Compare ThinkPad X13 GEN 2 AMD vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 11

Variants
WQXGA
WUXGA
2.2K
2.8K OLED
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
WUXGA Touch + Privacy Guard

Connectivity

Ports
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™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 + optional WWAN (4G / LTE / 5G) + optional NFC
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16) / 4G LTE (CAT4)

Construction

Battery | Capacity
41 or 54.7 Wh
57 Wh
Camera
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
Camera | Front
HD IR hybrid camera or FHD IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
Colors
Black or Storm Grey
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Black: Carbon fiber or plastic top + Magnesium chassis + Aluminum bottom / Storm Gray non-WWAN: Aluminum / Storm Gray WWAN: Aluminum top & bottom + Magnesium chassis
Carbon fiber
Microphone
Opitonal 2x far-field microphones
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Speakers
2x 2W stereo speakers
Stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
217.06 mm / 8.55 inch ~ 217.89 mm / 8.58 inch
222.5 mm / 8.76 inch
Size | Height
18.6 mm / 0.71 inch ~ 18.97 mm / 0.75 inch
14.96 mm / 0.59 inch
Size | Width
305.8 mm / 12.04 inch
315.6 mm / 12.42 inch
Weight
1.21 kg / 2.67 lbs ~ 1.38 kg / 3.04 lbs
1.12 kg / 2.48 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
13.3 inch
14"
Display Type
IPS
Resolution
WUXGA (FHD+, 1920x1200) or WQXGA (QHD+, 2560x1600)
Viewing Angle
170°

Function

Audio
Realtek® ALC3287 codec
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
65W RapidCharge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon graphcis
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Optional
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10 or Linux
Up to Windows 11 Pro, Linux Ubuntu, or Fedora
Processor
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U, Ryzen 5 5600U, Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, or Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
SIM
Optional 4G, LTE, or 5G nano SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
Power-on MoC Touch Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip, ThinkPad PrivacyGuard
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Touch Screen
Available in WUXGA
Optional in WUXGA

Performance

Battery Life
41Wh: Up to 10.7 hours / 54.7Wh: Up to 15.4 hours
Key Travel
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 32 GB soldered
Up to 64GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR5
Power Supply
45 or 65 W Type-C
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
Storage
Up to 2TB PCIe 3 x4 SSD (1x M.2 2242 + 1x M.2 2280)
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD

Production

Debut
2021-09
2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
80%
Pros
  • Robust build quality
  • Rather light
  • Serious business look
Cons
  • Lack of innovation since two generations
  • Slightly larger than before
  • Not good on performance
  • Display worse than previously
  • Three logos on the lid

Price

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