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Variants
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
WQXGA
WUXGA
UHD
FHD
WQHD
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo
2x USB-C 3.2 GEN2 + 2x USB 3.2 GEN1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Audio combo + 1x Optional smart card reader
2x thunderbolt 3, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, HDMI 1.4, audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT4 / CAT12, 5G LTE CAT20 (optional)
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 + optional WWAN (4G / LTE / 5G) + optional NFC
WiFi 6, LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
Construction
Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
41 or 54.7 Wh
51 Wh
Camera | Front
HD RGB Camera with privacy shutter, HD RGB + IR camera with privacy shutter, or HPD with IR camera
HD IR hybrid camera or FHD IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
Colors
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Black or Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Carbon fiber
Black: Carbon fiber or plastic top + Magnesium chassis + Aluminum bottom / Storm Gray non-WWAN: Aluminum / Storm Gray WWAN: Aluminum top & bottom + Magnesium chassis
Microphone
4x 360-degree Microphones
Opitonal 2x far-field microphones
4x 360-degree microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2x 2W stereo speakers
Dolby Atmos speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
221.6 mm / 8.72 inch
217.06 mm / 8.55 inch ~ 217.89 mm / 8.58 inch
218 mm
Size | Height
14.9 mm / 0.59 inch
18.6 mm / 0.71 inch ~ 18.97 mm / 0.75 inch
14.9 mm
Size | Width
314.5 mm / 12.38 inch
305.8 mm / 12.04 inch
323 mm
Weight
1133 g / 2.49 lbs
1.21 kg / 2.67 lbs ~ 1.38 kg / 3.04 lbs
Starting at 1.09 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
14"
13.3 inch
14"
Display Type
IPS anti-glare
IPS
IPS, PrivacyGuard available
Resolution
WUXGA / FHD+ (1920x1200) or 4K UHD+ (3840x2400)
WUXGA (FHD+, 1920x1200) or WQXGA (QHD+, 2560x1600)
FHD, WQHD, or 4K UHD
Viewing Angle
170°
Function
Audio
Dolby Atmos
Realtek® ALC3287 codec
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
65W RapidCharge
Yes
Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon graphcis
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Optional
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 or Linux
Linux Fedora or Windows 10
Processor
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U, Ryzen 5 5600U, Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, or Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
Up to 10th gen Intel Core i7-10610U
SIM
Nano SIM for optional WWAN
Optional 4G, LTE, or 5G nano SIM
Security
Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, HPD sensor with IR Camera
Power-on MoC Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, ThinkPad PrivacyGuard
Touch Screen
Optional in WUXGA
Available in WUXGA
Available
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 16.7 hours
41Wh: Up to 10.7 hours / 54.7Wh: Up to 15.4 hours
Up to 19.5 hours
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
Key Travel
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 32 GB
Up to 32 GB soldered
Up to 16GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR3 2133MHz
Power Supply
Type-C 65W
45 or 65 W Type-C
65W
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 PCIe SSD
Up to 2TB PCIe 3 x4 SSD (1x M.2 2242 + 1x M.2 2280)
Up to 2TB PCIe SSD
Production
Availability
2021-02
Debut
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2021-09
2020 CES
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