Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T450
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T450
Overview
ReleasedApril 2026February 2015
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1600 × 900
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)250 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch with Privacy Guard, or low-power in-cell touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits
Colour range45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare
Display featuresIPS 1,000:1 or 1,500:1 contrast; OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 600 and Dolby Vision; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panel; 88% screen-to-body ratio–
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 5 335, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H or Intel Core Ultra 7 365Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores8 or 162
CPU threads8 or 164
GraphicsIntel GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5500
AI engine (NPU)47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)8 GB
Storage256 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB
CPUCore Ultra 5 325 or 335 and Core Ultra 7 355 or 365 with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (12 MB cache); Core Ultra 7 356H with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache, not sold in North America); 335 and 365 support Intel vPro EnterpriseFourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPUIntegrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 UltimateListed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8533 (runs at 7467 MT/s except with the Core Ultra 7 356H), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradableDDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 slot; PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.02.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 34 hoursUp to 10.08 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.065 kg (better)1.73 kg
Thickness15.85 mm (better)21 mm
Width × depth313 × 219.4 mm339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail58 Wh Li-ion; MobileMark 30 up to 19.1 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 19.6 hr video and 36.2 hr idle, local video up to 34.0 hr (Core Ultra 5 325, low-power touch screen)Optional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsCarbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium or magnesium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H testedGlass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
ColoursBlack; Cosmic BlueBlack
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail3 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; USB-A 5 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)Three USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displaysUp to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 HzThree independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPointSix-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
TrackpadGlass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmMulti-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos1 W × 2 stereo speakers
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc VoiceDual-array microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloOptional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2

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