Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| LenovoThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 | LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | February 2025 | 2018 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 14″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Panel | IPS LCD or OLED | – |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz or 120 Hz | – |
| Brightness | 500 nits (better) | 300 nits |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Display type | WUXGA IPS (anti-glare, anti-reflection, or ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED, all multi-touch (one glass solution), 16:10 | Maker describes wide-viewing-angle LCD; listed FHD touch display is 300 nits, 700:1 contrast and 72% colour gamut; optional matte WQHD 300-nit or glossy Dolby Vision WQHD 500-nit displays |
| Colour range | 100% sRGB (IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED) | 72% on standard displays; 100% Adobe RGB on HDR WQHD according to maker datasheet |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare and anti-smudge, or anti-reflection and anti-smudge | Anti-glare on FHD and standard WQHD; glossy on HDR WQHD |
| Display features | IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR and DisplayHDR True Black 500; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 87.8% screen-to-body ratio; 360° hinge for laptop, tent, stand and tablet modes | – |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core i5-8250U |
| CPU cores | 8, 12, 14 or 16 | 4 |
| CPU threads | 8, 14 or 16 | 8 |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| AI engine (NPU) | 12 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS | – |
| Memory | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB to 2 TB (better) | 512 GB |
| CPU | Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; 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; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models | 8th-generation quad-core Core i5/i7, with a 7th-generation dual-core i5-7300U also listed in later PSREF; exact i5-8250U/8GB/512GB/FHD touch configuration from Laptop Mag's review narrative |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 140T (200H) or Intel Graphics (200U); shared memory, DirectX 12.2 | Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 with 8th-generation processors; HD Graphics 620 with i5-7300U |
| 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 | LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package (200V) or soldered LPDDR5X running at 8400 MT/s (200U and 200H), dual-channel, not upgradable; 64 GB only with 200U and 200H | 8 or 16 GB soldered LPDDR3-2133 with no sockets; speed reduced for processors with lower memory-controller limits |
| 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 | Replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe3.0×4 NVMe SSD; listed 512 GB NVMe configuration from Laptop Mag |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 29.9 hours | Up to 19.3 hours |
| Battery capacity | 57 Wh | 57 Wh |
| Weight | 1.22 kg | 1.13 kg (better) |
| Thickness | 16.19 mm | 15.95 mm (better) |
| Width × depth | 312.8 × 217.65 mm | 323.5 × 217.1 mm |
| Battery life detail | 57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 7 268V with WUXGA touch screen, MobileMark 25 up to 20.2 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 16.3 hr video and 31.4 hr idle, local video up to 29.9 hr; Core Ultra 7 265U, local video up to 23.5 hr; Core Ultra 5 235H, local video up to 28.4 hr | Integrated 57 Wh lithium-ion battery; maker maximum 19.3 hours MobileMark 2014 in later PSREF, launch press coverage claimed up to 15 hours; headline 1.13 kg is maker starting weight |
| Charger | 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country | 45 W or65 W USB-C adapter, including low-halogen options |
| Fast charging | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating) | Up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter |
| Materials | Aluminium top and bottom covers; MIL-STD-810H tested | Carbon/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; magnesium-alloy/PPS hybrid bottom |
| Colours | Grey | Black; silver not offered in EMEA |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack | 2 × USB-A, 2 × Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac; Wireless-AC 9260 for special bids |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E) | Bluetooth 4.1 with AC8265 under Windows; hardware supports 4.2; 5.0 with special-bid AC9260 |
| Webcam | 1080p with IR, or 8MP with IR | 720p with ThinkShutter, or combined IR and 720p without ThinkShutter |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | 2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; nano-SIM slot on 4G or 5G models | Two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, one always-on; two USB-C Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; HDMI 1.4b, microSD UHS-II, combo audio, Ethernet extension connector and side dock; RJ-45 needs optional ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2 |
| External displays | Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz | Up to three independent displays; USB-C up to 5120 × 2880 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz |
| Keyboard | 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint | Six-row spill-resistant backlit keyboard |
| Trackpad | Glass haptic touchpad (70.5 × 120 mm) or glass 3-button trackpad (56.2 × 120 mm) | Glass multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos | Two 1 W speakers with Dolby Audio Premium; Dolby Atmos via headphones |
| Microphones | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice | Dual-array microphones |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader in a keyboard key (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello | Match-on-chip fingerprint reader; optional IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0 |
| In the box | Lenovo Yoga Pen (magnetic, tilt detection, USB-C charging) on some models; sold separately on others | – |
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