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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 vs. Dell Latitude 7480: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and Dell Latitude 7480 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is better than Dell Latitude 7480.

2020 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 has a 52% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7660U inside Dell Latitude 7480.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-7660U

1,992

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i7-6600U

1,584

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i3-7130U

1,454

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Dell Latitude 7480 - Intel Core i3-6100U

1,289

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 weighed 2.40 pounds, 21% lighter than the 3.01 pounds Dell Latitude 7480.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Pound	2.40 lbs.	3.01 lbs.
Kilogram	1.09 kg	1.37 kg

Dell Latitude 7480 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 7480 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Dell Latitude 7480 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 7480

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

16 GB

Dell Latitude 7480 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR3	DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Price
	Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 14 Inch FHD 1080P Laptop, 8th Gen Intel 4-Core i7-8550U up to 4.0GHz, Intel UHD 620, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, FP Reader, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Lenovo $363.59 $390.54 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Latest Gen 8 ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" FHD Ultrabook (400 nits) with 10th Gen Intel i7-10510U Processor up to 4.90 GHz, 1 TB PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10 Pro By Lenovo $1,009.99	See at Amazon
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 14" 16GB 256GB SSD Core i5-10310U 1.9GHz Win10P, Black (Renewed) By LENOVO $495.98	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 7480 Price
	Dell Latitude 7480 14in FHD i5-6300U 16GB 256GB SSD Webcam Backlit Keyboard Black (Renewed) By Dell $177.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7480 14in FHD Laptop PC - Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB SSD Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $259.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 7480 Laptop - Intel Core i5-7300U CPU 2.60GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14 HD Display, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $187.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Released	2020	2017
Release Date	Announced at CES 2020	Announced on January 16, 2017. (CES 2017)
Pricing	Starting at $1,553.30	$955.99 - i3-7100 \| 4GB \| 128GB $1,169.00 - i5-7200 \| 4GB \| 128GB
Applicable Models	-	2017 Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series Dell Latitude 14 7000 Series (Intel 6th & 7th Gen CPU) Dell Latitude 14 7000 (7480) Laptop Dell Latitude 7480 Laptop Dell Latitude 14 7480 Laptop
Generations	-	2022 Dell Latitude 7430 2021 Dell Latitude 7420 2020 Dell Latitude 7410 2019 Dell Latitude 7400 2018 Dell Latitude 7490 2017 Dell Latitude 7480

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Dimensions	12.71” x 8.54” x 0.59” (323 x 217 x 14.95 mm) Width: 12.71” (323 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217 mm) Height: 0.59” (14.95 mm)	13.03” x 8.7” x 0.72” (331 x 220.9 x 18.4 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.40 lbs (1.09 kg)	Starting at 3.01 lb (1.36 kg)
Colors	Black Black with Woven Top Cover Available only on UHD displays.	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Keyboard Full size, optional backlit chiclet keyboard. Touchpad Have dedicated left and right-click buttons.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Size	14 Inches	14 Inches
Info	14” UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, glossy, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, PrivacyGuard, anti-glare, 500 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, low power, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 400 nits.	14.0” HD 1366 x 768 112 PPI 200-nits 60Hz 300:1 anti-glare non-touch 14.0” FHD 1920 x 1080 157 PPI 300-nits 60Hz 600:1 anti-glare non-touch 14.0” FHD Touch 1920 x 1080 157 PPI 270-nits 60Hz 600:1 anti-glare touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 4 14.0” QHD Touch 2560 x 1440 210 PPI 270-nits 60Hz 600:1 anti-glare touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port is always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (6) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Optional 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), One with PowerShare 1 x HDMI v1.4 1 x SmartCard Reader Optional 1 x power port Right (6) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x microSD card slot v4.0 1 x microSIM card slot Optional 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	Memory Info Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots Memory Type: Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2133 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB M.2 SATA SSD or M.2 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Qualcomm QCA61x4A Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet	-	Intel i219LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller 10/100/1000 Mbps
More	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A	Optional Mobile Broadband Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A (DW5811e) for AT&T, Verizon & Sprint. (US) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A (DW5811e) (EMEA/APJ/ROW) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 HSPA+ (DW5811e) (China/Indonesia/india) Dell Wireless™ Telit Intel Ln-930 AP LTE CAT4 (DW5814e for Japan)

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	42 Wh Prismatic, ExpressCharge Capable. 60 Wh Polymer, ExpressCharge Capable.
Battery Life	Up to 19.5 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	-
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	65W 7.4 mm Barrel Adapter 90W 7.4 mm Barrel Adapter

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS NeoKylin v6.0
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 30-days trial Dell Client Command Suite Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones	Realtek ALC3246 Controller 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual array microphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor	Ambient Light Sensor (optional) IR Camera (optional) Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert* Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot	TPM 2.0 FIPS 140-2 Certified, TCG Certified Optional Control Vault 2.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification (HW authentication configurations) Optional hardware authentication bundle 2: FIPS 201 contacted smart card Control Vault 2.0 Optional hardware authentication bundle 4: Touch fingerprint reader FIPS 201 contacted smart card Contactless smart card NFC Control Vault 2.0 Security lock slot (Noble Wedge Lock) SED (Opal 2.0 - SATA Interface) Statement of Non-Volatility
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide	-
Warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in	3 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	Dell Latitude 7480
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.40 lb 1.09 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10610U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,042 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Early 2017 16:9 QHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.01 lb 1.37 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7660U 2C/4T, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 877 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,992 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4