Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T420

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T420

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T420
Overview
Released
Released	2020	March 2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 nits or 250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS and 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS	14-inch 1366 × 768 (200 nits) or 1600 × 900 (250 nits) LED-backlit LCD; 300:1 contrast
Colour range
Colour range	Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; 45% NTSC on standard FHD and HD options	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	Intel Core i5-2520M
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	4
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000 or NVIDIA NVS 4200M
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	128 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U; listed Ryzen 5, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20UES00H00 tested by Notebookcheck	Second-generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 dual-core processors; QM67 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000; optional NVIDIA NVS 4200M with 1 GB and Optimus
Memory type
Memory type	DDR4-3200; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; maker specifies up to 24 or 32 GB respectively	DDR3-1333; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD; removable Ultrabay Enhanced DVD burner; optional second drive adapter
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	57 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	2.2 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	30.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	340.5 × 233 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 14 hours MobileMark 2014 or 11.5 hours MobileMark 2018; headline maker starting weight 1.46 kg for low-power FHD/Privacy Guard, 1.55 kg for other displays	MobileMark 2007: integrated graphics, six-cell 57 Wh up to 9 hours, nine-cell 94 Wh up to 15 hours, nine-cell plus slice up to 30 hours; Optimus up to 8.8 / 14.7 / 29.5 hours; four-cell option; weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	65 W; 90 W on Optimus models
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter	–
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover	Carbon-fibre/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 2×2 in listed configuration; later PSREF also lists MediaTek and Realtek Wi-Fi 6 alternatives	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Optional Bluetooth 3.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM	Three USB 2.0 (one powered), one USB 2.0/eSATA combo, VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, audio combo, 4-in-1 SD reader and ExpressCard/34; optional modem, FireWire and smart card reader
External displays
External displays	Native screen plus three external monitors; HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K at 60 Hz	Up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via DisplayPort; 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz via VGA; Optimus variants support three independent displays
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	Seven-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2