Lg gram 14t990 u aas8u1 review
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The LG gram 14 2023 has a simple, business-oriented design. It has a wedge shape chassis with ports on both sides, thin bezels, and an island-style keyboard with boxy keys. On the bottom, you can find the speakers near the front and air vents near the back. There are also air vents on the back of the laptop. It's available in two colors: Snow White and Obsidian Black. Show The build quality is great. The chassis is a magnesium alloy, which helps keep the weight down. The laptop feels sturdy overall; it just doesn't have the hefty feel that we often associate with premium laptops like the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022). There's some flex on the lid and display but almost none on the keyboard deck. The finish is relatively scratch-resistant, and while it does pick up some fingerprints and smudges, it's nowhere near as bad as other laptops with a dark-color finish, like the LG gram 17 (2021). The feet feel strong and adhere firmly to the bottom of the laptop. Range 140° Stability Good One Finger Lift Yes The hinge is outstanding. It feels smooth when opening and closing the lid, and it's very stable, exhibiting no wobble at all, even when typing aggressively. Size 14" Thickness 0.7" (1.7 cm) Width 12.3" (31.2 cm) Depth 8.4" (21.4 cm) Volume 68.4 in³ (1,121.2 cm³) Weight 2.1 lbs (1.0 kg) Charger Size 4.1 in³ (67.2 cm³) Charger Weight 0.4 lbs (0.2 kg) The LG gram 14 and its power adapter are very compact and lightweight. Ease Of Access RAM Slots 0 Storage Slots 2 Replaceable Battery Yes Replaceable Wireless Adapter No The LG gram 14's serviceability is sub-par. It uses standard Philips screws, but you must remove the feet first to get to the screws. Also, the bottom panel bends easily, so you must remove all the screws before removing the panel. Once inside, all the replaceable components are easily accessible. LG doesn't provide a service manual.
Display Resolution 1920 x 1200 Aspect Ratio 16:10 Pixel Density 161 PPI Panel Type IPS Touch Screen No Screen-To-Body Ratio 90% The LG gram 14's FHD+ display looks very sharp and provides just enough space for split-screen multitasking. Its 16:10 aspect ratio is better suited for productivity than a standard 16:9 screen, as the increased vertical space allows you to see more information when reading a document or website, reducing the need to scroll. Refresh Rate 60 Hz Variable Refresh Rate No The LG gram 14 is only available with a 60Hz display. Its slow response time causes noticeable ghosting, which isn't ideal for viewing fast-moving content or gaming. If you want a productivity laptop with a higher refresh display, check out the ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED (2023). Native Contrast 1,504 : 1 The display's contrast ratio is good for an IPS panel but is still relatively low compared to other display technologies like VA and OLED. This level of contrast makes blacks look gray in dim settings. Maximum Brightness 323 cd/m² Minimum Brightness 23 cd/m² The display gets bright enough for use in most indoor settings but not outdoors in broad daylight. It gets very dim at the lowest brightness setting, which is great for dark room viewing, as it causes less eye strain. Screen Finish Matte Total Reflections 3.29% Indirect Reflections 2.7% Calculated Direct Reflections 0.58% The display's reflection handling is great. Reflections aren't a problem when viewing light-color content with the screen at maximum brightness; they're only distracting when viewing dark-color content. Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 2.104% The display's black uniformity is sub-par. Clouding is minimal, but there's visible backlight bleed at all four corners of the screen. Color Washout From Left 31° Color Washout From Right 28° Color Shift From Left 30° Color Shift From Right 34° Brightness Loss From Left 35° Brightness Loss From Right 33° Black Level Raise From Left 60° Black Level Raise From Right 60° Gamma Shift From Left 38° Gamma Shift From Right 35° The display's horizontal viewing angle is okay. The image dims and washes out relatively quickly as you move to the side, so you need to be more or less directly in front of the screen to get the best accuracy. Color Washout From Below 28° Color Washout From Above 25° Color Shift From Below 27° Color Shift From Above 29° Brightness Loss From Below 32° Brightness Loss From Above 29° Black