Lenovo ThinkPad X201 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X240

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ThinkPad X201 compared with ThinkPad X240

	LenovoThinkPad X201	LenovoThinkPad X240
Overview
Released
Released	March 2010	October 2013
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.1″	12.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 800	1366 × 768 or 1920 × 1080 (better)
Panel
Panel	–	TN LCD or IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	200 nits	200 nits, 300 nits or 400 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	12.1-inch WXGA LCD, 16:10, LED backlight, 250:1 stated contrast	12.5-inch HD TN (200 nits), HD IPS (300 nits), or Full HD IPS (400 nits); optional ten-finger touch
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-540M	Intel Core i5-4200U or Intel Core i5-4300U
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Memory
Memory	2 GB or 4 GB	4 GB or 8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	250 GB to 320 GB	128 GB to 500 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	First-generation Intel Core processors; listed factory configurations are 3249-2EU and 3249-2GU	Fourth-generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 dual-core low-voltage processors; SoC platform
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics integrated in the processor	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB	DDR3L-1600; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Removable 2.5-inch SATA drive; listed configurations have 250 GB 5400 rpm and 320 GB 7200 rpm HDDs; optional second drive in UltraBase	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD shares space with WWAN or smart card reader, depending on slot
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3.4 hours	Up to 8.7 hours
Weight
Weight	1.31 kg (better)	1.42 kg
Thickness
Thickness	35.3 mm	19.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	295 × 210 mm	305.5 × 208.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Four-cell up to 3.4 hours, six-cell up to 6.7 hours, nine-cell up to 11.3 hours; starting weight shown with four-cell battery; six-cell starts at 1.44 kg, nine-cell at 1.60 kg; nine-cell depth is 233.8 mm; body thickness 20.7–35.3 mm	Optional internal 23.5 Wh battery; removable external 23.5 Wh, 47.5 Wh or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23.5 Wh external up to 8.7 hours, plus 47.5 Wh up to 13.1 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 17.4 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries, non-touch
Charger
Charger	65 W adapter	45 W
Materials
Materials	Magnesium alloy	Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX on other configurations	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Three USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, separate microphone and headphone jacks, ExpressCard/54, five-format SD reader and UltraBase connector	Two USB 3.0 (one Always On), VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio jack, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader, optional smart card and SIM slot; docking connector
External displays
External displays	VGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort through optional UltraBase up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 30 Hz on integrated graphics; VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad; five buttons integrated into the clickpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2	1.5 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Digital microphone	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2