You can order the Yoga 9i with a brighter (500-nit) and sharper 4K (3,840-by-2,160-pixel) screen for a spendy $1,699 via Best Buy a comparable XPS 13 2-in-1 was $1,749 as I wrote this review. The resolution is a little lower than the base screens of the XPS 13 2-in-1 (1,920 by 1,200) and the even taller 3:2 aspect ratio HP Spectre x360 14 (1,920 by 1,280).
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The IPS panel offers full HD (1,920-by-1,080-pixel) resolution, an ample 400 nits of rated brightness, and satisfactory if not eye-popping color. The 16:9 screen of this convertible is narrow in portrait mode when it's used as a tablet. Lenovo should eliminate the bezel or take a page out of Dell's book by filling the frame with a taller 16:10 aspect ratio screen.
The bezels around the top and sides of the display are thin enough, though a pronounced bottom bezel detracts from its otherwise modern look. The Yoga's 12.6-by-8.5-inch frame is a respectable 0.6 inch thick. The 2.9-pound XPS 13 2-in-1 isn't much lighter. It's also about a quarter-pound heavier than a 14-inch notebook in this price range, but that's the tradeoff for its convertible hinge. Its 14-inch frame is too large and, at 3 pounds, too hefty to fill the role of a dedicated tablet such as the 12.3-inch, 1.7-pound Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Like most convertibles, the Yoga 9i is a notebook-first device. Think of those extra modes as bonus features. The versatility to operate as a notebook, a tablet, or propped up in easel or tent (seen below) modes is the main reason to get the Yoga 9i over a traditional laptop such as Lenovo's similar Slim 9i. It's backed by a one-year warranty with Lenovo's Premium support tier. My Best Buy configuration also includes 16GB of memory, though it has just a 512GB solid-state drive I'd like to see that doubled to 1TB.