Lenovo ThinkPad X201 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X390

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ThinkPad X201 compared with ThinkPad X390

	LenovoThinkPad X201	LenovoThinkPad X390
Overview
Released
Released	March 2010	March 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.1″	13.3″
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 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 finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-540M	Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Memory
Memory	2 GB or 4 GB	16 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	8th-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
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics integrated in the processor	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics; no separate graphics option
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 PC3-8500; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 8 GB	DDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets; 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB; 32 GB unavailable on later 10th-generation models
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	One 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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3.4 hours	Up to 17.6 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	48 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.31 kg	1.28 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	35.3 mm	16.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	295 × 210 mm	311.9 × 217.2 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; 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
Charger
Charger	65 W adapter	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Materials
Materials	Magnesium alloy	PPS or carbon-fibre display cover; magnesium-aluminium bottom; carbon-fibre cover offered only with non-touch FHD
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 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; optional Wi-Fi 6 AX200
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera	Optional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter
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 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 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; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size 89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkLight illuminates the keys	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight; removable without taking apart the main chassis (Notebookcheck)
Trackpad
Trackpad	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint with separate buttons	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2	Stereo speakers, 1 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Digital microphone	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bids
Biometrics
Biometrics	Swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0