Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) compared with ThinkPad T500

	LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)	LenovoThinkPad T500
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	August 2008
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	15.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1280 × 800 or 1680 × 1050
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 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	15.4-inch 16:10 LCD: CCFL-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 300:1), LED-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 400:1) or CCFL-backlit 1680 × 1050 (200 nits, 500:1); represented configurations use CCFL
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 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 12	2
Graphics
Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-85	Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	45 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	80 GB to 160 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)	Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3 MB L2) and P8600 (2.4 GHz, 3 MB L2) on represented configurations; 1066 MHz bus; Intel GM45 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU, shared memory, DirectX 12	Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics; switchable models additionally have ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with 256 MB dedicated memory. Maker specifies on-the-fly switching under Vista only
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	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 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 1.5 Gb/s hard drive; Active Protection System; Ultrabay Slim 9.5 mm removable optical-drive bay supports optional second drive or battery
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 34.9 hours	Up to 6.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	58 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.24 kg (better)	2.7 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.9 mm (better)	34 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	313.6 × 219.4 mm	357.5 × 255 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	Main figures use six-cell integrated graphics: maker claim up to 6.3 hours, or 7.8 hours with Ultrabay battery, starting at 2.7 kg. Nine-cell models start at 2.8 kg and claim up to 9.4 hours; switchable 2082-26U has nine cells. Published 357.5 × 255 × 30–34 mm dimensions are for the six-cell body, not the protruding nine-cell pack.
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	65 W for integrated graphics; 90 W for ATI graphics
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	Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel WiFi Link 5100, 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR	Optional 1.3-megapixel; not fitted to represented configurations
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 2.0, VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire, separate microphone and headphone sockets, seven-format memory-card reader, ExpressCard/54 and docking connector; PC Card or Smart Card reader varies by configuration
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	Maker maximum 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort supports single-link DVI-D via optional cable
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	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field	Digital microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello	TPM 1.2; optional palm-rest fingerprint reader or Smart Card reader depending on configuration