Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2023 Ryzen Edition

115

laptop

47
Camera

125
Display

123
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

47

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

124

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

127

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

125

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

120

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2023 Ryzen Edition’s matte screen lends itself to good management of reflections, although the display’s maximum brightness is low, and its colors are inaccurate for HDR content. The camera has strong exposure instabilities and loses details. While unsuitable for multimedia playback, the laptop’s audio is well-suited for video calls, thanks to natural and intelligible recordings and voice renditions using the built-in speakers.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios. (For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations in the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

During video calls, the camera on the RedmiBook Pro 15 frequently shows strong exposure instabilities, and often loses details. Thanks to the display’s matte screen, reflections are well managed. The laptop’s audio provides very natural-sounding timbre and great intelligibility during video calls; however, recordings are not sufficiently directional, and background noises are intrusive.

Even though the RedmiBook Pro 15 manages EOTF well for SDR content, it does not render HDR colors accurately. Display maximum brightness is a bit low for comfortable viewing. While the audio provides an immersive stereo rendition during multimedia playback, there is a lack of bass and brightness; furthermore, compression and distortion impair music rendition.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.366
cd/m²

0.361
cd/m²

0.367
cd/m²

0.359
cd/m²

0.36
cd/m²

0.348
cd/m²

0.348
cd/m²

0.312
cd/m²

0.312
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

497
cd/m²

486.3
cd/m²

489.5
cd/m²

490.1
cd/m²

481.3
cd/m²

472.9
cd/m²

450.5
cd/m²

432.7
cd/m²

430.3
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

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Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

148

laptop

135
Camera

156
Display

144
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Display

129

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

137

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

Top score

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Audio

151

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro, 2023) put in a stellar performance in our laptop tests, posting top scores in several categories among all devices tested to date. In our video call use case, the MacBook Pro’s camera provided a great level of detail in most conditions and very good control of visual noise in well-exposed scenes. Its audio capture featured good tonal balance in calls, along with warm, realistic and intelligible voices in playback,

This device makes an all-round excellent choice for both videoconferencing and personal entertainment thanks to its best-in-class HDR video rendering with wide gamut, accurate EOTF and very high peak brightness, along with outstanding audio dynamics and very pleasant tonal balance in our music & video use case.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios. (For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations in the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The latest MacBook Pro’s camera had accurate face exposure with good dynamic range, along with pleasant contrast and generally accurate color rendering (only occasional unnatural-looking colors in some challenging scenes). The level of detail was high, although slight noise was sometimes visible under bright lighting conditions. The laptop managed reflections well despite its glossy screen. Although its microphones lack noise reduction, the Macbook Pro had very good and pleasant vocal timbre and intelligibility during calls. One drawback was the device’s handling of duplex speech, as two people talking at the same time could not hear one another; also, mono-only audio capture impaired intelligibility in stereo-capable voice call situations.

The MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro, 2023) had great HDR video rendering with a wide gamut, accurate EOTF and appropriate brightness. It lacked some color saturation and contrast when playing SDR videos. The laptop managed reflections well despite its glossy screen thanks to its anti-reflective coating. Its audio performance was nothing short of outstanding across the board, with a faithful tonal balance in multimedia content, a deep and powerful bass, as well as punchy dynamics. This makes the device an excellent choice for video & music playback.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.056
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.057
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.06
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.056
cd/m²

0.057
cd/m²

0.057
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

565.1
cd/m²

568.6
cd/m²

565.1
cd/m²

580.7
cd/m²

593.4
cd/m²

580.2
cd/m²

566.8
cd/m²

577.7
cd/m²

564.5
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

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Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED

119

laptop

76
Camera

120
Display

125
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

76

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

115

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

130

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

120

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

120

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED put in a decent all-round display and audio performance for both video call and multimedia purposes, although its camera performance pulled down the laptop’s overall placement in our ranking. During calls, its internal microphones provided good audio quality, but duplex speech was impossible as voices would completely cut each other off. For video & music, the laptop’s OLED display had excellent contrast, but inadequate maximum brightness, and overall glossiness made the screen hard to read in a bright lighting environment; in addition, playback timbre was somewhat unpleasant.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios. (For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED’s camera had fairly good texture rendering, albeit hampered by a loss of fine details. Further, exposure instabilities and strong clipping were often visible, and color rendering was often inaccurate. Our engineers found it impossible to record usable low-light videos. The laptop had nice audio capture quality during video calls, but the device produced a high-frequency noise at all times, which could be annoying for a person on the receiving end of the call.

