Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)
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| LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) | LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2020 | April 2026 |
| 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 or 500 nits (better) |
| 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 (non-touch, on-cell touch with Privacy Guard, or low-power in-cell 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 (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panel | Anti-glare |
| Display features | – | IPS 1,000:1 or 1,500:1 contrast; OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 600 and Dolby Vision; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panel; 88% screen-to-body ratio |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 5 335, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H or Intel Core Ultra 7 365 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 or 16 |
| CPU threads | 8 | 8 or 16 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| AI engine (NPU) | – | 47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB or 32 GB (better) |
| Storage | 512 GB | 256 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 | Core Ultra 5 325 or 335 and Core Ultra 7 355 or 365 with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (12 MB cache); Core Ultra 7 356H with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache, not sold in North America); 335 and 365 support Intel vPro Enterprise |
| GPU | Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5 | Integrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 Ultimate |
| AI engine | – | Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 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-8533 (runs at 7467 MT/s except with the Core Ultra 7 356H), 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 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 slot; PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0 |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 16.5 hours | Up to 34 hours |
| Battery capacity | 50 Wh | 58 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.49 kg | 1.065 kg (better) |
| Thickness | 17.9 mm | 15.85 mm (better) |
| Width × depth | 329 × 227 mm | 313 × 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; MobileMark 30 up to 19.1 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 19.6 hr video and 36.2 hr idle, local video up to 34.0 hr (Core Ultra 5 325, low-power touch screen) |
| Charger | 45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano 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 hybrid top cover; aluminium or magnesium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H tested |
| Colours | Black | Black; Cosmic Blue |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack | 3 × Thunderbolt 4, 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 | 5.4 |
| Webcam | 720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera | 5MP, optional 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 | 3 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; USB-A 5 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 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 via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 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 | Glass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos |
| Microphones | Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc Voice |
| Biometrics | Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0 | Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello |
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