Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition Review: Thermals, Battery Life And Conclusion

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition handles thermals well, keeping surface temperatures fairly low under moderate workloads. During testing, the keyboard area never ventured into any noticeable discomfort, and we were able to keep the bottom on our lap for extended periods without issue. Even when performance modes are enabled, the device avoids significant heat buildup—thanks in part to an efficient cooling design that balances power and portability. Still, if you do a fair bit of video or visual work that load the CPU and GPU, it's probably better to rest the Yoga 9i on something else.

Thermals, Acoustics, Battery Life And Our Final Thoughts

The Yoga 9i generally stays quiet during everyday tasks like web browsing, streaming, or productivity work, though the fans do spin up gradually under load. It's more of a low-level hum than a whiny tireless fan, so you're not likely to feel like it's an annoyance while working or watching your favorite media. The fan noise was loudest during some heavily-threaded benchmarks and in our tests, but overall we came away satisfied with this machine's well-mannered acoustic performance.

 

Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition: Battery Life

As a 2-in-1 that can play different roles for different users, robust battery life is paramount. The Yoga 9i straddles the line between an office workhorse and a creative toolkit, making endurance all the more important when using it to get things done across a wider variety of apps, or even more so when mixing content creation with consumption.

Here we've calibrated laptop displays to a similar, fixed brightness in an effort to minimize that aspect of variability, though lots of other variables come into play, like battery capacity, for example. All things considered though, the Yoga 9i performed well in terms of battery life.
 
A big reason for the Yoga 9i's good performance here is because of this its heftier 75Whr battery, though its gorgeous OLED display is a slightly higher drag on power that other display types. We tested it using the adaptive refresh rate ranging between 30Hz-120Hz, which is likely the settings most users would employ Either way, you should have no problem getting through a workday or making good progress on a creative project before you need to find a power outlet.

Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition Review Top Takeaways

Lenovo manages to retain the portability and flexibility that’s synonymous with its Yoga lineup. With its 360 degree hinge design and included pen, Lenovo opens the door to utilizing the Yoga 9i in different ways for different tasks. We found the OLED display delightfully easy on the eyes for both work and play. We dare say the Yoga 9i's OLED screen is a major factor in what makes this device compelling, even if configurations start at around $1300 (currently $1569 as tested).
 
The Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition also made the most of Intel Lunar Lake's integrated graphics — certainly better than we expected, though part of this might be due to Intel driver optimizations over time. We’re not thrilled that this laptop lacks a card slot (SD or microSD), considering Lenovo promotes this as a creator-friendly device, but maybe that’s not a big deal for those who already use docks or dongles for external storage.

We would also prefer the Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition had a more secure method for storing the included Yoga Pen, that said, carrying this thin and light beauty around doesn’t feel cumbersome. A sturdy hinge and solid keyboard with slick trackpad are great design points that contribute to a solid, attractive overall package.
 
While you may not get everything out of the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition, the upsides to its design, features and configuration are obvious in the overall experiential aspects of this machine. This is an attractive, well-appointed Core Ultra 200V series powered laptop from a top tier OEM that's definitely worthy your consideration.