Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T400
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) | LenovoThinkPad T400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2024 | August 2008 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14.1″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1280 × 800 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz or 120 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 400 nits (better) | 185 nits |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| Display type | WUXGA IPS (400-nit on-cell touch or 400-nit low-power non-touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10 | 14.1-inch WXGA or WXGA+ LCD; CCFL and LED options; listed configurations use the 185-nit WXGA CCFL panel |
| Colour range | 45% NTSC (touch IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED) | Anti-glare |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 | Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 |
| CPU cores | 8 or 12 | 2 |
| Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
| AI engine (NPU) | 45 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) | 2 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 1 TB (better) | 128 GB to 160 GB |
| CPU | Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 (12 cores, up to 3.4 GHz) or Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (8 cores) | Intel Core 2 Duo with 1066 MHz front-side bus; listed configurations are factory 7417-T1U and 7417-PAU |
| GPU | Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12 | Intel GMA 4500MHD in the GM45 chipset on listed configurations; optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with switchable graphics on other models |
| AI engine | Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45 TOPS | – |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-8448 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable | DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB |
| Storage type | One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0 | Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or 1.8-inch SATA SSD; listed configurations have 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD and 128 GB SSD respectively; optional second disk in Ultrabay |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 34.9 hours | Up to 6.5 hours |
| Battery capacity | 58 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.24 kg (better) | 2.3 kg |
| Thickness | 16.9 mm (better) | 32 mm |
| Width × depth | 313.6 × 219.4 mm | 335.5 × 270 mm |
| Battery life detail | 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 | Four-, six- or nine-cell removable battery; six-cell up to 6.5 hours, six-cell plus Ultrabay battery up to 8 hours, nine-cell up to 9.8 hours; dimensions and starting weight shown with six-cell battery |
| Charger | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country | 65 W adapter with integrated graphics; 90 W for discrete graphics |
| Fast charging | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating) | – |
| Materials | Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic top cover; aluminium bottom cover | Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate lid, carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom and magnesium roll cages |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | Optional Bluetooth 2.1 |
| Webcam | 1080p with IR | Optional 1.3-megapixel fixed-focus camera |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 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 | Three USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, FireWire 400, separate microphone and headphone jacks, ExpressCard/54 and docking connector; PC Card and seven-format card reader vary by model |
| External displays | Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz | VGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DVI pass-through via compatible optional dock |
| Keyboard | 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint | 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys |
| Trackpad | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm | UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio | Stereo speakers, 1 W |
| Microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field | Digital microphone |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello | Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2 |
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