Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 Grey 2025
Featuring a 15.3-inch 2880x1800 120Hz OLED display at 500 nits, the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and 80Wh battery power up to 21 hours of runtime. Its Aura Edition adds Copilot+ AI tools and a durable ThinkPad keyboard in a 1.40kg chassis that retains Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1. This laptop best serves students and mobile professionals who need a vivid high-refresh screen for all-day streaming and productivity—not gaming, given its integrated graphics.
About This Laptop
Featuring a 15.3-inch 2880x1800 120Hz OLED display at 500 nits, the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and 80Wh battery power up to 21 hours of runtime. Its Aura Edition adds Copilot+ AI tools and a durable ThinkPad keyboard in a 1.40kg chassis that retains Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1. This laptop best serves students and mobile professionals who need a vivid high-refresh screen for all-day streaming and productivity—not gaming, given its integrated graphics.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 15.3" 2880x1800
- GPU Intel Arc
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.4
- Battery wh 80
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 80 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Arc | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 80 | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | 60.5 | 64 | 68.6 | 72.4 | 95.5 | 53.2 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 83 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 91.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 69.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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