Lenovo
X1 Carbon
vs
DELL
9500
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specs
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Power
compared
DELL
9500
not available
AC adapter frequency:
50 - 60 Hz
not available
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
not available
AC adapter output current:
6.5 A
not available
AC adapter output voltage:
20 V
not available
AC adapter power:
130 W
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Weight & dimensions
compared
DELL
9500
217 mm
Depth:
230.3 mm
14.9 mm
Height:
not available
not available
Height (front):
7.7 mm
not available
Height (rear):
1.8 cm
1.09 kg
Weight:
2.05 kg
323 mm
Width:
344.4 mm
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Battery
compared
DELL
9500
51 Wh
Battery capacity (Watt-hours):
86 Wh
18.3 h
Battery life (max):
not available
Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery technology:
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
not available
Battery voltage:
11.4 V
not available
Battery weight:
340 g

Fast charging:
not available
not available
Number of battery cells:
6
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Software
compared
DELL
9500
64-bit
Operating system architecture:
64-bit
Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installed:
Windows 10 Pro
not available
Operating system language:
Multilingual
not available
Trial software:
McAfee 30 days, Microsoft Office
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Keyboard
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Full-size keyboard:


Keyboard backlit:


Numeric keypad:

ThinkPad UltraNav
Pointing device:
Touchpad

Spill-resistant keyboard:
not available
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Camera
compared
DELL
9500

Front camera:

HD
Front camera HD type:
HD
not available
Front camera resolution:
1280 x 720 pixels
not available
Front camera resolution (numeric):
0.9 MP

Privacy camera:
not available
Privacy shutter
Privacy type:
not available
not available
Video capturing speed:
30 fps
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Audio
compared
DELL
9500
Realtek ALC3286
Audio chip:
Realtek ALC3281-CG

Built-in microphone:

4
Number of built-in speakers:
2
not available
Speaker power:
4 W
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Ports & interfaces
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Charging port type:
USB Type-C

Combo headphone/mic port:

1
HDMI ports quantity:
not available
1.4b
HDMI version:
not available
not available
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity:
2
not available
Thunderbolt version:
3
2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
not available
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:
1

USB Power Delivery:


USB Sleep-and-Charge:
not available
1
USB Sleep-and-Charge ports:
not available

USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:

Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Networking
compared
DELL
9500
LTE-A
4G standard:
not available
2x2
Antenna type:
2x2

Bluetooth:

5.1
Bluetooth version:
5.2
not available
Ethernet LAN:

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560
WLAN controller model:
Killer Wireless-AX 500s DBS
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Optical drive
compared
DELL
9500

Optical drive type:

Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Storage
compared
DELL
9500

Card reader integrated:

not available
Compatible memory cards:
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
Number of SSDs installed:
1
256 GB
SSD capacity:
1000 GB
M.2
SSD form factor:
M.2
not available
SSD interface:
PCI Express
SSD
Storage media:
SSD
256 GB
Total SSDs capacity:
1000 GB
256 GB
Total storage capacity:
1000 GB
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Graphics
compared
DELL
9500

Discrete graphics adapter:

not available
Discrete graphics adapter memory:
4 GB
Not available
Discrete graphics adapter model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
not available
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR6
32 GB
Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory:
not available
24
Number of execution units:
not available

On-board graphics adapter:

12.0
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version:
not available
4.5
On-board graphics adapter OpenGL version:
not available
300 MHz
On-board graphics adapter base frequency:
not available
1100 MHz
On-board graphics adapter dynamic frequency (max):
not available
Intel UHD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter model:
Intel UHD Graphics
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Display
compared
DELL
9500
700:1
Contrast ratio (typical):
not available
not available
Display bezel technology:
InfinityEdge
300 cd/m²
Display brightness:
500 cd/m²
14 inch
Display diagonal:
15.6 inch
1920 x 1080 pixels
Display resolution:
3840 x 2400 pixels
not available
Display response rise/fall:
35 ms
Full HD
HD type:
UHD+

LED backlight:
not available
not available
Maximum refresh rate:
60 Hz
16:9
Native aspect ratio:
not available
IPS
Panel type:
not available
not available
Pixel density:
290 ppi
not available
Pixel pitch:
0.09 x 0.09 mm

Touchscreen:

Capacitive
Touchscreen type:
not available
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Memory
compared
DELL
9500
8 GB
Internal memory:
64 GB
LPDDR3-SDRAM
Internal memory type:
DDR4-SDRAM
8 GB
Maximum internal memory:
64 GB
2133 MHz
Memory clock speed:
2933 MHz
On-board
Memory form factor:
SO-DIMM
not available
Memory layout (slots x size):
2 x 32 GB
not available
Memory slots:
2x SO-DIMM
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Other features
compared
DELL
9500
not available
Anti-glare screen:

Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Security
compared
DELL
9500

Cable lock slot:
not available

Fingerprint reader:


Password protection:

HDD, Power on, Supervisor
Password protection type:
not available

Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
not available
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
Processor
compared
DELL
9500
25 W
Configurable TDP-up:
not available
2.1 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency:
not available
4.2 GHz
Processor boost frequency:
5.3 GHz
6 MB
Processor cache:
16 MB
Comet Lake
Processor codename:
not available
4
Processor cores:
8
10th gen Intel Core i5
Processor family:
10th gen Intel Core i9
1.6 GHz
Processor frequency:
2.4 GHz
14 nm
Processor lithography:
not available
Intel
Processor manufacturer:
Intel
i5-10210U
Processor model:
i9-10885H
BGA 1528
Processor socket:
not available
8
Processor threads:
not available
15 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP):
not available
Lenovo
X1 Carbon
generalInfo
compared
DELL
9500
not available
EAN/UPC code:
5397184469583
ThinkPad
Family:
XPS
Clamshell
Form factor:
Clamshell
Carbon fibre, Magnesium
Housing material:
not available
Black
Product colour:
Black, Silver
Notebook
Product type:
Notebook
X
Series:
15