MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Lenovo Legion 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)

Apple MacBook Air 13

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999

Lenovo Legion 7i

Lenovo Legion 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) $2,080

Base Price (MSRP) $999	Base Price (MSRP) $2,080
CPU M4 (10C8G-FL)	CPU Core i7-12800HX
GPU 8-Core M4-FL	GPU GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
Memory 16GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 512GB
Display 13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664	Display 16" LCD IPS 2560×1600

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


M4 (10C8G-FL) 10 Cores 10 Threads 4.4GHz Clock	Core i7-12800HX 16 Cores 24 Threads 2GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765 93% GB6M 14,675 55%	GB6S 2,400 59% GB6M 11,000 41%

M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i7-12800HX Full Specs Comparison

GPU


8-Core M4-FL 1024 Shaders 1470MHz Shared Memory	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W 5888 Shaders 1485MHz 8GB GDDR6 448GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 3.01 TFLOPS FP32 6%	124 FPS 1080p 103% 17.49 TFLOPS FP32 35%

8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W Full Specs Comparison

Memory


16GB LPDDR5X-7500	16GB DDR5-4800
56 Tabs 11%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s	512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 6GB/s
442 min 4K Video 11%	954 min 4K Video 24%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13.6" LCD IPS - -	16" LCD IPS - -

Area 84.5 in² (545.3 cm²) 15.5:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 115.1 in² (742.3 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 500 Nits -	Brightness 500 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 165Hz Variable G-Sync FreeSync
Response Time 33ms GtG	Response Time 3ms GtG
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Resolution 2560×1664 4.3 Million Pixels 225 PPI	Resolution 2560×1600 4.1 Million Pixels 189 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,200:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical	Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical
Colour Depth 10-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 88% Adobe RGB	Coverage 100% sRGB 70% DCI-P3 73% Adobe RGB
Accuracy dE 1.3 Avg dE 2.7 Max dE 2.00 Greyscale 2.25 Gamma 6860K	Accuracy dE 1.5 Avg dE 2.2 Max dE 1.60 Greyscale 2.20 Gamma 6380K
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Matte -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Number Pad

Scissor Switch

RGB Backlight

Per Key Lighting

Number Pad

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Fingerprint

Speakers

4

2

Microphones

3

2

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.2

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe 3	Power Lenovo Slim-tip
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


30W 20.00V 1.50A	300W 20.00V 15.00A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.00A 15V (30W) 1.50A 20V (30W) - - -	- - - - - - - - -
- USB-C - Removable Cable -	Lenovo Slim-tip - - - 2.0M (7 ft) Cable

Battery

53.8Wh 4719mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	100Wh 6510mAh 15.36V Lithium-Ion -
Up to 16 Hours	Up to 5 Hours
Charge Time 30 min 50% - 50 min 80% 90 min 100%	Charge Time 10 min 50% 30 min 70% - 80 min 100%

Operating System

macOS 15 Sequoia	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm	- - - -
Height 11.3 mm (0.4 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 215 mm (8.5 in) Volume 0.74 L	Height 19.4 mm (0.8 in) Width 358.1 mm (14.1 in) Depth 263.5 mm (10.4 in) Volume 1.83 L
Weight 1.24 kg (2.7 lb) Weight + Charger 1.34 kg (3 lb) - -	Weight 2.53 kg (5.6 lb) Weight + Charger 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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