Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T61

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T61
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T61
Overview
ReleasedApril 2026May 2007
Display
Screen size14″14.1″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1440 × 900
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 16:10Represented 14.1-inch widescreen NVIDIA models: 1440 × 900 LCD, 200 nits, 300:1 contrast and 16:10 aspect ratio. Other T61 chassis and screen configurations are not represented here.
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 T7300
CPU cores8 or 162
CPU threads8 or 16–
GraphicsIntel GraphicsNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
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)120 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 EnterpriseRepresented May 2007 US models: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2 GHz, 800 MHz bus and 4 MB shared L2 cache; Mobile Intel PM965 chipset
GPUIntegrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 UltimateNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M with 128 MB dedicated memory and TurboCache; integrated Intel GMA X3100 is offered in separate T61 configurations
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 upgradablePC2-5300 DDR2-667; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 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; 5400 rpm on represented models; Active Protection System and shock-mounted drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 34 hoursUp to 3.8 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh–
Weight1.065 kg (better)2.4 kg
Thickness15.85 mm (better)31.9 mm
Width × depth313 × 219.4 mm335 × 261 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)Six-cell lithium-ion battery: maker claim up to 3.8 hours on NVIDIA models, or up to 5.3 hours with additional Ultrabay battery. Listed 2.4 kg starting weight and 261 mm depth include the six-cell battery; thickness ranges from 27.6 to 31.9 mm. Integrated-graphics and four-cell models have different figures.
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country90 W AC adaptor for NVIDIA graphics models
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 display 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, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth5.4Bluetooth 2.0
Webcam5MP, optional IRNot fitted to represented 7664-16U/17U 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 ports, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire 400, separate microphone and headphone jacks, CardBus PC Card slot and ExpressCard/54; docking connector; removable Ultrabay Slim DVD burner
External displaysUp to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 HzDVI pass-through requires the optional ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock or Advanced Dock
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; volume and mute buttons
TrackpadGlass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmUltraNav touchpad with TrackPoint pointing stick
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AtmosStereo speakers, 1 W each
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc VoiceInternal microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloTPM 1.2 security chip

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