Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T400

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) compared with ThinkPad T400
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)LenovoThinkPad T400
Overview
ReleasedJune 2024August 2008
Display
Screen size14″14.1″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1280 × 800
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits (better)185 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS (400-nit on-cell touch or 400-nit low-power non-touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:1014.1-inch WXGA or WXGA+ LCD; CCFL and LED options; listed configurations use the 185-nit WXGA CCFL panel
Colour range45% NTSC (touch IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
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 ratio–
Performance
ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores8 or 122
GraphicsQualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
AI engine (NPU)45 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)2 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)128 GB to 160 GB
CPUSnapdragon 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
GPUIntegrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12Intel GMA 4500MHD in the GM45 chipset on listed configurations; optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with switchable graphics on other models
AI engineCopilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45 TOPS–
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8448 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradableDDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0Removable 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 hoursUp to 6.5 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.24 kg (better)2.3 kg
Thickness16.9 mm (better)32 mm
Width × depth313.6 × 219.4 mm335.5 × 270 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 hrFour-, 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
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country65 W adapter with integrated graphics; 90 W for discrete graphics
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsCarbon-fibre-reinforced plastic top cover; aluminium bottom coverSuper-Elastic PolyCarbonate lid, carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom and magnesium roll cages
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX
Bluetooth5.3Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam1080p with IROptional 1.3-megapixel fixed-focus camera
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 modelsThree 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 displaysUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 HzVGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DVI pass-through via compatible optional dock
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmUltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AudioStereo speakers, 1 W
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-fieldDigital microphone
BiometricsFingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows HelloOptional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2

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