Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450

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ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T450

	LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel)	LenovoThinkPad T450
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	February 2015
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard	HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
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
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	8, 12, 14 or 16	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8, 14 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V	Intel HD Graphics 5500
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models	Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics (200U), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V); shared memory, DirectX 12.2	Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs with an NPU up to 13 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	Core Ultra 200U and 200H, DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM or CSODIMM slots, up to 64 GB; Core Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable	DDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200V and 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 21.4 hours	Up to 10.08 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.76 kg	1.73 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.14 mm (better)	21 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	359.7 × 250.8 mm	339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 225U with 52.5 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 11.5 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 12.7 hr video and 24.1 hr idle, local video up to 21.4 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 18.3 hr	Optional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country	45 W or 65 W
Fast charging
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
Materials	PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers	Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × 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 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displays
External displays	Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three external displays (four including the built-in); Core Ultra 200V, up to two (three in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
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	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2