In its online configurator, Lenovo asks for an additional 160 Euros (~$177) for the reflective WQHD panel. For that, you get more pixels, an even more powerful background illumination, and complete coverage of the AdobeRGB color space. However, there is also a large disadvantage compared to the other panel, since it is very reflective. This becomes particularly noticeable outdoors, but even in very bright spaces indoors it can lead to problems with light sources.

The subjective impression of the display is excellent, there is no PWM, and screen bleeding is also not a problem. Our test unit barely misses the advertised brightness of 500 nits. The average value is about 470 nits, which is not bad at all. The same goes for the black value (0.28) and the contrast ratio (>1700:1). By the way, this is the same panel that we were already able to test in the 2018 version of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. However, at the expense of the black value, that version was still slightly brighter.

Like in last year's X1 Carbon, the display supports Dolby Vision HDR. Windows as well as apps such as Netflix or YouTube recognize the display and offer the corresponding content. As soon as you play a video, the system automatically adjusts itself to the highest brightness. Overall, HDR content looks very good. However, you can only compare it to HDR in a TV to a limited extent, since this is not a 10 or even 12-bit panel. In addition, the maximum brightness is simply not high enough to achieve a real "wow" effect.