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Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 vs. Surface Duo: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 and Surface Duo models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 is better than Surface Duo.

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Duo. It supports up to 16GB versus 6GB of system memory on the Surface Duo.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1

16 GB

Surface Duo

6 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 has a 12.3-inch screen size 51% larger than the 8.1-inch Surface Duo.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1

12.3-inch

Surface Duo

8.1-inch

Surface Duo Pros

Reasons that Surface Duo is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1.

Surface Duo weighed 0.55 pounds, 71% lighter than the 1.85 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Pound	1.85 lbs.	0.55 lbs.
Kilogram	0.84 kg	0.25 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 Price
	ThinkPad X12 Case By Lenovo $46.49	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 13.3" WUXGA 2-in-1 Touchscreen (Intel 4-Core i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Business Laptop, Thunderbolt 4, Backlit, Fingerprint, 3-Yr Warranty, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $849.98 $899.98 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	5M11A36977 12.3" FHD+ 1920×1280 eDP 30 Pins Connector LCD Touch Screen with Bezel Frame Assembly for Thinkpad X12 Detachable Gen 1 Type 20UW 20UV By For Lenovo $219.99	See at Amazon
Surface Duo Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB AT&T Locked, Glacier (Renewed) By Microsoft $399.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $349.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo Foldable Tablet, 128GB, Unlocked All Carriers - Glacier (Renewed) By Microsoft $414.23	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting January 2021	Introduced: Microsoft October Event (October 2, 2019) Pre-ordered: August 12, 2020 Released: September 10, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,149	$1,399 - 128 GB $1,499 - 256 GB

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Dimensions	11.15” x 8.01” x 0.35” (283.3 x 203.5 x 8.8 mm) Tablet Only 11.15” x 8.01” x 0.57” (283.3 x 203.5 x 14.5 mm) With Keyboard	7.35 x 5.71 x 0.18 (186.9 mm x 145.2 mm x 4.8 mm) Open 3.67 x 5.71 x 0.38 (93.3 mm x 145.2 mm x 9.9 mm) Closed
Weight	Starting at 1.85 lbs (840 g) Tablet Only Starting at 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) With Keyboard	0.55 lbs (250 g)
Colors	Black	Glacier
Keyboard and Trackpad	Detachable Keyboard: Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	-

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Size	12.3 Inches	8.1 Inches
Info	12.3" FHD+ 1920 x 1280 3:2 IPS Anti-Reflective Anti-Smudge 400 nits Corning Gorilla® Glass 5	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.1” AMOLED, 2700x1800 (3:2), 401 PPI Single PixelSense™ Display: 5.6” AMOLED, 1800x1350 (4:3), 401 PPI Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x Optional Nano SIM slot 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft Right (1) 1 x nanoSIM card slot Bottom (1) 1 x USB-C

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.	6GB DRAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD	128GB 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
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.	WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 4G (LTE CAT9)	LTE: 4x4 MIMO, Cat.18 DL / Cat 5 UL, 5CA, LAA. Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload Bands Supported: FDD-LTE: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,66 TD-LTE: 38,39,40,41,46 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS One eSIM and one Nano SIM Note: AT&T locked device will not support eSIM

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Size	42 Wh	3577 mAh
Battery Life	Up to 10.18 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 10 days of Standby Time Up to 27 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	18W USB-C PD charger

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Android™ 10 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft built-in applications: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader, and more Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Edge Microsoft OneNote Microsoft To Do Microsoft News Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Solitaire Collection Surface Audio Microsoft Surface Duo UI core features: Dual screen windowing Adaptive modes App Groups Microsoft 365 Feed Dynamic dock Universal Search Adaptive Camera Microsoft SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Google Search Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Maps Chrome Gmail YouTube YouTube Music Contacts Messages Phone Files Clock Calculator Sound recorder Spotify (Unlocked) HBO MAX (AT&T) AT&T TV (AT&T) My AT&T (AT&T) Call Protect (AT&T) Amazon Shopping (AT&T) NBA (AT&T)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Hybrid Infrared (IR) 8MP rear-facing camera	Adaptive camera 11MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm, PDAF and 84.0° diagonal FOV optimized with AI for front and rear Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Super-resolution zoom, and super zoom up to 7x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control Panorama mode Burst mode Video recording: 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Gyro-based digital video stabilization Video Conferencing Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps High CRI LED Flash for both front and world facing photo and video scenarios
Audio	Dolby® Premium Dual-array mics	Mono speaker Dual Mic noise suppression and echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
Inking	Supports Active Pen: Lenovo Precision Pen (optional included) Lenovo Digital Pen	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	-	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 Windows Hello & IR camera for facial recognition login The fingerprint reader on the optional keyboard Webcam privacy cover Kensington lock slot	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader (1:100K FAR <3% FRR) Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator
In the box	ThinkPad X12 Detachable 65W AC Adapter (Supports Rapid Charge) 4 Cell 42Whr Internal Battery Keyboard (Select Models) Pen (Select Models) Quick Start Guide	Surface Duo Surface Duo Bumper (Color: Glacier) Surface Duo USB-C® Power Supply (18w) Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Duo
At Glance	Released in 2021 3:2 FHD+ 12.3” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.85 lb 0.84 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 2020 3:2 2.7K 8.1” 1800p 60Hz Weight 0.55 lb 0.25 kg Powered By Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8C/8T, 2.84 GHz With integrated Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz 6GB Memory