Level Raise From Below 45° Black Level Raise From Above 45° Gamma Shift From Below 27° Gamma Shift From Above 25° The display's vertical viewing angle is okay. Like the horizontal viewing angle, the image dims and washes when viewing from above and below, so you need to look at the screen more or less straight on to see an accurate image, which can be hard in tight places where you don't have much room to tilt the screen, like on a bus or airplane. Avg. White Balance dE 2.85 Avg. Gamma 2.07 Avg. Color dE 4.2 Avg. Color Temperature 6,946.4 K The LG gram 14's display accuracy is okay out of the box. The white balance inaccuracies are minor and hard to notice. Color accuracy isn't bad; it's mainly the reds, greens, and yellows that look inaccurate because the default color profile targets a wider color space, oversaturating those colors. The color temperature is slightly cooler than the standard 6500K target, giving the image a slight blueish tint. The gamma doesn't follow the sRGB curve; dark scenes look too dark, and bright scenes look too bright. sRGB xy 99.96% sRGB uv 99.83% Adobe RGB xy 87.63% Adobe RGB uv 92.55% DCI P3 xy 99.34% DCI P3 uv 98.95% Rec. 2020 xy 73.18% Rec. 2020 uv 76.3% The LG gram 14 has an outstanding color gamut. It has full coverage of the sRGB and DCI-P3 color spaces, making it suitable for viewing and producing SDR and HDR content. Its Adobe RGB coverage is excellent but not enough for professional print photography as it can't produce the saturated greens that define Adobe RGB. Flicker-Free Yes Flicker Frequency No Flicker Flicker Active Below 0% The backlight is entirely flicker-free, which helps reduce eye strain. Interface Typing Quality Numpad No Backlighting Adjustable Operating Force 69 gf Actuation Force 35 gf Pre-Travel 1.36 mm Total Travel 1.67 mm The LG gram 14 has a great keyboard. The layout is fairly standard, and while key spacing is a little tight, it's fine for a 14-inch laptop. The keycaps feel high-quality, and the keys are stable. As for the typing experience, the keys have a lot of travel and provide satisfying tactile feedback; however, they require a fair amount of force to actuate, which might cause some fatigue over time. Typing noise is relatively low and isn't bothersome in quiet settings. Tracking Quality Size 12.2 in² (78.4 cm²) Material Glass Dedicated Buttons No The touchpad is great. It's reasonably large, and it tracks all movements and gestures well. There aren't any issues with palm rejection or actions like dragging and dropping. The click mechanism feels satisfying, but you can only click in the bottom half of the touchpad. Max Volume 78 dB SPL Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 5.3 dB Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) -1.3 Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 344 Hz Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 20 kHz Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 0.6 dB The LG gram 14's speakers get very loud with minimal dynamic compression at max volume. They deliver speech clearly; however, they sound hollow and slightly unnatural, with almost no bass, so they aren't ideal for music or movies. Video Quality Resolution 1080p Position Top Center Privacy Cover No Face Unlock Yes The webcam's video quality is good. The image has a fair amount of fine details but looks slightly faded and underexposed. Voices sound loud and clear over the microphone; there's just a little static background noise. Connectivity USB-A Ports 2 USB-C Ports 2 Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 USB-C Charging Yes USB-C Display Out Yes HDMI 2.0 DisplayPort No 3.5mm Jack Combo mic/headphone Card Reader MicroSD UHS 1 Ethernet No Proprietary Port No Security Lock Yes The port selection is outstanding. Both USB-A ports support USB 3.2 Gen. 2 data transfer speed of up to 10Gbps. The USB-C ports support Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gbps data transfer speed and two 4k displays at 60Hz), DisplayPort Alt Mode, and Power Delivery. The latter allows for fast charging of the laptop and other PD-enabled devices connected to the port. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.3 The wireless adapter is an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211. Wi-Fi 6E has faster speeds, lower latency, and less signal interference than previous Wi-Fi standards. However, you need a router that supports Wi-Fi 6E to benefit from these features. Configuration Brand Intel Model Core i7-1360P Core Count 12 Thread Count 16 The LG gram 14 is available with the following CPUs:
