| Model | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Processor | | |
| 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8250U (1.60GHz, up to 3.40GHz with Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache) | Up to 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8650U with vPro™ (1.90GHz, up to 4.20GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache) |
| | 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-7300U with vPro™ (2.60 GHz, up to 3.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 3 MB Cache) |
| Operating System | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphics | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 | Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 |
| | Integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 |
| Webcam | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 720p HD camera with ThinkShutter and microphone | 720p HD with ThinkShutter and microphone |
| Optional: IR camera with microphone – required for facial recognition. ThinkShutter is not available on configurations with the IR Camera. | Optional: IR camera – required for facial recognition. ThinkShutter is not available on configurations with the IR Camera. |
| Memory | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 8GB DDR4 2400MHz | Up to 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz (Soldered) |
| Storage | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 256GB SSD PCIe | 256GB SSD PCIe |
| Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Dolby Audio Premium™ | Dolby Premium Audio™ |
| Dual-array microphones | |
| Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Up to 15.6 hours*, integrated 57 Wh | Up to 16.6 hours |
| Display | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits | 12.5″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits |
| | 12.5″ HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare, 220 nits |
| Touch Screen | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Available (Optional) | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 13.03″ x 8.92″ x 0.72″ / 331 x 226.8 x 18.45 (mm) | 12.1″ x 8.3″ x 0.70″ / 307.7 x 209.8 x 17.8 (mm) |
| Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Starting at 2.90 lbs (1.3 kg) | Starting at 2.78 lbs (1.26 kg) |
| Color | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Black | Black |
| Keyboard | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Spill resistant | Spill resistant |
| English (Optional backlit) | English (Optional backlit) |
| Spanish (Optional backlit) | Spanish (Optional backlit) |
| Security | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication | Match-on-chip fingerprint reader (Optional) |
| Match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader (Optional) | ThinkShutter |
| IR camera (optional) for facial recognition | Optional IR camera |
| ThinkShutter (with 720p HD camera) | dTPM 2.0 |
| dTPM 2.0 | Kensington® Lock slot |
| Smart card reader (Optional) | FIDO |
| Kensington® lock slot | |
| WLAN | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| Intel® 8265 802.11AC (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 4.1 with vPro™ | WLAN: Intel® 8265 802.11AC (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 4.1 with vPro™ |
| WWAN | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| WWAN with Integrated global Mobile Broadband LTE-A Upgradeable | WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A Cat9 (Optional) |
| Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9 (optional) | |
| Ports | Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Lenovo ThinkPad X280 |
| 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) |
| 4-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC) | HDMI 1.4 |
| Headphone and microphone combo jack | Native RJ45 with dongle (sold separately) |
| HDMI | Microphone/headphone audio combo jack |
| RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet | MicroSD card reader |
