Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11

Released April 2023

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11

Summary

Pros

  • Great overall performance, consistently good results across both use cases, video call and multimedia
  • Very good performance in camera, with very good target exposure in most situations
  • Very good brightness levels in HDR and faithful color rendering, making it ideal for watching videos

Cons

  • Below-average experience in audio with limitations in voice intelligibility notably in double talk situations
  • Limitation in audio capture despite very strong hardware capabilities
  • Slight limitations while handling display reflections

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
100
camera
10th

in Global Ranking

Overall Camera Score i
100
52
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
BEST 135
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores

Exposure i
66
48
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
BEST 93
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)
Texture i
50
20
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
BEST 54
Top score
Microsoft Surface Pro 11th edition Copilot+PC
Color i
55
30
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16"
BEST 76
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)
Noise i
72
46
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
BEST 83
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)
Tests

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 camera
138
display
7th

in Global Ranking

Overall Display Score i
138
100
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook
BEST 156
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores

HDR i
67
16
HP Dragonfly Pro (2023)
BEST 95
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)
SDR i
76
57
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2023 Ryzen Edition
BEST 84
Top score
Honor MagicBook View 14 (2022)
Readability i
75
37
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook
BEST 84
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)
Tests

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 display
120
audio
19th

in Global Ranking

Overall Audio Score i
120
103
Acer Chromebook Spin 714
BEST 148
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
123
98
Acer Chromebook Spin 714
BEST 149
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)
Capture i
107
105
Honor MagicBook View 14 (2022)
BEST 133
Top score
Acer Swift Go 14
Duplex i
125
82
Honor MagicBook View 14 (2022)
BEST 153
Top score
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (2023)
Tests

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 audio

Specifications

22.25 x 31.56 x 1.54cm
1.1kg

Dimensions & weight

14.0"
2880 x 1800 OLED

Screen

Intel
Core i7-1365U

Chipset

Intel
Iris Xe

Graphics

1080p

Camera

2 speakers
4 microphones

Audio
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