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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 · Photo source

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 · Photo source

Lenovo · ThinkPad X1

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13

Released November 2024

Lenovo's 2024–25 flagship 14-inch business ultralight, launched with Intel Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) processors and later offered with Core Ultra 200U and 200H, suited to professionals who travel and want a laptop under 1 kg.

Size
14″
Display
IPS LCD or OLED, 60–120 Hz
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 5 or 7
Memory
16 GB – 64 GB
Weight
0.986 kg
Battery
30.6 h

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise how remarkably light it is, the excellent anti-glare OLED screen, the keyboard and a generous choice of ports for its size. All four found it expensive; PCWorld and Trusted Reviews found battery life behind rivals, though Notebookcheck saw a big gain over the Gen 12, PCWorld found performance middling, Notebookcheck disliked the low-resolution webcam, and PCMag missed a card slot.

From notebookcheck.net, pcmag.com, pcworld.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
14″
Resolution
1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800
Panel
IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness
500 nits
Touchscreen
No or Yes
Display type
WUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch, or ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch, or add-on film touch on Core Ultra 200U and 200H models), all 16:10
Colour range
100% sRGB (IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features
IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz (VRR on the 500-nit panels), DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; a 400-nit OLED is offered with Core Ultra 200V only; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 89.2% screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Processor
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
CPU cores
8, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads
8, 14 or 16
Graphics
Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V
AI engine (NPU)
12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS
Memory
16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB
Storage
512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models
GPU
Integrated Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H) or Intel Graphics (200U); shared memory, DirectX 12.2
AI engine
Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs with an NPU up to 13 TOPS
Memory type
LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package (200V) or soldered LPDDR5X running at 8400 MT/s (200U and 200H), dual-channel, not upgradable; 64 GB only with 200U and 200H
Storage type
One M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200V and 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 30.6 hours
Battery capacity
57 Wh
Weight
0.986 kg
Thickness
14.77 mm
Width × depth
312.8 × 214.75 mm
Battery life detail
57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 225U with WUXGA non-touch screen, MobileMark 25 up to 17.11 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.5 hr video and 35.6 hr idle, local video up to 30.6 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H, MobileMark 25 up to 16.8 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 13.9 hr video and 35.2 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr
Charger
65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country
Fast charging
Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
Materials
Carbon fibre top cover; magnesium or aluminium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H tested
Colours
Black (paint); Black weave; Black FIFA Edition

Connections

Ports
2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)
Webcam
1080p with IR, or 8MP with IR
Operating system
Windows
Port detail
2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; nano-SIM slot on 4G or 5G models
External displays
Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Glass haptic touchpad (70.5 × 120 mm) or glass 3-button trackpad (56.2 × 120 mm)
Speakers
Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
Biometrics
Fingerprint reader in a keyboard key (match-on-chip); IR camera for Windows Hello

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageScreen
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U16 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H32 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V16 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U32 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H32 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V16 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V32 GB1 TB2880 × 1800, 120 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U64 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V16 GB512 GB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V32 GB1 TB1920 × 1200, 60 Hz

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Starting weight under 1 kg (986 g with Core Ultra 200V)
  • 2.8K 120 Hz OLED option with 100% DCI-P3
  • Two Thunderbolt 4 ports plus two USB-A and HDMI 2.1

Cons

  • Memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded
  • Base 1920 × 1200 IPS screen is limited to 60 Hz
  • No SD card reader

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
AcerSwift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)
14″IPS LCD, 120 HzIntel Core 5 or 78 GB – 12 GB1.19 kg21 hJul 2026
ASUSZenbook S14 (UX5406, 2026)
14″OLED, 120 HzIntel Core Ultra 932 GB1.2 kg–Jan 2026
ASUSZenbook S14 (UX5406, 2024)
14″OLED, 120 HzIntel Core Ultra 5, 7 or 916 GB – 32 GB1.2 kg–Sept 2024

Newer model: ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14.

Sources

  1. psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_X1_Carbon_Gen_13_Aura_Edition
  2. psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_X1_Carbon_Gen_13_Aura_Editio…
  3. news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-unveils-groundbreaking-ai-pc-in…
  4. news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-introduces-new-thinkpad-mobile-…

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