In this post we will compare Lenovo Thinkpad T490s and Lenovo Thinkpad X390.
Key Features
Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Lightweight portability and heavyweight performance | A 13.3” business laptop with a 12” footprint |
Redesigned narrower bezel yields a sleek and modern design | More than 17.6 hours* of battery life |
An amazing 14” FHD touchscreen display | Enhanced security measures like PrivacyGuard with PrivacyAlert and ThinkShutter |
Enhanced security and privacy features | Global LTE capability |
Up to 20 hours of battery life, and an aluminum cover for the Silver option | |
Just might just be our best T-Series business laptop ever |
Technical Specification
Model | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Processor | ||
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 T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Home | |
Windows 10 Pro | ||
Display | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits | 13.3″ HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare, 250 nits | |
13.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits | ||
13.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits | ||
13.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, ePrivacy Guard, anti-glare, 400 nits | ||
Memory | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
8GB DDR4 2400 MHz (Soldered) | Up to 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (Soldered) | |
Battery | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Up to 20 hours* 57Wh, | Up to 17.6 hours with 48 Whr battery* | |
Rapid Charge technology available with 65W AC | ||
Storage | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
512GB SSD PCIe | Up to 1TB SSD PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 M.2 | |
Graphics | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Integrated Intel® UHD 620 graphics | Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics | |
Audio | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Dolby Audio™ Premium | Dolby Audio™ Premium | |
Dual far-field microphones | Dual far-field microphones | |
Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
12.95” x 8.90” x 0.63” / 328.8 x 226.15 x 16.7 (mm) | 12.3″ x 8.6″ x 0.67″ / 311.9 x 217.2 x 16.9 (mm) | |
Weight | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Starting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg) | Starting at 2.84 lbs (1.28 kg) | |
Camera | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover | 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover | |
Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) with ThinkShutter | IR & 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover | |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Spill resistant | ||
Bottom-load backlight with white LED lighting (Optional) | ||
Color | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Black | ||
Connectivity | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A Cat9 (Optional) | WLAN: Intel® Dualband 9560 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-A Cat9 (Optional) | |
Ports/Slots | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
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) | |
Combo MicroSD card reader / Micro-Sim slot | MicroSD card reader/Micro-SIM combination slot | |
Smart card reader (Optional) | Smart card reader (Optional) | |
Headphone / mic combo | Headphone / mic combo | |
HDMI 1.4 | HDMI 1.4 | |
RJ45 Gigabit via Ethernet Extension Adapter (Optional) | RJ45 via Ethernet Extension adapter (sold separately) | |
Security | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities | ThinkShutter | |
dTPM 2.0 | PrivacyGuard | |
Optional: Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader | PrivacyAlert (requires PrivacyGuard) | |
ThinkShutter | Lock slot | |
Optional: PrivacyGuard | dTPM 2.0 | |
Optional: PrivacyAlert (requires PrivacyGuard) | Optional Fingerprint reader | |
Kensington lock slot | ||
Supported Docking | Lenovo Thinkpad T490s | Lenovo Thinkpad X390 |
ThinkPad Thunderbolt Dock Gen 2 | ||
ThinkPad Basic/Pro/Ultra Dock |
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