Component comparison
ThinkPad T480s vs ThinkPad T470s: 15 metrics compared
ThinkPad T480s vs ThinkPad T470s: 15 metrics compared — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad T480s
- + CPU (+17.8)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.3)
B
ThinkPad T470s
- + USComp overall score (+17.0)
- + Performance (+11.2)
- + Gaming performance (+51.0)
- + Mobility (+26.0)
- + Reliability (+1.0)
- + Value (+31.8)
- + GPU (+45.9)
- + Estimated price (-$106)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad T480s
|
Component B
ThinkPad T470s
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 33.0 | 50.0 (+17.0) |
| Performance | 28.4 | 39.6 (+11.2) |
| Gaming performance | 19.0 | 70.0 (+51.0) |
| Mobility | 32.0 | 58.0 (+26.0) |
| Reliability | 22.0 | 23.0 (+1.0) |
| Value | 22.4 | 54.1 (+31.8) |
| Screen quality | — | 50.0 |
| CPU | 41.6 (+17.8) | 23.8 |
| GPU | 0.0 | 45.9 (+45.9) |
| Estimated price | $468 | $362 (-$106) |
| Weight | — | 1.32 kg |
| Battery | 48 Wh | 48 Wh |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2018 (+2) | 2016 |
| Modernity | 53.8 (+15.3) | 38.5 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad T470s wins 8 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.9).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.9).