Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T500
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T500
Overview
ReleasedApril 2026August 2008
Display
Screen size14″15.4″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1280 × 800 or 1680 × 1050
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)200 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 16:1015.4-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 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 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores8 or 162
CPU threads8 or 16–
GraphicsIntel GraphicsIntel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
AI engine (NPU)47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)1 GB or 2 GB
Storage256 GB to 1 TB (better)80 GB to 160 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 EnterpriseCore 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
GPUIntegrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 UltimateIntel 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 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 upgradablePC3-8500 DDR3-1066; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 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 2.0Removable 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)Up to 34 hoursUp to 6.3 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.065 kg (better)2.7 kg
Thickness15.85 mm (better)34 mm
Width × depth313 × 219.4 mm357.5 × 255 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)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.
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country65 W for integrated graphics; 90 W for ATI graphics
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 testedSuper-Elastic PolyCarbonate cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
ColoursBlack; Cosmic BlueBlack
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Intel WiFi Link 5100, 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 1.3-megapixel; not fitted to represented configurations
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 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 displaysUp to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 HzMaker maximum 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort supports single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination
TrackpadGlass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmUltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AtmosStereo speakers, 1 W each
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc VoiceDigital microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloTPM 1.2; optional palm-rest fingerprint reader or Smart Card reader depending on configuration

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