doesn’t seem to show fingerprints, and any marks that show up wipe off nicely. 

Underneath is a vent for airflow, with rubberised feet keeping the laptop off the desk and air flowing in over the components. 

Once open, that 14”  touch display has minimal bezel either side, but a fairly chunky bezel at the top with a small raised area to accommodate the Windows Hello compatible FullHD IR webcam and give you an easy place to lift when opening the laptop. 

The 9.2MP webcam works fast for both video conferencing, producing great well lit shots with good contrast and colour, as well as being used for touchless login.

The Windows Hello login will get you into Windows in under 25 seconds from cold start and when it’s not in use, there’s an e-Shutter switch on the side to isolate the camera for increased privacy. 

The lower deck includes the 6-row backlit keyboard. It’s a lovely keyboard to type on with 1.5mm of key travel, a comfortable actuation point for long typing sessions. The CoPilot button is there, and a full array of Function keys – including a dedicated Print Screen button.

The glass Precision TouchPad is spacious and responsive, yet doesn’t produce phantom clicks and supports multi-touch gestures. 

There’s three USB 4 Type-C ports on the laptop, with one on the right and two on the left – convenient for charging, but not so convenient for attaching older peripherals with a USB Type-A port. 

There’s no network jack, but you do get WiFi 7 support and Bluetooth 5.4 for connecting to peripherals, including headphones. 

Video and Audio

The 14” 2.8K resolution OLED display looks great and includes great quality audio to match with a quad-speaker setup, and Dolby Vision and Atmos elevating the audio and video. 

The OLED panel comes with 1100 nits peak HDR brightness which makes it easy to use in all types of lighting conditions. The display has a gloss finish for the touch display, and despite some reflectivity it’s pretty good overall. 

There’s wide colour gamut support on the display, with 100% sRGB and 100% DCI-P3 coverage and 99% Adobe RGB. It also includes VESA Certified DisplayHDR True Black 1000 giving you those deeper blacks and brighter whites when working in the shade or in the sun.

The Dolby Atmos certified audio includes Spatial Audio support through the quad-speaker system. 

The quad-speaker system is split into dual 2W tweeters backed by dual 2W woofers and using the Lenovo Smart Amplifier to really pump the clarity and volume. 

The speaker grilles at either end of the laptop push the sound up at you and have some decent mid-range sound, while downward firing woofers reflect sound from the desk for respectable low-end for bigger movie scenes or some heavier music. 

The sound is surprisingly good for a laptop, though volume remains frustratingly just lower than I’d like, even with the Smart Amplifier. 

Performance

The YOGA Slim 7x is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X2 processor. You can configure your PC through the Lenovo website, where there’s up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB SSD options available. 

In terms of performance, the Yoga Slim 7x does incredibly well. It runs through all your office or school work with no issues. The Qualcomm ARM64 processor architecture easily launches into pretty much everything. 

There’s limits, with gaming a bit of a sore point unless you really want to tone down effects and resolution. Crimson Desert wasn’t willing to run at all, but I had a lot of fun in low-res Crysis Remastered and Sons of the Forest, but you can easily play pretty high-res Minecraft with no problems. 

As usual we ran it through 3DMark to see how it stacks up.

Battery and Charging

There’s a decently sized 4-cell 70Wh Li-ion Battery included with a 65W USB-C charger included in the box. 

Lenovo lists the YOGA Slim 7x with all-day battery life with Rapid Express Charging able to get you up to 3 hours of runtime in just 15 minutes. 

The reality is that the new crop of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors offer excellent battery life. I generally keep my screen brightness at around 75% and was easily able to get through a day of use switching between office work, web surfing and watching some videos with no issues.

I tried the standby mode between uses and lost only a few % overnight.

In terms of charging, the laptop can charge from flat to full in just over an hour and a half. 

Software

The laptop comes pre-loaded with Windows 11 Home (though a pro upgrade is available) version 26H1 which includes support through to March 2028. 

There’s a number of notable pre-installed applications on-board. Microsoft loads on their 365 Trial, as well as all your usual utilities and of course Solitaire. 

Third-party apps include all the utilities for your hardware, including Dolby Settings to control the Dolby Vision compatible display, and Dolby Atmos powered speaker system. There’s also a Mcafee live trial installed which will offer up annoying reminders until you accept the trial – or uninstall it.

Of course there’s Lenovo utilities on board. Lenovo Vantage for personalising hardware settings, battery management and of course updates is a highly recommended app to check out to get to know your system.

Lastly, there’s a couple of offers included with your Lenovo Slim 7x – an Xbox GamePass offer giving you free Premium for a limited time, though it appears to only extend to new users. You also get the DropBox promotion offering a free 90 day trial with 100GB of space.

Final Thoughts

The Lenovo YOGA Slim 7x is a great laptop with a very competitive starting price at $1,799.  The Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X2 platform offers a lot of benefits for users in terms of battery life and performance. 

The 14” OLED DOLBY Vision display paired with Dolby ATMOS makes a great video playback, with the display bringing colour accuracy to the table for any creator, and while the audio quality is great, the volume could be louder from the speakers. 

The lack of a variety of ports may leave a few people needing to resort to dongles, but having fast USB4 ports either side for charging or plugging in peripherals gives you options. 

But it all just works. It’s thin, light and the display is excellent. The laptop slips into your bag and barely takes up any room, but is ready to go when you need it.

If you want to check out the options available, you can head over to the Lenovo website.