Compare ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 11 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold

Variants
2.2K
2.8K OLED
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
WUXGA Touch + Privacy Guard
FHD IPS
OLED
UHD IPS
IPS 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, DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0, RJ45 via USB-C adapter, 4-in-1 SD card reader, audio combo
2x USB 3.2 Type C Gen 2 + 1x SIM
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16) / 4G LTE (CAT4)
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
80 Wh
50Wh
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
720p HD with ThinkShutter, optional Hybrid Infrared (IR)
5MP HD RGB + IR camera
Colors
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Black or Black with Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover (4K UHD only)
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Carbon fiber
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
4x 360-degree microphones
4x microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Dolby Atmos speakers (3x)
Dolby Atmos Speaker System

Dimensions

Size | Depth
222.5 mm / 8.76 inch
245.7 mm
236 mm
Size | Height
14.96 mm / 0.59 inch
18.7 mm Touch / 18.4 mm Non-touch
27.8 mm Folded / 11.5 mm Unfolded
Size | Width
315.6 mm / 12.42 inch
361.8 mm
158.2 mm Folded / 299.4 mm Unfolded
Weight
1.12 kg / 2.48 lbs
Starting at 1.81 kg Touch / Starting at 1.7 kg Non-touch
999 g

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Display Diagonal
14"
15.6"
13.3 inch
Display Type
IPS or OLED
Flexible OLED
Gamut
95% DCI-P3
Resolution
QXGA 2048x1536

Function

Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Dolby Atmos Speaker System
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Yes
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4GB
Integrated Intel UHD 11th Gen Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
Up to Windows 11 Pro, Linux Ubuntu, or Fedora
Windows 10
Windows 10, Windows 10 X
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 i9-10885H
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Processor with Intel Hybrid Technology
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
5G sub 6Ghz with 4G LTE (CAT20) coverage
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
Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities, dTPM 2.0, Match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader
Touch Screen
Optional in WUXGA
Available
Yes

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 15 hours
Up to 8.5 hours
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
Up to 64GB
8 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
DDR4 2933MHz
LPDDR4X 4267MHz
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
65W
USB-C 65W
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 4TB PCIe SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe-NVMe M.2 2242 SSD

Production

Accessory
Dock: ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2 / Keyboard: Lenovo Fold Mini Keyboard
Availability
2020-10
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2020 CES
2020 CES

Reviews

Neofiliac score
80%
Pros
  • Robust build quality
  • Rather light
  • Serious business look
  • Beautiful OLED display
  • Excellent productivity performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Versatile foldable screen
  • Magnetic keyboard magnetically attaches to one half of the screen
  • Long battery life
Cons
  • Lack of innovation since two generations
  • Slightly larger than before
  • Not good on performance
  • Display worse than previously
  • Three logos on the lid
  • Display is not as bright as some OLED panels
  • Keyboard not as comfortable to type on as other ThinkPads
  • Keyboard is not included

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