Component comparison
ThinkPad T480s vs ThinkPad T490s: 15 metrics compared
ThinkPad T480s vs ThinkPad T490s: 15 metrics compared — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad T480s
- + Performance (+1.2)
- + CPU (+3.1)
- + Estimated price (-$63)
B
ThinkPad T490s
- + USComp overall score (+11.0)
- + Gaming performance (+40.0)
- + Mobility (+32.0)
- + Reliability (+4.0)
- + Value (+10.1)
- + Release year (+1)
- + Modernity (+7.7)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad T480s
|
Component B
ThinkPad T490s
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 33.0 | 44.0 (+11.0) |
| Performance | 28.4 (+1.2) | 27.2 |
| Gaming performance | 19.0 | 59.0 (+40.0) |
| Mobility | 32.0 | 64.0 (+32.0) |
| Reliability | 22.0 | 26.0 (+4.0) |
| Value | 22.4 | 32.5 (+10.1) |
| Screen quality | — | 50.0 |
| CPU | 41.6 (+3.1) | 38.5 |
| GPU | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Estimated price | $468 (-$63) | $531 |
| Weight | — | 1.27 kg |
| Battery | 48 Wh | 48 Wh |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2018 | 2019 (+1) |
| Modernity | 53.8 | 61.5 (+7.7) |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad T490s wins 7 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).