Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2
The 2023 refresh of the Z13: same 13.3-inch 16:10 recycled-aluminium chassis with a flax-fiber bronze option, moved to soldered AMD Ryzen PRO 7040-series (Phoenix) processors with an integrated Ryzen AI NPU on the top Ryzen 7 configuration, up to 64 GB LPDDR5x and an optional 2.8K OLED display.
Memory
- Configuration
- 16 GB or 32 GB soldered to the system board (64 GB on Ryzen 7 PRO models only); no slots, not upgradable
- Type
- LPDDR5x-6400, dual-channel (installed LPDDR5x-7500 run at 6400 due to platform limitation)
Storage
- Slot
- One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Max
- One drive, up to 2 TB M.2 2242 SSD
- Offered
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB PCIe NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4, Opal 2.0
- Card reader
- None
Graphics
- AMD Radeon 740M
- Integrated, shared memory, DirectX 12
- AMD Radeon 780M
- Integrated, shared memory, DirectX 12
- External displays
- Up to 3 independent (native panel + 2 external via USB4); USB4 up to 8K@30Hz
Networking
- WLAN
- MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E RZ616, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3 (6E and 5.3 require Windows 11)
- WWAN (optional)
- Quectel EM05-G 4G LTE Cat4 M.2 card with embedded eSIM functionality
- Ethernet
- None onboard; via optional Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter
- NFC
- Not supported
Power
- Adapters
- 65 W USB-C (standard or slim, 2-pin or 3-pin), PD 3.0, 100–240 V 50/60 Hz
- Rapid Charge
- Up to 80% in 1 hour (guaranteed only when off, in standby or hibernation)
Ports
- Standard
- 2 × USB4 40 Gbps (data, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4a), 1 × headphone/mic combo jack (3.5 mm)
- Optional
- 1 × nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models)
Display
- 13.3" WUXGA IPS non-touch
- 1920×1200, 400 nits, anti-glare, 16:10, 1500:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz, low power, TÜV Low Blue Light
- 13.3" WUXGA IPS touch
- 1920×1200, on-cell 10-point touch, 400 nits, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, 16:10, 1500:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz
- 13.3" 2.8K OLED touch
- 2880×1800, OGS 10-point touch, 400 nits, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, 16:10, 100,000:1, 100% DCI-P3, 60 Hz, DisplayHDR 400, Dolby Vision
- Pen
- Not supported (purchased separately; non-touch panels don't support pen input)
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated Li-Polymer 51.5 Wh, Rapid Charge
- Rated life (best config)
- Up to 16.15 h MobileMark 25 / 24.34 h JEITA 2.0 / 23.46 h local video (Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, WUXGA non-touch, 16 GB, best power efficiency mode)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 294.4 × 199.6 × 13.99 mm (11.59 × 7.86 × 0.55 in)
- Weight
- Arctic grey non-touch from 1.19 kg (2.63 lb); arctic grey touch from 1.26 kg (2.78 lb); flax fiber bronze touch from 1.29 kg (2.84 lb); OLED models from 1.24–1.27 kg depending on cover
- Case
- Arctic grey: aluminium top/bottom; flax fiber bronze: flax fiber + aluminium top, aluminium bottom (multi-touch models only)
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, edge-to-edge, LED backlight; TrackPoint + 70.9 × 120 mm glass haptic touchpad (UltraNav)
- Audio
- Stereo speakers 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos; dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
- Camera
- FHD 1080p + IR discrete or FHD 1080p + IR hybrid, E-shutter, fixed focus
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (FIPS 140-2) and Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 (one enabled at a time), fingerprint reader in keyboard key (match-on-chip), IR camera for Windows Hello, E-shutter, Glance by Mirametrix
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H tested
Management
- BIOS
- Supervisor, power-on, system-management and NVMe passwords; certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, self-healing BIOS
- System management
- DASH or non-DASH depending on model
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 downgrade to Windows 10 Pro 64, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux, other Linux, or no preload
Processors
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U