Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T470

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T470
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T470
Overview
ReleasedApril 2026February 2017
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD
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 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 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 i5-7200U
CPU cores8 or 162
CPU threads8 or 164
GraphicsIntel GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 620
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 to 512 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 EnterpriseSixth- or seventh-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; Core i7-6500U unavailable in EMEA
GPUIntegrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 UltimateIntegrated Intel HD Graphics 520 or 620; optional GeForce 940MX with 2 GB GDDR5 outside EMEA; listed configurations are integrated
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 upgradableDDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; clocks down to the processor's memory limit
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 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)Up to 34 hoursUp to 13.9 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.065 kg (better)1.65 kg
Thickness15.85 mm (better)19.95 mm
Width × depth313 × 219.4 mm336.6 × 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 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
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W slim-tip or USB-C adapter
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 testedMagnesium-hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
ColoursBlack; Cosmic BlueBlack
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jackThunderbolt 3, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11ac; optional 802.11ad WiGig
Bluetooth5.4Bluetooth 4.1 under Windows
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p; optional infrared camera
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 3.1 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 displaysUp to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 HzThree independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 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 Atmos2 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 touch fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 or 2.0; optional NFC

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