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Compare Lenovo ThinkPad T470 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X230

This is a side-by-side comparison of the specs of the ThinkPad T470 vs. the ThinkPad X230. Differences are highlighted in yellow.
Item ThinkPad T470 ThinkPad X230
Item image Item image
Screen size 14" [x] 12" [x]
Maximum RAM 32GB [x] 16GB [x]
CPU i5-6200U [x] / i5-6300U [x] / i7-6500U [x] / i7-6600U [x] / i5-7200U [x] / i5-7300U [x] / i7-7500U [x] / i7-7600U [x] / i3-7100U [x] i7-3520M [x] / i5-3360M [x] / i5-3320M [x]
Release year 2017 [x] 2012 [x]
Screen brightness 250nt [x] (FHD IPS option) / 220nt [x] (HD option) / 220nt [x] (FHD TN option) 300nt [x] (IPS display option) / 200nt [x] (TN display option)
Battery capacity 48Wh [x] / 72Wh [x] 93.6Wh [x] / 62.4Wh [x] / 28.8Wh [x]
Weight 1.58kg [x] 1.34kg [x]
Power interface USB-C [x] Coax barrel [x]
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 520 [x] / NVIDIA GeForce 940MX [x] / Intel HD Graphics 620 [x] Intel HD Graphics 3000 [x] / Intel HD Graphics 4000 [x]
Resolution width 1920px [x] (FHD IPS option) / 1366px [x] (HD option) / 1920px [x] (FHD TN option) 1366px [x]
Resolution height 768px [x] (HD option) / 1080px [x] (FHD IPS option) / 1080px [x] (FHD TN option) 768px [x]
RAM interface Dual SODIMM slot [x] Dual SODIMM slot [x]
Screen type IPS [x] (FHD IPS option) / TN [x] (HD option) / TN [x] (FHD TN option) TN [x] (TN display option) / IPS [x] (IPS display option)
Colour Black [x] Black [x]
Storage format M.2 [x] / 2.5" 7mm SATA [x] 2.5" 7mm SATA [x]
Key travel 2mm [x]
PWM detected? No [x] (FHD IPS option) Yes [x]
Screen finish Matte [x] Matte [x]
Width 33.6cm [x] 30.5cm [x]
Depth 23.25cm [x] 20.7cm [x]
Height 1.99cm [x] 2.7cm [x]
Trackpoint buttons Yes [x] Yes [x]
Fingerprint reader? Optional [x] Yes [x]
Removable battery? Yes [x] Yes [x]
Supports Coreboot? No [x] Yes [x]
Backlit? Yes [x] Optional [x]
Card reader? SD [x] SD [x]
Function row style Physical keys [x] Physical keys [x]
NFC? Optional [x] No [x]
ThinkLight? No [x]
CPU architecture Kaby Lake [x] Ivy Bridge [x]
Keyboard style Chiclet (Island keys) [x] Chiclet (Island keys) [x]
Contrast ratio 400:1 [x] (HD option)
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