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Lenovo's line of high-end business laptops

Compare Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (3rd Generation) vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th Generation)

This is a side-by-side comparison of the specs of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (3rd Generation) vs. the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th Generation). Differences are highlighted in yellow.
Item ThinkPad X1 Carbon (3rd Generation) ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th Generation)
Item image Item image
Screen size 14" [x] 14" [x]
Maximum RAM 16GB [x] 16GB [x]
CPU i5-5200M [x] / i5-5300M [x] / i7-5500U [x] / i7-5600U [x] i5-8265U [x] / i5-8365U [x] / i7-8565U [x] / i7-8665U [x] / i5-10210U [x] / i7-10510U [x] / i7-10710U [x]
Release year 2015 [x] 2019 [x]
Screen brightness 270nt [x] (WQHD IPS touch option) / 300nt [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 300nt [x] (FHD IPS option) 400nt [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / 300nt [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 500nt [x] (4K IPS option) / 400nt [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 300nt [x] (FHD IPS touch option)
Battery capacity 50Wh [x] 51Wh [x]
Weight 1.39kg [x] 1.09kg [x]
Power interface Slim-tip (square plug) [x] USB-C [x]
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5500 [x] Intel UHD Graphics 620 [x]
Resolution width 2560px [x] (WQHD IPS touch option) / 2560px [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 1920px [x] (FHD IPS option) 2560px [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 3840px [x] (4K IPS option) / 1920px [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / 1080px [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 1920px [x] (FHD IPS touch option)
Resolution height 1440px [x] (WQHD IPS touch option) / 1440px [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 1080px [x] (FHD IPS option) 1440px [x] (WQHD IPS option) / 2160px [x] (4K IPS option) / 1080px [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / 1920px [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 1080px [x] (FHD IPS touch option)
RAM interface Soldered [x] Soldered [x]
Screen type IPS [x] (FHD IPS option) / IPS [x] (WQHD IPS touch option) IPS [x]
Colour Black [x] Black [x]
Storage format M.2 [x] M.2 [x]
PWM detected? No [x]
Screen finish Matte [x] (WQHD IPS option) / Matte [x] (FHD IPS option) Matte [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / Matte [x] (FHD Low Power option) / Matte [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / Matte [x] (WQHD IPS option) / Glossy [x] (4K IPS option)
Width 33.1cm [x] 32.3cm [x]
Depth 22.6cm [x] 21.7cm [x]
RAM 4GB [x] / 8GB [x] / 16GB [x] 16GB [x] / 8GB [x]
Aspect ratio 16:9 [x]
Height 1.77cm [x] 1.49cm [x]
Trackpoint buttons Yes [x] Yes [x]
Fingerprint reader? Yes [x] Yes [x]
Backlit? Yes [x] Yes [x]
Multitouch screen? Yes [x] (WQHD IPS touch option)
Function row style Physical keys [x] Physical keys [x]
NFC? No [x] Optional [x]
Removable battery? No [x] No [x]
Supports Coreboot? No [x] No [x]
Card reader? No [x] No [x]
Keyboard style Chiclet (Island keys) [x] Chiclet (Island keys) [x]
CPU architecture Broadwell [x] Cannon Lake [x]
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