| Model | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Processor | | |
| 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor (2.20 GHz, up to 4.10 GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 9 MB Cache) | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8250U (1.60GHz, up to 3.40GHz with Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache) |
| Operating System | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| | Windows 10 Home |
| Windows 10 Pro | |
| Display | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits, 72% color gamut | 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits |
| 15.6″ UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 400 nits, 100% color gamut | |
| Graphics | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® P1000 4 GB | Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 |
| Camera | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 720p HD Camera with dual array microphone and ThinkShutter | Standard: 720p HD camera with ThinkShutter and microphone |
| Optional Infrared (IR) camera (required for facial login with Windows Hello) | Optional: IR camera with microphone – required for facial recognition. ThinkShutter is not available on configurations with the IR Camera. |
| Memory | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Up to 32 GB DDR4 2400MHz | 8GB DDR4 2400MHz |
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| Storage | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 1 TB PCIe SSD | 512GB SSD PCIe |
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| Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Up to 8.9 hours*, 6 cell, 90 Whr | Optional: Up to 21.8 hours with dual battery (24 + 48 Wh)* |
| | Standard: Up to 14.4 hours with dual battery (24 + 24 Wh)* |
| Power Supply Unit / Adapter | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 170 W | |
| Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Dolby Atmos® for headset* | Dolby Audio Premium™ |
| | Dual-array microphones |
| Security | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 | Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication |
| Optional IR camera (for login with Windows Hello) | Match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader (optional) |
| Match-on-chip fingerprint reader | IR camera (optional) for facial recognition |
| ThinkShutter privacy cover (not available with IR Camera) | ThinkShutter (only with 720p HD camera) |
| Kensington® lock slot | dTPM 2.0 |
| | Kensington® lock slot |
| I/O (Input / Output) Ports | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (one Always On) |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data Transfer) | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| HDMI 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| 4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) | Headphone and microphone combo jack |
| Headphone/mic combo jack | 4-in-1 SD card reader (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC) |
| Mini DisplayPort 1.4 | HDMI |
| Smart card reader (optional) | RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet |
| RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet | Optional Smart card reader |
| Connectivity | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| WLAN: Intel® Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 5.0 | |
| WWAN | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9 (optional) | Intel® 8265 802.11AC (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 4.1 |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| 14.86” x 9.93” x 0.96” / 377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5 (mm) | 13.25″ x 9.15″ x .78″ / 336.6 x 232.5 x 19.95 (mm) |
| Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Starting at 5.4 lbs (2.45 kg) | Starting at 3.6 lbs (1.63 kg) |
| Keyboard | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Spill resistant | Spill resistant |
| 105 keys plus numeric pad | English (Optional backlit) |
| Backlit with white LED lighting | Spanish (Optional backlit) |
| ISV Certifications | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Autodesk® | |
| AVID® | |
| Bentley® | |
| Dassault® | |
| PTC® | |
| Siemens® | |
| Green Certifications | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| EPEAT® Gold | |
| Energy Star 6.1 | |
| Greenguard® | |
| RoHS compliant | |
| Preloaded Software | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 |
| Lenovo Vantage | |
| Microsoft Office 2016 (trial offer, except Japan) | |
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