| Model | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Processor | | |
| Up to 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8350U with vPro™ (1.70GHz, up to 3.60GHz with Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache) | Up to 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8665U with vPro™ (1.90GHz, up to 4.80GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8MB Cache) |
| | Up to 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10510U (1.80GHz, up to 4.90GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8MB Cache) |
| Operating System | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Windows 10 Home | Window 10 Home |
| Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Display | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| 14.0″ HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare, 220 nits | 14″ HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare, 220 nits |
| 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits |
| 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 250 nits | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits |
| | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-glare, 400 nits |
| | 14″ WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, glossy, 500 nits |
| Memory | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Up to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz | Up to 48GB DDR4 2400MHz |
| Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Optional: Up to 21.8 hours with dual battery (24 + 48 Wh)* | Up to 16.11 hours* 50Whr |
| Standard: Up to 14.4 hours with dual battery (24 + 24 Wh)* | Rapid Charge available with 65W AC adapter |
| Storage | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Up to 1TB SSD PCIe | Up to 1TB SSD PCIe |
| 256GB SSD SATA | |
| 500GB HDD 7200RPM | |
| Graphics | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 | Up to Integrated Intel® UHD 620 graphics |
| NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 2GB | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 2GB |
| Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Dolby Audio Premium™ | Dolby Audio™ Premium |
| Dual-array microphones | Dual Array far-field microphones |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| 13.25″ x 9.15″ x .78″ / 336.6 x 232.5 x 19.95 (mm) | 329mm x 227mm x 17.9mm / 12.95″ x 8.94″ x 0.70″ |
| Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Starting at 3.6 lbs (1.63 kg) | HD: 3.37 lbs (1.53 kg) |
| | FHD IPS / touchscreen & non-touch: 3.41 lbs (1.55 kg) |
| | FHD low power: 3.23 lbs (1.46 kg) |
| | FHD with PrivacyGuard: 3.56 lbs (1.61 kg) |
| | WQHD: 3.23 lbs (1.46 kg) |
| Color | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Black | Black |
| Connectivity | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| | WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A Cat9 (Optional) |
| | WLAN: Intel® Dual-Band 9560 802.11 AC (2 x 2) |
| | WLAN: Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11 AX (2 x 2) |
| | Bluetooth® 5.0 |
| | Optional: NFC† |
| Ports/Slots | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (one Always On) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (one Always On) |
| 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| Headphone and microphone combo jack | MicroSD card reader |
| 4-in-1 SD card reader (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC) | Smart card reader (Optional) |
| HDMI | Headphone / mic combo |
| RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet | Micro-SIM slot* |
| Optional Smart card reader | HDMI 1.4 |
| | RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Camera | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Standard: 720p HD camera with ThinkShutter and microphone | HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover |
| Optional: IR camera with microphone – required for facial recognition. ThinkShutter is not available on configurations with the IR Camera. | Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) + HD with ThinkShutter |
| Keyboard | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Spill resistant | Spill resistant |
| English (Optional backlit) | Bottom-load backlight with white LED lighting (Optional) |
| Spanish (Optional backlit) | Lenovo Quick Clean* (App that disengages keyboard / touchpad for up to 90 seconds) |
| Security | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication | Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities |
| Match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader (optional) | dTPM 2.0 |
| IR camera (optional) for facial recognition | Optional: Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader |
| ThinkShutter (only with 720p HD camera) | ThinkShutter, webcam privacy cover |
| dTPM 2.0 | Optional: PrivacyGuard |
| Kensington® lock slot | Optional: Privacy Alert |
| | Kensington lock slot |
| | For T490 Healthcare Edition |
| | FIPS-201 Fingerprint Reader |
| | RFID Reader |
| | IR camera with Windows Hello |
| | dTPM 2.0 |
| | ThinkShutter camera cover |
| | Optional: PrivacyGuard |
| | Optional: PrivacyAlert |
| | Kensington lock slot |
| Supported Docking | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| | ThinkPad Thunderbolt Dock Gen 2 |
| | ThinkPad Basic/Pro/Ultra Dock |
| What’s in the box | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo ThinkPad T490 |
| | ThinkPad T490 |
| | 65W AC Adapter (required for rapid charging) |
| | Quick Start Guide |
| | 3 Cell 50Whr Li-Ion internal battery |
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