Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel)

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) compared with ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel)
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel)
Overview
ReleasedJune 2024June 2025
Display
Screen size14″16″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1200
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz (better)60 Hz
Brightness400 nits400 nits or 500 nits (better)
TouchscreenNo or YesNo or Yes
Display typeWUXGA IPS (400-nit on-cell touch or 400-nit low-power non-touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard
Colour range45% NTSC (touch IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit)
Screen finishAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)Anti-glare
Display featuresIPS 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 ratio1,000:1 contrast (1,200:1 on the low-power panel); Eyesafe Certified 2.0 on the touch and low-power panels; 87.22% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100Intel 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 cores8 or 128, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads–8, 14 or 16
GraphicsQualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V
AI engine (NPU)45 TOPS12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS (better)
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB256 GB to 1 TB
CPUSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 (12 cores, up to 3.4 GHz) or Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (8 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; Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models
GPUIntegrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12Integrated Intel Graphics (200U), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V); shared memory, DirectX 12.2
AI engineCopilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45 TOPSCopilot+ 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 typeLPDDR5X-8448 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradableCore Ultra 200U and 200H, DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM or CSODIMM slots, up to 64 GB; Core Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable
Storage typeOne M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0One 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 34.9 hoursUp to 21.4 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh86 Wh (better)
Weight1.24 kg (better)1.76 kg
Thickness16.9 mm (better)18.14 mm
Width × depth313.6 × 219.4 mm359.7 × 250.8 mm
Battery life detail58 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 hr52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 225U with 52.5 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 11.5 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 12.7 hr video and 24.1 hr idle, local video up to 21.4 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 18.3 hr
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (52.5 Wh with a 65 W or 100 W adapter; 86 Wh with the 100 W adapter; when off, in standby or hibernating)
MaterialsCarbon-fibre-reinforced plastic top cover; aluminium bottom coverPC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.35.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)
Webcam1080p with IR5MP, optional IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × 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 models2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–100 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 displaysUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 HzCore Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three external displays (four including the built-in); Core Ultra 200V, up to two (three in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmMylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AudioStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-fieldDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
BiometricsFingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows HelloOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello

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