The ExpertBook B9 OLED display had good color rendering and gamut adaptation for HDR and SDR videos, and offered excellent contrast. As mentioned above, the glossy screen impaired readability in a bright environment, and its maximum brightness was only around 400 nits, except when watching HDR content, where its brightness was around 600 nits. The placement of its speakers provided pleasant spatial sound during playback, although the overall timbre was not pleasing.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.068
cd/m²

0.055
cd/m²

0.054
cd/m²

0.082
cd/m²

0.039
cd/m²

0.06
cd/m²

0.06
cd/m²

0.032
cd/m²

0.045
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

400
cd/m²

397.8
cd/m²

398.2
cd/m²

393.8
cd/m²

394
cd/m²

396.6
cd/m²

395.8
cd/m²

394.4
cd/m²

400.6
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

The post Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED Laptop test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Dell Latitude 7340 2 in 1

129

laptop

94
Camera

126
Display

137
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

94

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

128

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

141

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

126

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

133

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The new Dell Latitude 7340 2-in-1 currently reaches first place among Windows laptops in our rankings. Like the brand-new Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1, the 7340 2-in-1 features a consistent performance among audio, camera and display tests, and is especially well suited for video call applications. It has great audio capture and its display has a good brightness range, ensuring good overall readability. Similar to the  9440 model, the 7340 is not especially suited for multimedia audio playback because its timbre underperforms in the lower frequencies.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios. (For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The Dell 7340 2-in-1’s camera provides accurate color rendering most of the time, although color shading is visible. Targets are significantly underexposed in backlit scenes. The display has a good brightness range, although colors are not always accurate. With a front-facing focus, the device has very good audio capture, enhancing intelligibility and leaving out background noise in most situations. Its performance is somewhat limited when voices overlap, with obvious gating in duplex situations, and the built-in microphones don’t always pick up quiet voices.

The 7340’s display offers correct color rendering and gamut adaptation for SDR videos, and its more than 500 nits of brightness ensures satisfactory readability in all ambient lighting. For HDR content, however, the gamut is narrow, and even very saturated colors appear faded.
The display’s minimum brightness is 32 nits, which is too high for comfortable use in a low-light environment. The lack of bass and body in audio contributes to a generally sub-par music and video playback performance.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.759
cd/m²

0.707
cd/m²

0.737
cd/m²

0.692
cd/m²

0.73
cd/m²

0.703
cd/m²

0.658
cd/m²

0.638
cd/m²

0.667
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

500.6
cd/m²

472.3
cd/m²

491.8
cd/m²

482.7
cd/m²

505.8
cd/m²

478.9
cd/m²

471.8
cd/m²

442.2
cd/m²

471.5
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

The post Dell Latitude 7340 2-in-1 Laptop test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Dell Latitude 9440 2 in 1

129

laptop

103
Camera

124
Display

133
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

103

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

124

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

134

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

124

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

132

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The new Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1 reaches first place among Windows laptops in our rankings, just like the Dell Latitude 7340 2-in-1, with both devices featuring a consistent performance among camera, display, and audio tests. Both are especially well-suited for video call applications, with very good audio capture, a good display brightness range, and a camera with an accurate depth of field for the usual distances from the laptop. Audio performance is limited when voices overlap or are too quiet, and neither device is especially suited for media playback, with HDR colors lacking in fidelity and saturation, and audio timbre lacking in bass and body.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios. (For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The camera on the Latitude 9440 2-in-1 laptop has a depth of field that is well calibrated to the most common camera-to-face distances on laptops, along with generally accurate target exposure. Skin-tone rendering is sometimes inaccurate and clipping in bright areas is often visible.
Hue shift near saturation and aliasing are sometimes noticeable as well. Focused on mainly front sound sources, the device achieves excellent voice intelligibility for video calls, although the efficient SNR can sometimes remove quiet voices and the duplex experience is impaired by gating. The display has a nice brightness range that results in good overall readability.

