Compare ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 11 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 vs ThinkPad T15 GEN2 Intel
Variants
2.2K
2.8K OLED
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
WUXGA Touch + Privacy Guard
UHD
FHD
WQHD
FHD
UHD
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio
2x thunderbolt 3, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, HDMI 1.4, audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x SD card
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16) / 4G LTE (CAT4)
WiFi 6, LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, optional WWAN LTE, NFC
Construction
Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
51 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 with webcam privacy shutter, or HD RGB camera with webcam privacy shutter
Colors
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Black (optional antimicrobial surface) or Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Carbon fiber
Glass fiber Black, Aluminum Storm Grey
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
4x 360-degree microphones
2x Microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Dolby Atmos speakers
Dolby Audio Speaker System
Dimensions
Size | Depth
222.5 mm / 8.76 inch
218 mm
248 mm / 9.76 inch
Size | Height
14.96 mm / 0.59 inch
14.9 mm
19.1 mm / 0.75 inch
Size | Width
315.6 mm / 12.42 inch
323 mm
365.8 mm / 14.4 inch
Weight
1.12 kg / 2.48 lbs
Starting at 1.09 kg
1.75 kg / 3.86 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
14"
14"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS, PrivacyGuard available
IPS anti-glare
Resolution
FHD, WQHD, or 4K UHD
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3820x2160)
Function
Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Dolby Audio Speaker System
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Yes
65W
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD or Iris Xe Graphics, or NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Operating System
Up to Windows 11 Pro, Linux Ubuntu, or Fedora
Linux Fedora or Windows 10
Up to Windows 10 Pro
Processor
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
Up to 10th gen Intel Core i7-10610U
Up to 11th Generation Intel Core i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
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
Power-On Touch MoC Fingerprint Reader, dTPM 2.0 chip
Touch Screen
Optional in WUXGA
Available
Available with FHD
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 19.5 hours
Up to 12 hours
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
Up to 16GB
Up to 48 GB (16GB soldered + 1x DIMM)
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR3 2133MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
65W
65W USB-C
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 2TB PCIe SSD
Up to 2TB PCIe SSD
Production
Availability
2021-03
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2020 CES
2021-02-23
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
Pros
- Robust build quality
- Rather light
- Serious business look
- Matte 4K panel
- Good battery life
- Good keyboard and touchpad
- Good system performance
- Matte IPS display
- Good input devices
- Long battery life
- NVMe SSD
Cons
- Lack of innovation since two generations
- Slightly larger than before
- Not good on performance
- Display worse than previously
- Three logos on the lid
- High power consumption
- Low color space coverage
- CPU performance drops during long gaming times
- Only one year of warranty
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