| Model | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Processor | | |
| Up to 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8665U with vPro™ (1.90GHz, up to 4.80GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8MB Cache) | AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 3500U Processor (2.10GHz, up to 3.70GHz Max Boost, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache) |
| | AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 3700U Processor (2.30GHz, up to 4.0GHz Max Boost, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache) |
| Operating System | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Display | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 250 nits, IPS, anti-glare |
| 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 300 nits, IPS, touchscreen, anti-glare |
| 14.0″ WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, glossy, 500 nits | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 400 nits, IPS, Low Power, anti-glare |
| | 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 400 nits, IPS, PrivacyGuard |
| Memory | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Up to 32GB DDR4 2400 MHz (Soldered) | Up to 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz |
| Battery | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Up to 20 hours* 57Wh, | Up to 14 hours*, 57Wh |
| Rapid Charge technology available with 65W AC | Rapid-charging technology available with 65W AC |
| Storage | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Up to 1TB SSD PCIe | Up to 1 TB PCIe SSD |
| Graphics | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Integrated Intel® UHD 620 graphics | Integrated Radeon™ Vega Graphics |
| | Integrated AMD Radeon™ Vega 8 |
| | Integrated AMD Radeon™ Vega 10 |
| Audio | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Dolby Audio™ Premium | |
| Dual far-field microphones | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| 12.95” x 8.90” x 0.63” / 328.8 x 226.15 x 16.7 (mm) | |
| Weight | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Starting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg) | |
| Camera | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover | 720p HD camera with microphone |
| Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) with ThinkShutter | IR & 720p HD camera with microphone |
| Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Spill resistant | |
| Bottom-load backlight with white LED lighting (Optional) | |
| Colors | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Black | |
| Silver | |
| Connectivity | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A Cat9 (Optional) | WLAN: Intel® 9260 802.11 AC (2 x 2) |
| WLAN: Intel® Dual-Band 9560 with vPro™ 802.11 AC (2 x 2) | Bluetooth® 5.0 |
| Bluetooth® 5.0 | WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE CAT9 (optional) |
| Ports/Slots | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (one Always On) | Smart card reader (Optional) |
| 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) | USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Always on) |
| 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) | USB 3.1** Gen 2 |
| Combo MicroSD card reader / Micro-Sim slot | 2 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort) |
| Smart card reader (Optional) | HDMI 2.0 |
| Headphone / mic combo | Headphone / mic combo |
| HDMI 1.4 | Kensington® lock slot |
| RJ45 Gigabit via Ethernet Extension Adapter (Optional) | |
| Security | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities | dTPM 2.0 |
| dTPM 2.0 | ThinkShutter |
| Optional: Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader | Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader |
| ThinkShutter | Optional PrivacyGuard |
| Optional: PrivacyGuard | Optional IR camera for Windows Hello |
| Optional: PrivacyAlert (requires PrivacyGuard) | |
| Kensington lock slot | |
| Supported Docking | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| ThinkPad Thunderbolt Dock Gen 2 | |
| ThinkPad Basic/Pro/Ultra Dock | |
| What’s in the box | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad T495s |
| ThinkPad T490s | ThinkPad T495s |
| 65W AC Adapter (required for rapid charging) | 65W AC Adapter |
| Quick Start Guide | Internal battery |
| 3 Cell 57Whr Li-Ion internal battery | Quick start guide |