The 9440 2-in-1’s display achieves more than 500 nits of brightness, providing good readability in all lighting conditions. It correctly renders color and adapts its gamut for SDR videos; for HDR content, however, its gamut is narrow and colors lack fidelity and saturation. The display’s minimum brightness of 36 nits is too high for comfortable use in a low-light environment. The laptop’s sound lacks bass and body, making it a less suitable device for playing music and videos.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

1.072
cd/m²

1.086
cd/m²

1.077
cd/m²

1.029
cd/m²

1.076
cd/m²

1.057
cd/m²

0.999
cd/m²

0.978
cd/m²

0.999
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

524.3
cd/m²

527.8
cd/m²

517.7
cd/m²

502.2
cd/m²

514
cd/m²

496.3
cd/m²

481.7
cd/m²

470.4
cd/m²

477
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

The post Dell Latitude 9440 2-in-1 Laptop test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Overview

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

124

laptop

56
Camera

143
Display

128
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

56

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Audio

137

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

143

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

120

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The LG gram Style’s excellent display performance takes top honors in our Video Call use case among all other devices tested so far, and comes in near the top in our Music & Video use case as well.

The display, in combination with its great recording capabilities during video calls, makes the LG device the best Windows device in our database to date, coming in just behind the Apple MacBook Pro 14″ and just ahead of the Apple MacBook Air (both 13″ and 15″ versions).

When evaluating the display in Video Call, our experts focus on  two things: the performance of  SDR content and the reflectivity of the screen. The LG’s display performance of SDR content was top notch, making it a perfect device for all video content outside of HDR. The screen was also very readable in all situations thanks to its good brightness range and gamma.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios.
(For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The LG gram Style’s camera put in an unremarkable performance. While it had generally stable white balance, strong clipping in bright areas was often visible, and colors were often desaturated. Further, strong hue shifts near saturation were also visible. However, the LG device provided a great performance in both recording and playback, with excellent recording loudness. Its SNR effectively filtered out background noises during recording; however, the device tended to gate quieter voices during video calls. Its handling of duplex situations was mixed: when used for a meeting with several individuals facing the laptop, the performance was great, but in a one-on-one video call situation, gating was more prominent and heavily impaired voice intelligibility.

The LG device’s anti-reflective, semi-matte display screen was effective in improving readability in all ambient lighting. SDR content benefited from well-tuned contrast, good color rendering, and 600 nits of maximum brightness when playing videos. Some colors were not accurate in HDR videos, however. In still usage, maximum brightness fell below 500 nits, which was not enough to provide comfortable viewing in all lighting environments. The LG gram Style’s audio was artifact-free during playback, even at maximum volumes. Its timbre was consistently decent, particularly for upper midrange and treble, although its weaker bass and low-midrange resulted in a thin sound rendition. Dynamics were generally good, though lacking in bass precision and punch.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.215
cd/m²

0.169
cd/m²

0.131
cd/m²

0.171
cd/m²

0.145
cd/m²

0.121
cd/m²

0.16
cd/m²

0.161
cd/m²

0.151
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

415.7
cd/m²

413.6
cd/m²

421.6
cd/m²

413.2
cd/m²

412
cd/m²

420.3
cd/m²

413.1
cd/m²

409.6
cd/m²

416.6
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

The post LG gram Style (14Z90RS) Laptop test appeared first on DXOMARK.

Overview

Key specifications include (as given by the manufacturer):

• Physical specs: 1.15 mm x 23.76 mm x 34.04mm; 1.5 kg
• Display: 15.3-inch,  2880 x 1864, IPS Glossy
• Audio: six speakers, three microphones
• Webcam: 1080p, Facetime HD

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Apple MacBook Air 15" (M2, 2023)

141

laptop

135
Camera

140
Display

141
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Display

123

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

134

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

140

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

148

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The Apple MacBook Air 15” (M2, 2023) reaches second place overall in our Laptop ranking thus far and consolidates Apple’s position at  the top of our ranking with an excellent overall performance that highlights the brand’s particular focus on experience and quality. Apple has a streamlined MacBook product line so the models that are released benefit from gradual overall improvements.

In terms of the Camera, the MacBook Air’s performance matched the level of the MacBook Pro, with both devices holding the current top score in camera. The camera provides great levels of detail during video calls in most conditions and a very good control of visual noise in well-exposed scenes. That said, the webcam’s rendering of color and skin tones could sometimes lack saturation and appear a bit dull.

