Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T400
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| LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) | LenovoThinkPad T400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2025 | August 2008 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 16″ | 14.1″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 (better) | 1280 × 800 |
| Panel | IPS LCD | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 400 nits or 500 nits (better) | 185 nits |
| Touchscreen | No or Yes | No |
| Display type | WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or multi-touch, or 500-nit low power | 14.1-inch WXGA or WXGA+ LCD; CCFL and LED options; listed configurations use the 185-nit WXGA CCFL panel |
| Colour range | 45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit) | – |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare | Anti-glare |
| Display features | 1,000:1 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 | ||
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 |
| CPU cores | 6 or 8 | 2 |
| CPU threads | 12 or 16 | – |
| Graphics | Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
| AI engine (NPU) | 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) | 2 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 1 TB (better) | 128 GB to 160 GB |
| CPU | Ryzen 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 |
| GPU | Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12 | Intel GMA 4500MHD in the GM45 chipset on listed configurations; optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with switchable graphics on other models |
| AI engine | Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS | – |
| Memory type | DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB | DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB |
| Storage type | One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0 | Removable 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 hours | Up to 6.5 hours |
| Battery capacity | 86 Wh | – |
| Weight | 1.76 kg (better) | 2.3 kg |
| Thickness | 18.14 mm (better) | 32 mm |
| Width × depth | 359.7 × 250.8 mm | 335.5 × 270 mm |
| Battery life detail | 52.5 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 |
| Charger | 100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country | 65 W adapter with integrated graphics; 90 W for discrete graphics |
| Fast charging | Rapid 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) | – |
| Materials | PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers | Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate lid, carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom and magnesium roll cages |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | Optional Bluetooth 2.1 |
| Webcam | 5MP, optional IR | Optional 1.3-megapixel fixed-focus camera |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 2 × 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 displays | Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz | VGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DVI pass-through via compatible optional dock |
| Keyboard | 6-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; TrackPoint | 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys |
| Trackpad | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm | UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio | Stereo speakers, 1 W |
| Microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice | Digital 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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