Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 compared with ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13	LenovoThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits (better)	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	Yes
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch, or ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch, or add-on film touch on Core Ultra 200U and 200H models), all 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
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
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare on FHD and standard WQHD; glossy on HDR WQHD
Display features
Display features	IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz (VRR on the 500-nit panels), DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; a 400-nit OLED is offered with Core Ultra 200V only; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 89.2% 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 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, 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
CPU cores	8, 12, 14 or 16	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	8, 14 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V	Intel UHD Graphics 620
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	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	512 GB
CPU
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
GPU	Integrated Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 130T or 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
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	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
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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 30.6 hours	Up to 19.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	57 Wh	57 Wh
Weight
Weight	0.986 kg (better)	1.13 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.77 mm (better)	15.95 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.8 × 214.75 mm	323.5 × 217.1 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 225U with WUXGA non-touch screen, MobileMark 25 up to 17.11 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.5 hr video and 35.6 hr idle, local video up to 30.6 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H, MobileMark 25 up to 16.8 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 13.9 hr video and 35.2 hr idle, local video up to 28 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
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	45 W or65 W USB-C adapter, including low-halogen options
Fast charging
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
Materials	Carbon fibre top cover; magnesium or aluminium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H tested	Carbon/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; magnesium-alloy/PPS hybrid bottom
Colours
Colours	Black (paint); Black weave; Black FIFA Edition	Black; silver not offered in EMEA
Connections
Ports
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	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac; Wireless-AC 9260 for special bids
Bluetooth
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
Webcam	1080p with IR, or 8MP with IR	720p with ThinkShutter, or combined IR and 720p without ThinkShutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
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
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
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
Trackpad	Glass haptic touchpad (70.5 × 120 mm) or glass 3-button trackpad (56.2 × 120 mm)	Glass multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos	Two 1 W speakers with Dolby Audio Premium; Dolby Atmos via headphones
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
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