Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition
The sub-kilogram X1 Carbon on Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Lunar Lake or Arrow Lake), with a 57 Wh battery, 2.8K 120Hz OLED option and the first ThinkPad haptic touchpad. Succeeded by the Space Frame Gen 14 in 2026.
Released 1 Feb 2025from USD 1,999.00
Specifications
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- Chip
- Intel Core Ultra 5 / 7 Series 2: Lunar Lake 226V – 268V or Arrow Lake 225U – 265H
- CPU
- 8 cores / 8 threads (Lunar Lake V, up to 5.0 GHz) or 12–16 cores (Arrow Lake U/H, up to 5.3 GHz)
- GPU
- Intel Arc 130V / 140V (Lunar Lake) or Intel Graphics / Arc 130T / 140T (Arrow Lake), integrated
- NPU / AI
- Intel AI Boost NPU up to 48 TOPS (Lunar Lake, Copilot+ PC); 12–13 TOPS (Arrow Lake)
- RAM
- 16 GB – 64 GB LPDDR5X-8400/8533, soldered
- Storage
- Up to 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Display
- Display
- 14-inch WUXGA IPS 60Hz or 2.8K OLED 120Hz VRR
- Resolution
- 1920 × 1200 (IPS) or 2880 × 1800 (OLED), 16:10
- Refresh rate
- 60Hz (IPS); 120Hz VRR (OLED)
- Brightness
- 500 nits (IPS and OLED touch); 400 nits (OLED, Lunar Lake)
- Colour
- 100% sRGB (IPS); 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR True Black 500, Dolby Vision (OLED)
- Touch
- Optional (on-cell IPS or add-on film OLED); no pen support
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 57 Wh
- Battery life
- Up to 17.1 h MobileMark 25, up to 15.5 h JEITA video (configuration dependent)
- Charging
- 65W USB-C adapter, Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 h
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2× Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, PD 15–65W, DisplayPort 2.1), 2× USB-A 5 Gb/s (one Always On), HDMI 2.1 (4K60), 3.5 mm combo jack, optional nano-SIM
- Wi-Fi
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (Arrow Lake) or Wi-Fi 7 BE201 2×2
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 / 5.4
- Cellular
- Optional 4G LTE CAT16 (Quectel EM160R-GL) with eSIM; 5G-upgradable on select models
Input & camera
- Keyboard
- 6-row spill-resistant backlit, 1.5 mm travel, Copilot key, TrackPoint
- Trackpad
- Glass haptic touchpad 70.5 × 120 mm or 3-button trackpad 56.2 × 120 mm
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p + IR or UHD 8MP + IR with privacy shutter, Computer Vision
- Audio
- Stereo 2× 2W speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader in keyboard (match-on-chip), IR camera for Windows Hello
Build
- Dimensions
- 312.8 × 214.75 × 8.1–14.4 mm (OLED, 16.95 mm max)
- Weight
- From 0.986 kg (Lunar Lake) / 1.006 kg (Arrow Lake)
- Materials
- Carbon fibre top, magnesium or aluminium bottom
- Colours
- Black (paint or weave)
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H
Software
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro / Home; Linux options
As published by Lenovo. Figures vary by configuration and region; confirm on the official product page before buying.
