Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) compared with ThinkPad T470

	LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)	LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	February 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	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	HD 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 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 i5-7200U
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 620
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	45 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB to 512 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)	Sixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPU
GPU	Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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	DDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0	2.5-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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 34.9 hours	Up to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	58 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.24 kg (better)	1.65 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.9 mm (better)	19.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	313.6 × 219.4 mm	336.6 × 232.5 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	Optional 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
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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	Magnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	Thunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	Optional 720p; optional infrared camera
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	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 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	Three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz
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; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC