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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano and M1 MacBook Air models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is better than M1 MacBook Air.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano weighed 1.99 pounds, 29% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Pound	1.99 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	0.90 kg	1.27 kg

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano and M1 MacBook Air.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

16 GB

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop (13" 2k Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-1160G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD), 1.99lbs, 13-Hr Long Battery Life, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 3-Yr Warranty, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $999.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop, 13” 2K Touchscreen, Intel Core i7 1180G7 Processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit KB, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $889.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ultra Thin ThinkPad X1 Nano 13" 2K (2160x1350) IPS 450nits Ultrabook i7-1160G7 Finger Print Windows 10 Pro W/HDMI (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIe SSD) By Lenovo $799.00	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Air Price
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $646.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $799.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced on September 29, 2020. Expected to be available in the 4th quarter of 2020.	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,399.	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions	12.72” x 8.54” x 0.55 - 0.66” (292.8 mm x 207.7 mm x 13.87 - 16.7 mm) Non-touch models 12.72” x 8.54” x 0.56 - 0.68” (292.9 mm x 207.8 mm x 14.27 - 17.2 mm) Touch models	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	1.99 lbs (907 g) Non-touch models 2.14lbs (969 g) Touch models 2.07 lbs (939 g) WWAN non-touch models 2.21 lbs (1001 g) WWAN touch models	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	Black Optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover on touch models only.	Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit keyboard with new UC functions for F9-F11 Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Size	13 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	13” 2K Non-touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness Non-touch supports 13” 2K with Touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness touch supports	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x Headphone / mic combo	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB
Storage	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
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.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
More	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 5G CAT20 and 4G LTE CAT9.	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Size	48 Wh	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Ubuntu Linux OS 64-bit	Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree Microphones	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader IR camera with human presence detection dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Kensington™ lock slot	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Nano 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 48Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano	M1 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:10 2K 13” 1350p 60Hz Weight 1.99 lb 0.90 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0