Lenovo Air 13 Pro laptop launched – A New Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air Competitor
Lenovo has launched an immediate response to Xiaomi’s Mi Notebook Air flagship model. The Lenovo Air 13 Pro laptop shares almost all the specifications as that of Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air with a slight difference in RAM. The laptop also carries the same price tag as that of the 13.3-inch version of Mi Notebook Air.
Xiaomi’s Mi Notebook Air announcement on Wednesday created quite a buzz because of the specifications it is offering at the price.
Lenovo Air 13 Pro laptop comes with a 13.3-inch IPS full-HD display and packs an Intel i5-6200U processor inside. The laptop weighs 1.29kg compared with 1.28kg on Mi Notebook Air. The laptop has 256GB of SSD storage and has 4GB of RAM. Lenovo’s laptop is 1.48cm thin and features powerful 2GB NVIDIA GT940MX graphics card. There is also a fingerprint-recognition technology onboard.
Lenovo Air 13 Pro is already available for pre-registration and currently carries a price tag of CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 51,400), which is exactly the same as the price tag on13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air. However, the selling price for Lenovo’s laptop will reportedly shoot up to CNY 5,499 (Rs. 55,400) after the pre-sale period ends.
Here is how Lenovo Air 13 Pro compares with Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3
| Lenovo Air 13 Pro | Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6200U | Intel Core i5-6200U, 2.7GHz |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce 940MX, 2GB GDDR5 | Nvidia GeForce 940MX, 1GB GDDR5 |
| Memory | 4GB | 8GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 256GB PCIe SSD | 256GB PCIe SSD |
| Ports | USB-C 5Gb/s, USB 3.0 x1, USB 2.0 x1, HDMI, Audio I/O, Bluetooth 4.1, SDXC card reader | USB-C 5Gb/s, USB 3.0 x 2, HDMI, Audio I/O |
| Screen | 13.3-inch 1920 x 1080, IPS | 13.3-inch 1920 x 1080 |
| Dimensions | 14.8mm thick, 1.29Kg | 310 x 211 x 14.8mm, 1.28Kg |
| Battery | 46Wh | 40Wh, 9.5 hours |
| Price | CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 51,400) | CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 51,400) |
