Lenovo's newest convertible laptop swaps last year's Intel Lunar Lake chip for Panther Lake, but according to Notebookcheck's review of the Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11, that swap doesn't do much for speed.
The reviewed unit, also sold as the Yoga 9i 2-in-1 14 G11, ships with the Core Ultra 7 355, 32GB of RAM and an 1800p OLED touchscreen, and Notebookcheck says Lenovo is charging $1850 for that configuration, with the test unit priced around $1900. There are no other CPU or GPU options listed at the time of the review, so buyers get one SKU and little room to upgrade the processor tier.
On raw CPU performance, Notebookcheck found the Core Ultra 7 355 lands almost exactly where last year's Core Ultra 7 258V did. Graphics actually slipped: the review clocked the new Panther Lake Graphics 4 Xe3 as roughly 25 to 30 percent slower than the Arc 140V integrated graphics in the 2025 Yoga 9i and in most other Lunar Lake machines. Because Lenovo didn't fit a higher-power Panther Lake-H or Panther Lake-X chip into this chassis, the review says there's no meaningful performance case for upgrading from last year's model.
The real changes are elsewhere. Screen refresh rate doubles to 120Hz, which Notebookcheck says makes a visible difference when using the included Yoga Pen Gen 2 stylus. Native resolution drops from 3840x2400 last year to 2880x1800 this year, a trade the review calls a reasonable one on a 14-inch panel, and one that lets the higher refresh rate happen without taxing the integrated graphics further. Brightness measured at 508 nits in SDR and 1059 nits in HDR, enough for DisplayHDR1000 certification.
Port layout shifted too. The 2026 model trades one USB-C port for a built-in HDMI output, a straightforward convenience upgrade for anyone tethering to an external monitor without a dongle. Battery capacity is smaller than last year's, though Notebookcheck still measured over 10 hours of real-world browsing on a charge.
One recurring complaint: the magnetic pen holder on the outer lid. Notebookcheck says the stylus pops off too easily when the laptop is being carried or moved, and that it discourages stacking anything on top of the closed lid. The review flags it as something Lenovo should fix in a future revision.
Only the single M.2 2242 SSD is user-upgradeable once the bottom panel comes off, and the drive bay doesn't support full-size 80mm SSDs. The device carries Energy Star 9.0 and EPEAT 1.0 Gold certifications.
For shoppers chasing more raw speed in the same category, Notebookcheck points to the HP OmniBook X Flip 14, which uses AMD's Zen 5 chips and carries the same 1800p 120Hz OLED touchscreen, and the MSI Prestige 14 Flip, which runs a higher-power Panther Lake-X option. Dell currently has no convertible in its XPS lineup to compete directly. The Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 is already shipping at $1850.
CDFiled by The Computing Desk
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