When you think of convertible 2-in-1 laptops, Lenovo’s Yoga series definitely comes to mind, and Lenovo’s Yoga 6 is an ultra-portable 2-in-1 with AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series processor and integrated Radeon graphics device. The laptop promises long battery life and appears to be reasonably priced. Here is our review of the Lenovo Yoga 6.
An ultra-portable class laptop, the Yoga 6 is a compact little 13-inch laptop that is reasonably thin and light. It has a clean design that is pleasant to look at and a beautiful “Abyss Blue” color. I like the slight shine in the finish on the lid and keyboard deck, and it hides fingerprints nicely. There is a “Yoga” brand logo on the laptop lid and Lenovo badges in two places on the lid and keyboard deck. The thin bezels on the sides of the display give it a modern look, and the webcam has a built-in physical shutter that covers the lens for privacy. For biometric authentication, a capacitive fingerprint sensor is mounted on the right palm rest, and the power button is located on the right edge of the laptop.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]This usually makes the colors pop a bit more than the alternative matte finish, but there are also a lot of reflections from the glass, so mind your lighting settings. The panel is rated at 300 nits, which isn’t incredibly bright, but in my use it was bright enough to help cut glare. Color and sharpness are also solid. The speakers are above average, especially in terms of volume. This little system can be quite loud. I accidentally turned the sound up to maximum volume at first, and that’s how I noticed it. The Dolby Atmos speakers retain most of their quality even when the volume is turned up, but the deep sounds start to sound buzzy rather than rich. Overall, however, the audio is of high quality.
The $949.99 unit has been upgraded in two key areas: an upgrade to a Ryzen 7 5700U and 16GB of memory. Other than that, it is identical. This model is available at Best Buy, but Lenovo’s site offers a slightly different combination of configurations. Overall, this unit is a fair price for the mix of specs and build quality. Let’s take a look at its performance.
The Yoga 6 covered 77.2% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, slightly above the average for premium laptops (72%) and comparable to the Surface Laptop 4 (77%). However, it fell short of the Aero 13 (85%) and ZenBook 13 (98.2%). Brightness, at 276 nits, was not shockingly the lowest of the competitors; the Surface Laptop 4 (349 nits) and Asus Zenbook 13 (368 nits) both slipped past the 310 nits premium notebook average, and the Aero 13 peaked at 451 nits, kicking everyone’s butt! It’s kicking ass.