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Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T61

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LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T61
Overview
ReleasedJune 2025May 2007
Display
Screen size16″14.1″
Resolution1920 × 12001440 × 900
PanelIPS LCD–
Refresh rate60 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits200 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit touch with ThinkPad Privacy GuardRepresented 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); 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
ProcessorIntel 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 268VIntel Core 2 Duo T7300
CPU cores8, 12, 14 or 162
CPU threads8, 14 or 16–
GraphicsIntel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140VNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
AI engine (NPU)12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB1 GB or 2 GB
Storage256 GB to 1 TB120 GB to 160 GB
CPUCore 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 modelsRepresented 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 (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 12.2NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M with 128 MB dedicated memory and TurboCache; integrated Intel GMA X3100 is offered in separate T61 configurations
AI engineCopilot+ 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 typeCore 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 upgradablePC2-5300 DDR2-667; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 GB
Storage typeOne 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 2.0Removable 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 21.4 hoursUp to 3.8 hours
Battery capacity86 Wh–
Weight1.76 kg2.4 kg
Thickness18.14 mm31.9 mm
Width × depth359.7 × 250.8 mm335 × 261 mm
Battery life detail52.5 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 hrSix-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.
Charger100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country90 W AC adaptor for NVIDIA graphics models
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 display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6EIntel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)Bluetooth 2.0
Webcam5MP, optional IRNot fitted to represented 7664-16U/17U configurations
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × 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 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 displaysCore 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 HzDVI pass-through requires the optional ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock or Advanced 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; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination; volume and mute buttons
TrackpadMylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mmUltraNav touchpad with TrackPoint pointing stick
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AudioStereo speakers, 1 W each
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby 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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