Compare ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 11 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme GEN 4
Variants
2.2K
2.8K OLED
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
WUXGA Touch + Privacy Guard
WQUXGA
WQXGA
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0/2.1 + 1x SD + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16) / 4G LTE (CAT4)
WiFi 6/6E + Bluetooth 5.2 + NFC + optional 5G / 4G LTE WWAN
Construction
Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
90 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
FHD camera with webcam privacy shutter, optional FHD hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
Colors
Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Deep Black, optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Carbon fiber
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Dual far-field mic
Speakers
Stereo speakers
User-facing Dolby ATMOS Speaker System
Dimensions
Size | Depth
222.5 mm / 8.76 inch
253.8 mm / 9.99"
Size | Height
14.96 mm / 0.59 inch
17.7 mm / 0.78"
Size | Width
315.6 mm / 12.42 inch
359.5 mm / 14.13"
Weight
1.12 kg / 2.48 lbs
From 1.814 kg / 3.999 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Display Diagonal
14"
16"
Display Type
IPS matte or touch, low blue light
Resolution
WQXGA / QHD+ (2560x1600) or WQUXGA / UHD+ (3840x2400)
Function
Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD, NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti, RTX 3060, RTX 3070, or RTX 3080
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Operating System
Up to Windows 11 Pro, Linux Ubuntu, or Fedora
Windows 10
Processor
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Optional 4G LTE or 5G
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
DTPM 2.0, Touch Fingerprint Reader, Self-healing BIOS, Webcam privacy shutter, optional Windows Hello
Touch Screen
Optional in WUXGA
Touchpad
Redesigned TouchPad (115mm x 61mm / 4.53" x 2.40")
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 10.7 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G
Key Travel
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
Up to 64 GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
135, 170, or 230 W
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 4TB total, 2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
Production
Accessory
Optional ThinkPad Pen Pro with Wacom AES 2.0 pen support
Availability
2021-08
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2021-06 (MWC 2021)
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
Pros
- Robust build quality
- Rather light
- Serious business look
- Great performance for a 15-inch laptop
- Bright 16:10 display with Dolby Vision
- Comfortable keyboard
- Good 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
- Not as powerful as the XPS 15
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