Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T470

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
Released
Released	2020	February 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	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	HD or Full HD non-IPS (220 nits), or Full HD IPS (250 nits); optional ten-finger on-cell touch on Full HD IPS with PPS lid
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 i5-7200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	4
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB	256 GB to 512 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	Sixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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	DDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
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	2.5-inch SATA HDD/SSD or primary M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×2 NVMe SSD; optional 128 GB SATA M.2 SSD in WWAN slot excludes WWAN and WiGig; listed configurations use PCIe SSDs (Laptop Mag, Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	1.65 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	336.6 × 232.5 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	Optional internal 24 Wh; removable external 24, 48 or 72 Wh; integrated graphics with internal plus 24 Wh external up to 13.9 hours (MobileMark 2014), plus 48 Wh up to 20.9 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 27.1 hours; weight shown for PPS lid with three-cell external battery
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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	Magnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	Thunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, 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	802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Optional 720p; optional infrared camera
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 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, one USB-C 3.1 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and micro-SIM slot
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	Three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC