Lenovo ThinkPad X201 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X280

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ThinkPad X201 compared with ThinkPad X280

	LenovoThinkPad X201	LenovoThinkPad X280
Overview
Released
Released	March 2010	January 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.1″	12.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 800	1920 × 1080 (better)
Panel
Panel	–	IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	200 nits	300 nits (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	Yes
Display type
Display type	12.1-inch WXGA LCD, 16:10, LED backlight, 250:1 stated contrast	Listed FHD IPS ten-point touch panel; FHD non-touch and HD 1366 × 768 options also offered; non-touch FHD not offered in US
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-540M	Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Memory
Memory	2 GB or 4 GB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	250 GB to 320 GB	512 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	First-generation Intel Core processors; listed factory configurations are 3249-2EU and 3249-2GU	7th- or 8th-generation Intel Core processors; listed configuration verified by Windows Central
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics integrated in the processor	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 or UHD Graphics 620, depending on processor
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB	DDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets, up to 16 GB; 4 GB option not offered in US or EMEA
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	Replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe SSD; listed configuration has a 512 GB PCIe SSD (Windows Central)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3.4 hours	Up to 16.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.31 kg	1.27 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	35.3 mm	17.8 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	295 × 210 mm	307.7 × 209.8 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	Integrated 48 Wh battery; up to 16.6 hours in MobileMark 2014; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight shown for touch configuration, non-touch FHD starts at 1.13 kg, HD at 1.26 kg; body thickness 17.4–17.8 mm
Charger
Charger	65 W adapter	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Materials
Materials	Magnesium alloy	Glass-fibre display cover on HD and FHD touch models; carbon-fibre cover on FHD non-touch; magnesium/aluminium bottom
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/b/g/n; optional WiMAX on other configurations	Intel Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth 4.1
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera	Optional 720p with ThinkShutter, or IR plus 720p without shutter
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-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 with PD/DisplayPort, USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Ethernet extension connector, microSD/nano-SIM combo slot, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card reader; RJ-45 requires ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
External displays
External displays	VGA up to 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort through optional UltraBase up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz	Up to three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons	Buttonless Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2	Stereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Digital microphone	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	Swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2	Optional touch fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0