Lenovo has started selling the V15 G7 Q7X, a 15.3-inch budget laptop built on Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon C chip. Notebookcheck spotted it on Lenovo Japan’s store, the only place it can be bought so far.
The specs
- Chip. Qualcomm Snapdragon C (C11-0100)
- Memory and storage. 16 GB and a 512 GB SSD in the base model
- Screen. 15.3-inch IPS, 1920 x 1200, 400 nits, 60 Hz, 45% NTSC colour
- Battery. 50 Wh with 65W charging
- Size and weight. 343.4 x 239.5 mm, up to 18.9 mm thick, 1.59 kg, plastic case
- Wireless. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6.0
Lenovo claims up to 22 hours of local 1080p video playback at 150 nits and 20 hours in the JEITA 3.0 video test at 200 nits. These are the maker’s figures. No independent test has been published yet.
Price and availability
In Japan the V15 G7 Q7X starts at JPY 134,970, about $845, with Windows 11 Home. Higher configurations with Windows 11 Pro or Office reach JPY 184,800, about $1,157. Notebookcheck reports that it is listed as coming soon in Europe and parts of Asia. It does not appear on Lenovo’s US or Canadian stores yet, though Lenovo’s own specification database names both countries as planned markets.
What to watch for
The 45% NTSC panel is the weak point on paper: it means washed-out colours next to the OLED screens now appearing at this price, such as the one on the HP OmniBook 5 14. Snapdragon C is also Qualcomm’s entry-level laptop chip, so check that the apps you rely on run well on Windows on Arm before buying.
If you want a Lenovo for work that you can upgrade yourself, the Intel-based ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 has two memory slots and two SSD slots. Our battery life calculator shows how a 50 Wh battery translates into hours at different power draws.