Lenovo ThinkPad X280 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X60

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ThinkPad X280 compared with ThinkPad X60

	LenovoThinkPad X280	LenovoThinkPad X60
Overview
Released
Released	January 2018	February 2006
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.5″	12.1″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1024 × 768
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	150 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	No
Display type
Display type	Listed FHD IPS ten-point touch panel; FHD non-touch and HD 1366 × 768 options also offered; non-touch FHD not offered in US	12.1-inch 1024 × 768 active-matrix TFT LCD; 150 nits; original clamshell X60, not the X60s or X60 Tablet
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-8250U	Intel Core Duo T2400
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620	Intel GMA 950
Memory
Memory	8 GB (better)	512 MB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	60 GB to 80 GB
CPU
CPU	7th- or 8th-generation Intel Core processors; listed configuration verified by Windows Central	Intel Core Duo T2400, 1.83 GHz, 667 MHz bus, 2 MB shared L2 cache; Mobile Intel 945GM chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 or UHD Graphics 620, depending on processor	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 integrated in the 945GM chipset; 250 MHz
Memory type
Memory type	DDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets, up to 16 GB; 4 GB option not offered in US or EMEA	PC2-5300 DDR2-667 CL5; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Replaceable M.2 SATA or PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe SSD; listed configuration has a 512 GB PCIe SSD (Windows Central)	Removable 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, 9.5 mm high; 5400 rpm on represented configurations; shock-mounted drive with Active Protection System
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 16.6 hours	Up to 3.9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	48 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.27 kg (better)	1.43 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.8 mm (better)	35 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	307.7 × 209.8 mm	268 × 211 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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	Enhanced four-cell lithium-ion battery: up to 3.9 hours and 1.43 kg; eight-cell: up to 7.8 hours and 1.64 kg. Main figures use the four-cell configuration without UltraBase; body thickness ranges from 20 to 35 mm. Optional Extended Life Battery attaches to the base.
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter	65 W AC adaptor
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre display cover on HD and FHD touch models; carbon-fibre cover on FHD non-touch; magnesium/aluminium bottom	Magnesium alloy case
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac	Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 2.0 on represented configurations
Webcam
Webcam	Optional 720p with ThinkShutter, or IR plus 720p without shutter	–
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	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	Three USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire, 4 Mb/s infrared, separate microphone and headphone jacks, SD slot and CardBus PC Card slot; ExpressCard/34 requires an adaptor
External displays
External displays	Up to three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz	Analogue VGA output; maker explicitly states no DVI-out support
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination; 18.5 mm key pitch and 2.5 mm travel
Trackpad
Trackpad	Buttonless Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	No touchpad; TrackPoint with Press-to-Select and scrolling
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium	Single 0.5 W speaker
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array microphones	Internal microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional touch fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	TPM 1.2; palm-rest fingerprint reader on 1706-85U, not on 1706-7AU