Lenovo ThinkPad X201 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X260

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ThinkPad X201 compared with ThinkPad X260

	LenovoThinkPad X201	LenovoThinkPad X260
Overview
Released
Released	March 2010	February 2016
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.1″	12.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 800	1366 × 768 (better)
Panel
Panel	–	IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	200 nits	300 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	12.1-inch WXGA LCD, 16:10, LED backlight, 250:1 stated contrast	HD (200 nits), HD IPS (300 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); no touchscreen
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-540M	Intel Core i5-6200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory
Memory	2 GB or 4 GB	4 GB
Storage
Storage	250 GB to 320 GB	500 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	First-generation Intel Core processors; listed factory configurations are 3249-2EU and 3249-2GU	Sixth-generation dual-core Intel Core i3, i5 or i7
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics integrated in the processor	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB	DDR4-2133; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 16 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	SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD, or PCIe 3.0 ×2 NVMe SSD; listed configuration has 500 GB SSHD with 8 GB NAND cache (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3.4 hours	Up to 12 hours
Weight
Weight	1.31 kg (better)	1.44 kg
Thickness
Thickness	35.3 mm	20.3 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 Wh; removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 12 hours (MobileMark 2014), plus 48 Wh up to 18.5 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 25 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries
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	3 × USB-A, HDMI, 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	802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth 4.1
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	Three USB 3.0, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and micro-SIM slot
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 60 Hz, HDMI up to 1920 × 1080 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Digital microphone	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 and firmware TPM 2.0