The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" is often significantly less expensive and provides solid general use performance with a larger screen, making it suitable for everyday tasks and light gaming. Its keyboard includes a number pad and it has a decent battery life. On the other hand, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga is often significantly more expensive, but offers a more premium build with a higher-quality display, better keyboard, and lighter weight, enhancing its portability. This makes the ThinkPad ideal for business professionals who desire portability along with a touchscreen and a 2-in-1 design for presentations and flexibility. However, its general use performance is slightly lower and its cost is higher, so consider if the extra features justify the price for your needs. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15"
Very good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
Good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Excellent portability
Good speakers
Good keyboard
Key differences
Screen Quality
6.4/10
7.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
13.5in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
300.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
451.0 nits
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has a better screen than the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.
For general use, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1's screen provides adequate clarity and visibility with its resolution and brightness, whereas the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga offers a noticeably sharper and brighter display, which enhances the overall viewing experience. In engineering and design tasks, the ThinkPad's display covers a wider range of colors, making it more suitable for professionals who need precise color accuracy for their projects. When it comes to gaming and 3D applications, both laptops fall short due to lower refresh rates, which can lead to less smooth visuals in fast-paced scenarios, although their resolutions and panel types may still deliver respectable image quality for less demanding games.
Battery
10.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" has 10 hours of battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has 8 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Good
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
13.5in
3.5 lbs
WEIGHT
2.5 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.4in
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has excellent portability, while the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
6.0/10
8.0/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has very good build quality, while the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" has only fair build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are both good for general use.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" is geared towards general use with ample RAM and a solid CPU, offering a well-balanced screen size and decent battery life, paired with a manageable weight making it relatively portable. In contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga stands out with its superior screen quality, lightweight and thin design enhancing portability, and a 2-in-1 convertible feature that caters to users looking for versatility, though with slightly less battery life.
Gaming and AI
6.1/10
6.0/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
9.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
9.1/10
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are both only fair for gaming and AI.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
6.6/10
6.7/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga and Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" are both only fair for engineering and design.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" with its AMD Ryzen 7 processor and integrated Vega 8 graphics offers fair performance for engineering and design, but the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga with its Intel i5 CPU and Iris Xe graphics provides better performance, complemented by a higher resolution and brighter screen that makes it more suitable for such tasks. The ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga's advantages in CPU, RAM, GPU, and screen quality make it more favorable for engineering and design despite it being less portable due to its smaller screen compared to the IdeaPad.
Content Creation
7.4/10
7.3/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are both good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.3/10
7.3/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
12.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
6.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Cost
$741
$725
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" has a price of $741 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga costs $725.
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How the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga compare to other laptops
"The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15" is affordable and pretty efficient. At the end of the day, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15″, 2023) is one of the better affordable laptops money can buy right now. It has a decent performance, albeit coming from a CPU that is based on old architecture. Playing low-intensity games is possible but at low to medium settings. We are really happy with the cooling setup, but the main event here is the battery life. We got 9 hours of either Web browsing or video playback, which is a great result. Especially if you compare this device with the ASUS E410."
"The ThinkPad X1 Titanium is a showcase of what Lenovo thinks business computing will look like in the near future. People want thinner, lighter laptops with high-quality screens and enough computing power to get their work done. The X1 Titanium achieves these goals with some controversial but innovative design choices, including a redesigned keyboard and a pared-down port selection."
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About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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