Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel)

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel)
LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel)
Overview
Released2020May 2025
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 10801920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate–60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness400 nits400 nits or 500 nits (better)
TouchscreenNoNo or Yes
Display typeListed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400WUXGA IPS (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit on-cell touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED with add-on film touch (Core Ultra 200U and 200H only), all 16:10
Colour rangeListed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finishAnti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panelAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features–IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 85.73% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10210UIntel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
CPU cores48, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads88, 14 or 16
GraphicsIntel UHD GraphicsIntel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V
AI engine (NPU)–12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS
Memory16 GB16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage512 GB512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU10th-generation Core i5/i7 Comet Lake processors; listed i5-10210U, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20S1S06B00 tested by NotebookcheckCore Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models
GPUListed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5Integrated Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Graphics (200U); shared memory, DirectX 12.2
AI engine–Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs with an NPU up to 13 TOPS
Memory typeDDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHzCore Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable; Core Ultra 200U and 200H, DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM or CSODIMM slots, up to 64 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by NotebookcheckOne M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200V and 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 16.5 hoursUp to 30 hours
Battery capacity50 Wh57 Wh (better)
Weight1.49 kg1.38 kg (better)
Thickness17.9 mm16.13 mm (better)
Width × depth329 × 227 mm315.9 × 223.7 mm
Battery life detailIntegrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 16.5 hours MobileMark 2014, 11.45 hours MobileMark 2018 or 17.05 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.49 kg is maker weight for low-power FHD, other panels 1.49–1.61 kg52.5 Wh or 57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 228V with 57 Wh, MobileMark 25 up to 18.76 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 11.2 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 30 hr; Core Ultra 5 225U with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 20.82 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 20.2 hr
Charger45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country
Fast chargingUp to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapterRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
MaterialsGlass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard coverBlack models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottom
ColoursBlackBlack; Grey
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)
Webcam720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera5MP, optional IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailTwo USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 plus separate USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3; HDMI 1.4b, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)
External displaysNative screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 HzCore Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
KeyboardSix-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
TrackpadMylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPointMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby AudioStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
MicrophonesDual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone optionDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
BiometricsOptional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello

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