Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)
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| LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) | LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2020 | June 2024 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080 | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better) |
| Panel | IPS LCD | IPS LCD or OLED |
| Refresh rate | – | 60 Hz or 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| Touchscreen | No | No or Yes |
| 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, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400 | WUXGA IPS (400-nit on-cell touch or 400-nit low-power non-touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10 |
| Colour range | Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB | 45% NTSC (touch IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panel | Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED) |
| Display features | – | IPS 800:1 (touch) or 1,000:1 (low power) contrast; OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz, DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the touch panel; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 87.5% screen-to-body ratio |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-10210U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 or 12 |
| CPU threads | 8 | – |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| AI engine (NPU) | – | 45 TOPS |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB to 1 TB (better) |
| CPU | 10th-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 Notebookcheck | Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 (12 cores, up to 3.4 GHz) or Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (8 cores) |
| GPU | Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5 | Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12 |
| AI engine | – | Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45 TOPS |
| Memory type | DDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHz | LPDDR5X-8448 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable |
| 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 | One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0 |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 16.5 hours | Up to 34.9 hours |
| Battery capacity | 50 Wh | 58 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.49 kg | 1.24 kg (better) |
| Thickness | 17.9 mm | 16.9 mm (better) |
| Width × depth | 329 × 227 mm | 313.6 × 219.4 mm |
| Battery life detail | Integrated 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 kg | 58 Wh Li-ion; Snapdragon X1E-78-100 with low-power WUXGA non-touch, JEITA 3.0 up to 19.32 hr video and 37.37 hr idle, local video up to 34.9 hr; with WUXGA touch, local video up to 30.4 hr |
| Charger | 45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country |
| Fast charging | Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating) |
| Materials | Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover | Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic top cover; aluminium bottom cover |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack | 2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support | 5.3 |
| Webcam | 720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera | 1080p with IR |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | Two 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-SIM | 2 × USB-C (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 1.4a; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; nano-SIM slot on 5G models |
| External displays | Native screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz | Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz |
| Keyboard | Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight | 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint |
| Trackpad | Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio |
| Microphones | Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field |
| Biometrics | Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0 | Fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello |
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