Lenovo 20LH000YUS ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LH Core i5 8350U/1.7 GHz – Win 10 Pro 64-bit – 8 GB RAM – 256 GB SSD 13.3 inch

Lenovo 20LH000YUS ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LH Core i5 8350U/1.7 GHz – Win 10 Pro 64-bit – 8 GB RAM – 256 GB SSD 13.3 inch

The ThinkPad X380 Yoga steps back into the limelight, this time with a less powerful processor. Despite the reduction in clock speed, the i5 variant still sweats under pressure. This and other small shortcomings make for a good package with some small flaws. As a premium convertible, the ThinkPad X380 Yoga competes against devices like HP’s Spectre x360 13, Dell’s Latitude 7390, and Lenovo’s own ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2018. We will also compare the Microsoft Surface Book 2. Since this review is merely a differently specced variant of the ThinkPad X380 Yoga, we will not focus on the exterior factors of the notebook (case, maintenance, etc.), instead focusing on the performances differences between models.

Viewing angles are good, as should be expected of an IPS panel. No matter how the X380 is held, images and text should remain clear and accurate. The screen gets dimmer when viewed from angles greater than about 60°, but this does not detract much from the overall viewing experience. Backlight bleed is almost non-existent; only the top corners show any signs of bleed, and even then, it is minimal. The X380 Yoga has an anti-reflective coating across the display glass. This coating greatly cuts reflections and allows for outdoor use. There is an iridescent band that appears when bright light hits the screen from an angle.