Lenovo LOQ Essential 15ARP11 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T510

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LOQ Essential 15ARP11 compared with ThinkPad T510

	LenovoLOQ Essential 15ARP11	LenovoThinkPad T510
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	January 2010
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.6″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	144 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	220 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	FHD IPS, 16:9, non-touch; 1000:1 contrast; 85° viewing angles	15.6-inch 16:9 LED-backlit LCD: 1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900, both rated at 220 nits and 500:1 contrast
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	AMD FreeSync; 88.07% active area ratio	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 150 or AMD Ryzen 7 170	Intel Core i5-520M or Intel Core i5-540M
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU	Intel HD Graphics or NVIDIA NVS 3100M
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	2 GB or 4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	160 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen 5 150 with 6 cores and 12 threads (up to 4.55 GHz) or Ryzen 7 170 with 8 cores and 16 threads (up to 4.75 GHz); 16 MB L3	Core i5-520M (2.4 GHz, up to 2.93 GHz) or i5-540M (2.53 GHz, up to 3.06 GHz); two cores, Hyper-Threading and 3 MB cache; Intel QM57 chipset
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 440 AI TOPS) or RTX 5060 (8 GB GDDR7, 572 AI TOPS), both at 65 W TGP; DLSS 4	Intel HD Graphics on 4349 configurations; NVIDIA NVS 3100M with 512 MB dedicated memory on represented 4314 configuration. These original discrete models are not the separately listed later Optimus configurations
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, running at DDR5-4800; up to 16 GB offered	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 on represented configurations; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (fitted) and one empty M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot	Removable 2.5-inch SATA 3 Gb/s hard drive, 7200 rpm on represented configurations; Active Protection System; removable DVD burner in 12.7 mm Ultrabay Enhanced; optional second drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 12.9 hours	Up to 6.2 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	60 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	2.3 kg (better)	2.57 kg
Thickness
Thickness	24.8 mm (better)	35.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	361.26 × 255.6 mm	372.8 × 245.1 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	60 Wh; MobileMark 30 up to 10.3 hr, local 1080p video up to 12.9 hr (Lenovo)	Main figures use the six-cell integrated configuration: starting at 2.57 kg and maker claim up to 6.2 hours. Integrated nine-cell models start at 2.72 kg and claim up to 10.4 hours. Original discrete models claim up to 4.7 hours with six cells or 7.8 hours with nine cells; represented 4314-2PU uses nine cells. Published body dimensions are 372.8 × 245.1 × 32–35.8 mm.
Charger
Charger	135 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C charging at 65–100 W	65 W on represented integrated configurations; 90 W on discrete configuration
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Pro, up to 50% in 30 minutes	–
Materials
Materials	PC-ABS top and bottom covers	Glass-fibre reinforced plastic display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic base; one-piece magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	Luna Grey; Eclipse Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	ThinkPad 802.11b/g/n or Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.2	Bluetooth 2.1 on represented configurations
Webcam
Webcam	720p	2-megapixel fixed-focus on represented configurations
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	USB-C 5 Gbps with USB PD 65–100 W in (no video out); 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack	Four USB 2.0 ports, one powered; discrete configuration combines one with eSATA. VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire 400, combination headphone/microphone socket, five-format card reader, ExpressCard/34 and docking connector
External displays
External displays	One external display via HDMI, up to 8K 60 Hz	Maker maximum 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via DisplayPort; single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row with numeric keypad, 1.3 mm key travel, white backlight, Copilot key	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless Mylar touchpad, 69 × 104 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 2 × 2 W, Nahimic Audio	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	None	TPM 1.2; fingerprint reader on 4349-2MU and 4314-2PU, absent on 4349-5EU