Lenovo ThinkPad X200 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X390

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ThinkPad X200 compared with ThinkPad X390
LenovoThinkPad X200LenovoThinkPad X390
Overview
ReleasedAugust 2008March 2019
Display
Screen size12.1″13.3″
Resolution1280 × 8001920 × 1080 (better)
Panel–IPS LCD
Brightness200 nits300 nits (better)
TouchscreenNoYes
Display type12.1-inch WXGA LCD, 16:10; CCFL or LED backlight, 200 nitsListed FHD ten-point-touch IPS panel, 72% NTSC; optional FHD non-touch IPS, HD 1366 × 768 TN at 250 nits or Privacy Guard FHD IPS at 400 nits
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo P8600Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU cores24
CPU threads–8
GraphicsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHDIntel UHD Graphics
Memory2 GB or 3 GB16 GB (better)
Storage128 GB to 160 GB512 GB (better)
CPUCore 2 Duo with 1066 MHz front-side bus; listed factory configurations are 7454-2GU and 7454-9GU8th-generation Core i3/i5/i7; later 10th-generation Core i5/i7 outside EMEA; listed combination verified by Windows Central; available by March 2019 according to contemporaneous Notebookcheck coverage, ahead of maker's planned May launch
GPUIntel GMA 4500MHD integrated in the GM45 chipsetIntegrated Intel UHD Graphics; no separate graphics option
Memory typeDDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, Lenovo specifies up to 4 GBDDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets; 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB; 32 GB unavailable on later 10th-generation models
Storage typeRemovable SATA drive; listed configurations have 160 GB 5400 rpm HDD and 128 GB SSD respectively; optional second drive in UltraBaseOne replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe NVMe drive; PCIe 3.0 ×4 for 2280 or ×2 for 2242; listed 512 GB PCIe NVMe drive (Windows Central)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 3.3 hoursUp to 17.6 hours
Battery capacity–48 Wh
Weight1.35 kg1.28 kg (better)
Thickness35 mm16.9 mm (better)
Width × depth295 × 210 mm311.9 × 217.2 mm
Battery life detailFour-cell up to 3.3 hours, six-cell up to 6.5 hours, nine-cell up to 9.8 hours; starting weight shown with four-cell battery; six-cell starts at 1.48 kg, nine-cell at 1.64 kg; nine-cell depth is 234 mmIntegrated 48 Wh; up to 17.6 hours MobileMark 2014 or 19 hours JEITA 2.0; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight and dimensions shown for PPS touch configuration, non-touch carbon-fibre FHD starts at 1.22 kg and 16.5 mm thickness
Charger65 W adapter45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
MaterialsMagnesium alloyPPS or carbon-fibre display cover; magnesium-aluminium bottom; carbon-fibre cover offered only with non-touch FHD
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAXIntel Wireless-AC 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; optional Wi-Fi 6 AX200
BluetoothBluetooth 2.1Bluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0
WebcamOptional 1.3-megapixel fixed-focus cameraOptional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailThree USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, separate microphone and headphone jacks, ExpressCard/54, five-format SD reader and UltraBase connectorTwo USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 and USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Ethernet extension connector, combo audio and side dock; optional microSD or microSD/nano-SIM combo slot, smart card reader; RJ-45 requires ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displaysVGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; digital DisplayPort output through optional X200 UltraBaseUp to three independent displays; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
KeyboardFull-size 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keysSix-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight; removable without taking apart the main chassis (Notebookcheck)
TrackpadNo touchpad; TrackPoint with separate buttonsMylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
SpeakersMono speaker, 1 WStereo speakers, 1 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
MicrophonesDigital microphoneDual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bids
BiometricsSwipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0

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