JUNE 2022 PCWorld 59DISPLAY, AUDIO
The base Yoga 9i 14-inch has a IPS
touchscreen with 1,920x1,200 resolution, but
my review unit had the upgraded OLED
touchscreen with 3,840x2,400 resolution.
This makes for a 16:10 aspect ratio, which
provides extra vertical screen real estate that’s
useful when multitasking or viewing vertically
scrolling content like web pages or PDF
documents. Text clarity is excellent, as 323
pixels are crammed into each inch. Eagle-
eyed users might detect a fine speckled
pattern in bright white documents, a likely
result of the OLED screen’s particular subpixel
layout, but I didn’t find it distracting.
Image quality is otherwise excellent. The
Yoga 9i’s display has accurate color, a wide
color gamut spanning up to 99% of DCI-P3, a
high maximum brightness above 400 nits,
and deep black levels thanks to the OLED
display panel. Images and movies look vivid,
crisp, and have a realistic sense of
dimensionality that draws in your eye.
HDR is supported and Lenovo even offers
support for Dolby Vision HDR in addition to
the less capable HDR10 standard. It can’t
match the brilliance of Apple’s Mini-LED
MacBook Pro but has an advantage in crisp
contrast and depth that becomes apparent
when viewing in a dark room.
The display is glossy, so glare can be a
problem. The maximum brightness of 400
nits allows use even beside a sunlit window,
but some reflections will be obvious.
In another departure from the norm, the
Yoga 9i leans hard into audio quality. The
hinge doubles as a
miniature Dolby Atmos
soundbar. It works well,
delivering a loud,
throaty presentation
that is suited to music
and movies but still
clear enough for
podcasts. Maximum
volume is high enough
to fill an office, though
this sometimes
muddies the sound in
bass-heavy tracks. This
is an excellent sound
The 14-inch IPS touchscreen offers excellent image quality. system for a slim 2-in-1.