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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano vs X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)

52 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
VS
50 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano and X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
NanoReview Score

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • 21% sharper screen – 196 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (94.2 vs 108 square inches)
  • Provides 13% higher max. screen brightness: 450 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 54% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 57 against 48 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
ThinkPad X1 Nano
vs
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)

Case

Weight 0.9 kg (1.98 lbs) 1.13 kg (2.49 lbs)
Dimensions 292.8 x 207.7 x 13.8-17.2 mm
11.53 x 8.18 x 0.54-0.68 inches		 314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm
12.38 x 8.72 x 0.59 inches
Area 608 cm2 (94.3 inches2) 697 cm2 (108 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.6% ~81.5%
Side bezels 6.4 mm 6.5 mm
Colors Black Black
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 37.5 dB 34.3 dB

Display

Size 13 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 196 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2160 x 1350 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Display tests
Contrast 1700:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 65.7% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 70.4% -
Response time 35 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:53 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weigh of AC adapter 323 grams 332 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.8-1.8 GHz 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.2 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness 86.4 dB 80.3 dB
Microphones 4 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.0 x 5.6 cm 11.5 x 5.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 34

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JRM 23 February 2023 19:45
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is good but the size and lack of ports are boring. For production on long-line work, X1 Carbon is better.
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Lenovo_user_since_2001 23 November 2021 09:36
Overall price/quality Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is way better! If you are using it for mainly gaming then you should choose X1 Carbon.
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