Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T430

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) compared with ThinkPad T430

	LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)	LenovoThinkPad T430
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	June 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 nits or 250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
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-inch 1366 × 768 (200 nits) or 1600 × 900 (250 nits) LED-backlit LCD; 300:1 contrast
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (touch IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare
Display features
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
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100	Intel Core i5-3210M or Intel Core i7-3520M
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 12	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	4
Graphics
Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85	Intel HD Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA NVS 5400M
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	45 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	320 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 (12 cores, up to 3.4 GHz) or Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 (8 cores)	Third-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors; some i5-2520M models; QM77 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 on Ivy Bridge processors, HD Graphics 3000 on i5-2520M; optional NVIDIA NVS 5400M with 1 GB and Optimus
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; Qualcomm Hexagon NPU up to 45 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-8448 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable	DDR3-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
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 SSD; removable Ultrabay Enhanced DVD burner; selected models support mSATA SSD instead of WWAN
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 34.9 hours	Up to 9.7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	58 Wh (better)	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.24 kg (better)	2.17 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.9 mm (better)	29.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	313.6 × 219.4 mm	340.5 × 232 mm
Battery life detail
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	Integrated graphics: six-cell 57 Wh up to 9.7 hours, nine-cell 94 Wh up to 16.2 hours, nine-cell plus 94 Wh slice up to 32.5 hours; Optimus up to 9.4 / 15.8 / 31.6 hours; weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	65 W on integrated graphics models; 90 W on Optimus models
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	Carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic top cover; aluminium bottom cover	Carbon-fibre/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
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	Two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 (one powered), VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, audio combo, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and ExpressCard/34; docking connector
External displays
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	Up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via Mini DisplayPort; 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz via VGA
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight and ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2