Both CPUs are designed for thin and light laptops. Intel's P-series processors a step up from the U-series typically found in most ultraportables, as they have more cores and operate at a higher wattage of 28W. Like Intel's 12th Gen. processors, the Core i5-1340P and i7-1360P have a hybrid architecture with a mix of performance and efficiency cores. They both have four performance and eight efficiency cores; their clock speeds and cache memory size are the only differences between them. These P-series CPUs can handle general productivity tasks like text processing, web browsing, video playback, and more demanding tasks like photo and video editing. The Core i7 is faster, although the performance difference isn't significant. Brand Intel Model Iris Xe Graphics Dedicated/Integrated Integrated VRAM Size N/A The LG gram 14 is only available with Intel Iris Xe graphics. This integrated GPU is designed to handle light tasks like web browsing and video playback, not demanding workloads like video editing or 3D graphics. You can play some older or puzzle-like games, but you'll likely have to play at a lower resolution or with low graphical settings to get smooth gameplay. If you need a thin, light laptop with a discrete GPU, check out the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 (2023). Capacity 16 GB Modules 8 (Soldered) Type LP-DDR5 Speed 6,000 MHz You can configure this laptop with 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of RAM. The memory is soldered onto the motherboard and isn't user-replaceable. Advertised Capacity 512 GB Usable Capacity 410 GB Drive 1 Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 Drive 1 Type SSD Drive 2 No 2nd Drive Drive 2 Type No 2nd Drive You can configure this laptop with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage. The Samsung drive is an M.2 PCIe Gen. 4 NVMe SSD. The storage drive is user-replaceable, and there are two available slots. There's also an option for two 512GB, which you can set up in a RAID array for better performance. Performance CPU Single-Thread 1,801 points CPU Multi-Thread 8,963 points GPU Compute 20,182 points The LG gram 14's overall score in Geekbench 5 is outstanding. The Intel Core i7-1360P performs well in single- and multi-threaded workloads, making it suitable for general productivity tasks and more demanding workloads like programming and video editing. However, there are faster CPUs on the market, like the H-series CPUs typically found in mobile workstations and gaming laptops. The Core i5-1340P is only slightly slower. As for GPU computing tasks, the CPU's integrated Iris Xe GPU performs poorly. If your workload needs a lot of GPU processing power, it's best to get a laptop with a discrete GPU or an Apple MacBook Pro with an Apple ARM-based SoC. Single-Thread 1,705 points Multi-Thread 9,717 points The LG gram 14 performs exceptionally well in the Cinebench R23 benchmarks, making it suitable for 3D graphics rendering and other related workloads. The CPU throttles under load, so you aren't getting the full CPU performance. If you want even better performance to get the fastest render times, you'll have to get a laptop with a better cooling system and an H-series CPU, like the Intel Core i9-12900HX in the MSI Raider GE67 HX (2022). CPU Render Time 4.8 min GPU Render Time N/A GPU Render Time (Optix) N/A The LG gram 14 performs well in Blender; however, it's best to get a laptop with a discrete GPU if you need to render images professionally. Even an entry-level GPU, like an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, can render images much faster than the CPU. Overall Score 21,591 The LG gram 14 performs poorly in the Basemark GPU benchmark. Its Intel Iris Xe isn't bad compared to other integrated graphics, but it's starting to show its age and isn't fast enough to provide smooth gameplay in graphically demanding games. It can only handle simple, puzzle-like games or older titles at 1080p, and even then, you'll have to play at a lower resolution or with low graphics settings to get playable frame rates. Sequential Write Speed 834.4 MB/s Sequential Read Speed 4,549.1 MB/s Random Write Speed 99.9 MB/s Random Read Speed 68.9 MB/s The SSD's performance is outstanding. Its fast read speeds allow the system to boot up, launch apps, and retrieve data quickly. The sequential write speed is slow for a