Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T400

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ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T400
LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD)LenovoThinkPad T400
Overview
ReleasedJune 2025August 2008
Display
Screen size16″14.1″
Resolution1920 × 1200 (better)1280 × 800
PanelIPS LCD–
Refresh rate60 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)185 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or multi-touch, or 500-nit low power14.1-inch WXGA or WXGA+ LCD; CCFL and LED options; listed configurations use the 185-nit WXGA CCFL panel
Colour range45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit)–
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare
Display features1,000:1 contrast (1,200:1 on the low-power panel); Eyesafe Certified 2.0 on the touch and low-power panels; 87.22% screen-to-body ratio–
Performance
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores6 or 82
CPU threads12 or 16–
GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M GraphicsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
AI engine (NPU)50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)2 GB
Storage512 GB to 1 TB (better)128 GB to 160 GB
CPURyzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)Intel Core 2 Duo with 1066 MHz front-side bus; listed configurations are factory 7417-T1U and 7417-PAU
GPUIntegrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12Intel GMA 4500MHD in the GM45 chipset on listed configurations; optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with switchable graphics on other models
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeDDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GBDDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or 1.8-inch SATA SSD; listed configurations have 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD and 128 GB SSD respectively; optional second disk in Ultrabay
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 28 hoursUp to 6.5 hours
Battery capacity86 Wh–
Weight1.76 kg (better)2.3 kg
Thickness18.14 mm (better)32 mm
Width × depth359.7 × 250.8 mm335.5 × 270 mm
Battery life detail52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 86 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 22 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 17.3 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with WUXGA touch, local video up to 24.2 hr (86 Wh) or 15.1 hr (52.5 Wh)Four-, six- or nine-cell removable battery; six-cell up to 6.5 hours, six-cell plus Ultrabay battery up to 8 hours, nine-cell up to 9.8 hours; dimensions and starting weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country65 W adapter with integrated graphics; 90 W for discrete graphics
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (52.5 Wh with a 65 W or 100 W adapter; 86 Wh with the 100 W adapter; when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsPC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom coversSuper-Elastic PolyCarbonate lid, carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom and magnesium roll cages
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 1.3-megapixel fixed-focus camera
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)Three USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, FireWire 400, separate microphone and headphone jacks, ExpressCard/54 and docking connector; PC Card and seven-format card reader vary by model
External displaysUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 HzVGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DVI pass-through via compatible optional dock
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mmUltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AudioStereo speakers, 1 W
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby VoiceDigital 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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