The performance of the bigger display was very close to that of the MacBook Air 13”. Where we saw an improved performance was in Audio, particularly in the the Music & Video results, thanks to its six speakers, an addition of two speakers over its predecessor.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios.
(For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The camera on the Apple MacBook Air 15″ (M2, 2023) put in a class-leading performance in our Video Call use case, with extended dynamic range, well-preserved details in most tested conditions, and low noise in well-exposed scenes. Its color rendering, particularly its rendering of skin tones, could be improved, however, and such artifacts as ringing and color quantization were visible in most conditions.

Tonal balance during voice calls was good on the Apple device, but because of its mono recordings, intelligibility could be impaired when multiple people were placed around the computer. However, it handled diffused sounds well and put in a satisfying overall capture performance.  Where the Apple device really shined was in playback, thanks to natural-sounding vocal timbres, very good dynamics, and realistic spatial rendering. Despite some gating, it handled duplex situations quite well.

The display of the  Apple MacBook Air 15” (M2, 2023) featured very good and wide gamut, accurate EOTF, and appropriate brightness, with  gamma and color fidelity during HDR10 playback. Its maximum brightness of 500 nits was sufficient in all circumstances, and its minimum brightness at 2 nits was comfortable at night. SDR colors were a bit desaturated and
SDR gamma showed a slight lack of contrast when playing videos. Multimedia enthusiasts will appreciate this laptop’s
excellent control of reflections.

Its audio performance was superlative, with excellent timbre rendition, faithful and very pleasant tonal balance and excellent dynamics for music & video. Its bass rendition was deep for a laptop, and its dynamics were very good, with impressive bass precision, sharp attacks, and strong punch at both nominal and loud volumes. Its six-speaker system produced wide and realistic stereo rendition, with distinct sources easily localizable in the sound scene. Laptop sound was clean, with no significant audio artifacts.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.058
cd/m²

0.055
cd/m²

0.056
cd/m²

0.057
cd/m²

0.054
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.059
cd/m²

0.061
cd/m²

0.061
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

519.9
cd/m²

508.7
cd/m²

506.6
cd/m²

500.3
cd/m²

510.9
cd/m²

515.9
cd/m²

514.1
cd/m²

535.4
cd/m²

529.1
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

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Overview

Key specifications include (as given by the manufacturer):

• Physical specs: 1.79 x 22.7x 31.8 cm, 1.32 kg
• Display: 14-inch, IPS OLED  Up to 14″ WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen
• Audio:2 speakers, 2 microphones
• Webcam: 1080p; 5 MP RGB+IR

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 4

124

laptop

90
Camera

140
Display

115
Audio

BEST 144

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

90

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (135)

Display

139

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

122

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (144)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

140

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

109

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023) (152)

The T14 provided a good and homogeneous display experience, ensuring good readability and faithful rendering of both SDR and HDR content. Its built-in microphones offered a very satisfying experience, delivering pleasant timbre and good intelligibility (although its handling of duplex calls was not optimal). On the downside, the playback experience was unsatisfactory due to poor timbre from the built-in speakers. The laptop’s camera performance was adequate, but can be limited in difficult lighting conditions.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios.
(For more details about the Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

During video calls, the camera’s target exposure was generally accurate, but strong exposure instabilities were sometimes visible in high dynamic scenes. Dynamic range was limited, and color rendering was sometimes inaccurate. The built-in microphones provided a pleasant sound signature and great voice intelligibility, but two people speaking at the same time may not be able to hear each other.

The T14 Gen’s display has a higher-than-average brightness range (600 nits vs 500 advertised) and provided a wide HDR color gamut. It had good color performance in SDR, even though blues were slightly desaturated. It handled reflections well. The darkness of blacks (especially for SDR content) was limited by the panel technology; and as with other tested Windows laptops, highlights in HDR content were clipped and disturbing at high display brightness. The built-in speakers have a limited frequency range, and their sound signature was unpleasant.