PCIe Gen. 4 SSD but still plenty fast for a general productivity laptop. Also, remember that this is the 512GB SSD; the 1TB drive is likely faster, as larger capacity SSDs typically perform better. Capacity 72 Wh Battery Life (Web Browsing) 10.9 hrs Battery Life (Video Playback) 10.0 hrs Battery Life (Gaming) 2.4 hrs Charge Time 2.4 hrs The LG gram 14's battery life is excellent. It lasts easily through a typical 8-hour day of light productivity. The battery life for video playback is particularly noteworthy and among the best for Windows laptops. Avg. FPS 12 fps 1% Low 7 fps 0.1% Low 3 fps 1% Low Delta 63 ms 0.1% Low Delta 308 ms Avg. FPS On Very Low 27 fps Borderlands 3 isn't playable. The gameplay is extremely choppy, even with low graphical settings. The Intel Iris Xe integrated GPU can't handle such a graphically demanding game. You can expect the same performance in other similar titles. Avg. FPS 20 fps 1% Low 12 fps 0.1% Low 10 fps 1% Low Delta 31 ms 0.1% Low Delta 47 ms Avg. FPS On Minimum 81 fps Avg. Turn Time 7.79 s Civilization VI is choppy at 1080p with high settings, but you can get much smoother gameplay if you lower a couple of graphical settings. The average turn time is okay and within the expected range for an Intel 13th Gen. processor. The Core i5 is only slightly slower. Avg. FPS 68 fps 1% Low 28 fps 0.1% Low 22 fps 1% Low Delta 21 ms 0.1% Low Delta 32 ms Avg. FPS On Low 125 fps CS:GO runs poorly at 1080p with high settings. Although the average frame rate is good, the game stutters a lot due to frame drops. It runs more smoothly with low settings, but there are still noticeable stutters. The Core i5 will perform slightly worse. Avg. FPS 19 fps 1% Low 12 fps 0.1% Low 7 fps 1% Low Delta 35 ms 0.1% Low Delta 91 ms Avg. FPS On Lowest 29 fps Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs poorly at 1080p with high settings. The Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics can't maintain playable frame rates in this and other similarly demanding games. Keyboard Temp While Idle 29 °C (84 °F) Keyboard Temp Under Load 45 °C (113 °F) Fan Noise While Idle 25.0 dBA Fan Noise Under Load 40.0 dBA Power & Fan Control App No The LG gram 14's keyboard is cool when idle and only gets mildly warm under load, not enough to cause discomfort. The fan is audible at full speed but isn't distracting at all. CPU Temp (Cinebench) 90 °C CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 14% loss GPU Temp (Heaven) 83 °C GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 4% loss The performance over time is decent—both the CPU and the GPU throttle under load. The CPU's performance is somewhat inconsistent, leading to unpredictable completion times in heavy, sustained workloads. The GPU's performance loss is minimal and isn't noticeable. If you want a similar laptop with better performance over time, check out the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (2023). Additional Features And Software Operating System Windows 11 Additional Software Yes The LG gram has many pre-installed applications, including:
RGB Illumination No Touch Pen No Secondary Display No Biometrics Face Recognition The LG gram 14 has a Windows Hello facial recognition IR camera. You can use it to log into Windows, authorize Windows Store purchases, and auto-fill saved passwords on supported websites. Is LG gram 14 worth buying?The LG gram 14 (2023) is better for general productivity, while the HP Pavilion Plus 14 (2023) is better if you have a slightly more CPU- or GPU-intensive workload. The LG is thinner and lighter, making it easier to carry around, and its battery lasts almost twice as long as the HP's. Is the LG gram durable?Overall - not as sturdy as some older Lenovo Thinkpads (e.g. T440s) but actually better than my previous laptop - a Thinkpad T480s (which I never should have bought because it had too many problems right out of the box). I would give it 9/10 (considering the light weight, or 8/10 not regarding the weight). How long is the battery life on the LG gram?The LG Gram 17's battery life lasted for 14 hours and 47 minutes in our tests. What are the pros and cons of LG Gram 17?“The LG Gram 17 Pro is fast and has great battery life, and its display is colorful enough for creators. But its reliability is questionable, and its input devices are subpar.” LG's Gram line is primarily aimed at offering thin and light laptops that nevertheless offer solid performance and excellent battery life. |
