Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T470
LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
ReleasedMay 2025February 2017
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)250 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA 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 16:10HD 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 range45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)Anti-glare
Display featuresIPS 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 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 268VIntel Core i5-7200U
CPU cores8, 12, 14 or 162
CPU threads8, 14 or 164
GraphicsIntel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140VIntel HD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)8 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB to 512 GB
CPUCore 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 modelsSixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPUIntegrated 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 12.2Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
AI engineCopilot+ 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 typeCore 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 GBDDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
Storage typeOne 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 2.02.5-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)Up to 30 hoursUp to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity57 Wh–
Weight1.38 kg (better)1.65 kg
Thickness16.13 mm (better)19.95 mm
Width × depth315.9 × 223.7 mm336.6 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail52.5 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 hrOptional 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
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsBlack models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottomMagnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
ColoursBlack; GreyBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jackThunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p; optional infrared camera
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × 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)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 displaysCore 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 HzThree independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPointSix-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmMulti-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio2 W × 2 stereo speakers
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby VoiceDual-array microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloOptional touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC

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