I haven't been able to find out what the battery life is with 32 Gb, but the T460 is 40% thicker than the 13" MBP due to battery, it doesn't have a Retina display and it has a slower intel graphics.

I don't think there is a conspiracy here. Intel couldn't deliver the processor to be low power and use 32Gb, Apple prioritised size. I'm not happy, but I'll wait to the next version for the price drop and 32Gb.

The big mistake was raising the price. That is shitty.