Lenovo ThinkPad X390 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X60

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ThinkPad X390 compared with ThinkPad X60
LenovoThinkPad X390LenovoThinkPad X60
Overview
ReleasedMarch 2019February 2006
Display
Screen size13.3″12.1″
Resolution1920 × 1080 (better)1024 × 768
PanelIPS LCD–
Brightness300 nits (better)150 nits
TouchscreenYesNo
Display typeListed 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 nits12.1-inch 1024 × 768 active-matrix TFT LCD; 150 nits; original clamshell X60, not the X60s or X60 Tablet
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8565UIntel Core Duo T2400
CPU cores42
CPU threads8–
GraphicsIntel UHD GraphicsIntel GMA 950
Memory16 GB (better)512 MB
Storage512 GB (better)60 GB to 80 GB
CPU8th-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 launchIntel Core Duo T2400, 1.83 GHz, 667 MHz bus, 2 MB shared L2 cache; Mobile Intel 945GM chipset
GPUIntegrated Intel UHD Graphics; no separate graphics optionIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 integrated in the 945GM chipset; 250 MHz
Memory typeDDR4-2400 soldered to system board; no sockets; 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB; 32 GB unavailable on later 10th-generation modelsPC2-5300 DDR2-667 CL5; two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maker maximum 4 GB
Storage typeOne 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)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)Up to 17.6 hoursUp to 3.9 hours
Battery capacity48 Wh–
Weight1.28 kg (better)1.43 kg
Thickness16.9 mm (better)35 mm
Width × depth311.9 × 217.2 mm268 × 211 mm
Battery life detailIntegrated 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 thicknessEnhanced 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.
Charger45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter65 W AC adaptor
MaterialsPPS or carbon-fibre display cover; magnesium-aluminium bottom; carbon-fibre cover offered only with non-touch FHDMagnesium alloy case
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, microSD slot, headphone jack3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiIntel Wireless-AC 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; optional Wi-Fi 6 AX200Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, 802.11a/b/g
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0Bluetooth 2.0 on represented configurations
WebcamOptional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter–
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailTwo 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 2Three 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 displaysUp to three independent displays; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 HzAnalogue VGA output; maker explicitly states no DVI-out support
KeyboardSix-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight; removable without taking apart the main chassis (Notebookcheck)89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination; 18.5 mm key pitch and 2.5 mm travel
TrackpadMylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPointNo touchpad; TrackPoint with Press-to-Select and scrolling
SpeakersStereo speakers, 1 W × 2, Dolby Audio PremiumSingle 0.5 W speaker
MicrophonesDual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bidsInternal microphone
BiometricsOptional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0TPM 1.2; palm-rest fingerprint reader on 1706-85U, not on 1706-7AU

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