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.15
cd/m²

0.108
cd/m²

0.117
cd/m²

0.176
cd/m²

0.13
cd/m²

0.139
cd/m²

0.201
cd/m²

0.157
cd/m²

0.17
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

423.9
cd/m²

423.7
cd/m²

426.6
cd/m²

408.1
cd/m²

411
cd/m²

416.7
cd/m²

405.4
cd/m²

407.3
cd/m²

414.4
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

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In this review, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Overview

Key specifications include (as given by the manufacturer):

• Physical specs : 31.26×22.12×1.55 cm, 1.6 kg
• Display : 14.2” Liquid Retina XDR, 3024×1964, 1000 nits XDR (1600nits peak), 500nits SDR, Pro motion 120Hz dynamic, True Tone.
• Audio : 6 high-fidelity speakers with force canceling woofers, Dolby Atmos, 3-microphone array with beamforming
• Webcam : FaceTime HD 1080p

Scoring

Use-case and feature subscores included in the calculations of the global score

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (2023)

147

laptop

135
Camera

147
Display

148
Audio

Top score

Top score
%s

Video Call

Camera

135

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Display

127

142

LG gram Style (14Z90RS)

Best: LG gram Style (14Z90RS) (142)

Audio

144

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

BEST 154

Top score
%s

Music & Video

Display

147

156

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Best: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023) (156)

Audio

152

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

The Apple MacBook Pro 14” established itself as the current reference for audiovisual performance, achieving the top scores for all tested use cases and features. It was simply excellent in all tested conditions.

Test summary

About DXOMARK Laptop tests: For scoring and analysis in our laptop reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests and undertake more than 20 hours of perceptual evaluations under controlled lab conditions and real-life scenarios.
(For more details about the  Laptop protocol, click here.)
The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

The MacBook Pro’s camera provided great detail in most tested conditions, as well as very good control of visual noise on well-exposed scenes. Exposure was accurate and stable in all situations.

Skins tones were accurate, but overall color rendering sometimes looked unnatural. Some artifacts such as ringing, quantization, and fringing were visible in most tested conditions. Audio capture of voices featured good, if slightly boomy, tonal balance. Envelopes were sharp and well preserved. Noise reduction is disabled by default, so noise levels were quite high. (The device relies more on videoconferencing apps to handle noise reduction.) Capture is mono only, which can impair intelligibility in stereo-capable voice call situations. Voice playback was excellent overall, with warm and realistic voices that were easily localizable and intelligible. Duplex situations induced some gating that may impair voice intelligibility in the most challenging situations.

The following chart presents the camera subscores for the video call use case:

The following graphs show the objective measurements performed in our camera labs:

The following chart presents the capture subscores for the video call use case:

The following graphs show the frequency response, distortion and directivity in capture, recorded in our semi-anechoic room:

The MacBook Pro’s top-flight HDR rendering had a wide gamut, accurate EOTF, and very high peak measured brightness compared to other laptops.  Its SDR rendering was not perfect though, with tones warm overall; and EOTF, while contrasted, looked unnatural. The display handled reflectance well. Audio rendering of multimedia content was excellent, with faithful and very pleasant tonal balance. Basses were deep (though sometimes slightly resonant), with more power than those of any other tested laptop. Dynamics were also excellent, with sharp and precise impacts and strong punch.

The following chart presents the display subscores for the multimedia use case:

The following graphs show the objective measurements performed in our display lab:

Display gamut coverage for video contents

Video gamut SDR

Video gamut HDR

The primary colors are measured both in HDR10 and SDR. The extracted color gamut shows the extent of the color area that the device can render. To respect the artistic intent, the measured gamut should match the master color space of each video.

Display brightness uniformity

0.054
cd/m²

0.055
cd/m²

0.056
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.058
cd/m²

0.057
cd/m²

0.053
cd/m²

0.055
cd/m²

0.055
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (min)

366.6
cd/m²

366.9
cd/m²

356.7
cd/m²

370.4
cd/m²

370.7
cd/m²

357.2
cd/m²

350.8
cd/m²

346.9
cd/m²

336.8
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness (max)

This illustration shows the brightness measured on nine zones of the display for minimum brightness (left) and maximum brightness (right) for SDR content.

Display white point

This graph represents the color temperature of white content, compared with the reference (Daylight illuminant D65) measured in the dark on video at minimum and maximum brightness.

The following chart presents the playback for the multimedia use case:

The following graphs show the frequency response, distortion and directivity in multimedia playback, recorded in our semi-anechoic room:

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