Lenovo ThinkPad X250 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X260

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ThinkPad X250 compared with ThinkPad X260

	LenovoThinkPad X250	LenovoThinkPad X260
Overview
Released
Released	February 2015	February 2016
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.5″	12.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1366 × 768	1366 × 768
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	HD (200 nits), HD IPS (300 nits), or Full HD IPS (400 nits); touch IPS versions rated at 270 nits for HD and 360 nits for Full HD	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 i5-5200U	Intel Core i5-6200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 5500	Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory
Memory	8 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB	500 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5	Sixth-generation dual-core Intel Core i3, i5 or i7
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5500 on fifth-generation models	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3L-1600; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 16 GB on fifth-generation processors or 8 GB on Core i5-4300U models	DDR4-2133; one SO-DIMM socket, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has 256 GB SSD (Notebookcheck)	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 10.7 hours	Up to 12 hours
Weight
Weight	1.42 kg (better)	1.44 kg
Thickness
Thickness	20.3 mm	20.3 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	305.5 × 208.5 mm	305.5 × 208.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Optional internal 23 Wh battery; removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.7 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 16 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 21.4 hours; weight shown with internal and three-cell external batteries, non-touch	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	45 W	45 W
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models	Glass-fibre reinforced plastic
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac	802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.1
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot	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	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 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	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	1.5 W × 2 stereo speakers	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array microphone	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; discrete TPM 1.2 and firmware TPM 2.0