The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (2025) treats audio like a product feature worth engineering around. The rotating soundbar hinge — designed with Bowers & Wilkins — repositions the speaker array as you change modes. In laptop position the sound fires forward. In tent mode it fires upward. In tablet mode it fires toward you. It sounds better in every single position than the stereo speakers on any competing convertible.
That’s the hook. But the rest of the machine earns its $1,499 price independently: Intel Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 7 258V), 32 GB LPDDR5X standard across every configuration, a 2.8K OLED 120Hz touchscreen, and an aluminum chassis that doesn’t flex or creak.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
- Yoga 9i 2-in-1 full specs
- What works and what doesn’t
- How it compares to the competition
- Our verdict
Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Specs at a Glance
 Display OLED 14″ 2.8K (2880×1800) · 120Hz 600 nits · P3 color · HDR True Black 600 360° touchscreen · anti-smudge 
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 Processor Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) Intel Arc 140V · 48 TOPS NPU (Copilot+) 32 GB LPDDR5X — standard all configs
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 Camera & Audio 5 MP IR camera · Windows Hello face Rotating Bowers & Wilkins soundbar Quad speaker · Dolby Atmos
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 Battery & Connectivity 75Wh · up to 14 hrs · USB-C 65W Thunderbolt 4 × 2 · USB-A · HDMI 2.0 Wi-Fi 6E · Bluetooth 5.3 
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 Storage 512 GB / 1 TB NVMe SSD Oatmeal · Luna Gray 1.44 kg · 14.4mm
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OS & Software Windows 11 Home · Copilot+ PC Lenovo AI Core · Precision Pen 3 optional Smart Connect · Lenovo Vantage
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What We Like
- The rotating B&W soundbar hinge is the best built-in audio on any Windows laptop. Not “surprisingly good for a laptop” — actually good. The tuning adds clarity and definition that quad-speaker setups on competing machines miss
- 32 GB LPDDR5X standard means you never have to think about whether the base config is enough. Most competitors at $1,499 start at 16 GB and charge for the upgrade. Lenovo made the right call
- Lunar Lake’s efficiency is real. Under light mixed workloads the Yoga 9i regularly delivers 11 to 13 hours — a full professional day without hunting for an outlet
- The 2.8K OLED 120Hz touchscreen is an excellent panel — HDR True Black 600, P3 color, no dead zones. Annotating PDFs and sketching in tablet mode feels responsive enough to use habitually
- The 360-degree hinge holds position firmly, opens one-handed easily, and doesn’t wobble in tent mode. Convertibles that feel like they might break while switching modes are common. This isn’t one of them
- Build quality at $1,499 is excellent. The aluminum chassis doesn’t flex, creak, or feel like it was built to hit a margin rather than a standard
What Could Be Better
- No pen in the box. For a convertible at this price competing directly with the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 — which includes an S Pen — not bundling the Precision Pen 3 is a miss. It costs extra, which adds friction to the tablet use case this machine is built around
- Intel Arc 140V sets a GPU ceiling that some workflows will hit quickly. Real-time 4K video effects, sustained 3D rendering — any of these will push it to its limits
- HDMI 2.0 rather than 2.1 limits external display output to 4K60. For anyone running a 4K 144Hz monitor via HDMI it’s a real limitation
- Lenovo Vantage and a handful of pre-installed apps require attention at setup. Not a major issue but worth factoring into your first 30 minutes
How It Compares
| Laptop | Display | RAM Standard | Audio | Pen Included | Price |
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| Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (2025) | OLED 14″ 2.8K 120Hz | 32 GB LPDDR5X | B&W rotating soundbar | No | $1,499 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 | AMOLED 16″ 3K 120Hz | 32 GB LPDDR5X | AKG quad | Yes (S Pen) | $1,549 |
| HP Spectre x360 14 (2025) | OLED 14″ 2.8K 120Hz | 16 GB | B&O quad + Poly AI | No | $1,499 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | LCD 13″ 120Hz | 16 GB | Stereo | No (separate) | $1,199 |
Category Winners
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Audio quality | Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 |
| RAM at standard config | Yoga 9i / Samsung Book5 Pro (tie) |
| Build quality | Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 |
| Display quality | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 |
| Pen included | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 |
| Battery life | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 |
| Starting price | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 |
Final Scores
| Laptop | Rating |
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| Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (2025) |  |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 | |
| HP Spectre x360 14 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | |
Should You Buy the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (2025)?
The Yoga 9i 2-in-1 is the most complete Windows convertible at $1,499. The B&W soundbar alone separates it from every competitor — if you listen to anything on your laptop without headphones, you’ll notice it within the first hour. Add 32 GB standard, Lunar Lake efficiency, and one of the best OLED panels in this category, and it’s a very hard machine to argue against.
Buy the pen separately when you get it. Factor that $79 into your decision upfront. Everything else here earns its price.