Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450
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| LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) | LenovoThinkPad T450 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | April 2026 | February 2015 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1600 × 900 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz or 120 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 400 nits or 500 nits (better) | 250 nits |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| Display type | WUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch with Privacy Guard, or low-power in-cell touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10 | HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits |
| Colour range | 45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare | Anti-glare |
| Display features | IPS 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 | ||
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 5 335, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H or Intel Core Ultra 7 365 | Intel Core i5-5200U |
| CPU cores | 8 or 16 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 8 or 16 | 4 |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| AI engine (NPU) | 47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB or 32 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB to 1 TB (better) | 256 GB |
| CPU | Core 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 Enterprise | Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 Ultimate | Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary |
| AI engine | Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-8533 (runs at 7467 MT/s except with the Core Ultra 7 356H), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable | DDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB |
| Storage type | One M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 slot; PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0 | 2.5-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 hours | Up to 10.08 hours |
| Battery capacity | 58 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.065 kg (better) | 1.73 kg |
| Thickness | 15.85 mm (better) | 21 mm |
| Width × depth | 313 × 219.4 mm | 339 × 232.5 mm |
| Battery life detail | 58 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 |
| Charger | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country | 45 W or 65 W |
| Fast charging | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating) | – |
| Materials | Carbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium or magnesium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H tested | Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models |
| Colours | Black; Cosmic Blue | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 3 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | Optional Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Webcam | 5MP, optional IR | Optional 720p |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 3 × 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 displays | Up to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz | Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz |
| 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 | Glass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm | Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos | 1 W × 2 stereo speakers |
| Microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc Voice | Dual-array microphone |
| Biometrics | Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello | Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2 |
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