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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition is back to fight for its space on our list of the best laptops .. It’s been roughly a year and a half since we last tested a Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition , and a lot has happened during that time. For starters, our particular review unit features a 14-inch POLED panel instead of a 15.3-inch screen, and it features Intel’s new Core Ultra 3 Series “Panther Lake” processors.
Intel’s Aura Edition initiative is aimed at fielding laptops that are thin, lightweight, and deliver superior battery life. The Slim 7i impresses on all three fronts, while delivering a crisp display and premium build quality.
Design of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (2026)
The Yoga Slim 7i made a lasting impression before I even laid eyes on it. The shipping box that contained the review unit was incredibly light; so light, in fact, that I thought maybe the laptop had gone “missing” on its way to my house. However, once I pulled the Slim 7i out of the box, I was taken aback by its featherweight design, weighing just 2.15 pounds. For comparison, the 13.6-inch MacBook Air weighs slightly more at 2.7 pounds.
Part of the reason for the extremely lightweight design is the use of a magnesium alloy in the chassis (which Lenovo says is designed and tested to MIL-SSTD-810H standards), finished in “Seashell,” which is basically off-white. In addition, the laptop is only 0.55 inches thick, which further contributes to the feeling of litheness.
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The centerpiece of the Yoga Slim 7i is a 14-inch, 2880 x 1800 POLED touch display with a glossy finish. To protect the precious POLED panel, Lenovo covers it in Gorilla Glass 3.
Unlike the most recent Yoga Slim 7i we tested , the 2026 model drops the HDMI 2.1 port and adds another Thunderbolt 4 in its place. As a result, the Yoga Slim 7i now has three Thunderbolt 4 ports: two on the left side and one on the right. All three ports support up to 65-watt USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort 2.1. Interestingly, the HDMI port isn’t the only casualty with this redesign; the 3.5 mm headphone jack is also missing. It’s a curious omission for the Yoga Slim 7i, and one that will likely garner some backlash from the Yoga faithful. The USB-A port has also been abandoned, which means those reliant on compliant accessories will need to live the “dongle life” that Mac and Dell XPS users have grown accustomed to.
The only other items of note around the chassis are a dedicated power button on the right side (I fumbled around the keyboard deck for the power button for a few seconds at first) and an E-shutter switch for the 5-megapixel webcam.
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