Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T480

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T480
LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T480
Overview
ReleasedApril 2026January 2018
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCD or OLEDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz–
Brightness400 nits or 500 nits (better)250 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeWUXGA IPS (non-touch, on-cell touch with Privacy Guard, or low-power in-cell touch) or 2.8K OLED (non-touch), all 16:10Listed FHD IPS panel; HD 1366 × 768 TN and WQHD 2560 × 1440 IPS also offered; WQHD 300 nits and 72% stated gamut
Colour range45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glareAnti-glare; optional on-cell ten-point touch on FHD
Display featuresIPS 1,000:1 or 1,500:1 contrast; OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 600 and Dolby Vision; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panel; 88% screen-to-body ratio–
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 325, Intel Core Ultra 5 335, Intel Core Ultra 7 355, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H or Intel Core Ultra 7 365Intel Core i5-8250U
CPU cores8 or 164
CPU threads8 or 168
GraphicsIntel GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 620
AI engine (NPU)47 TOPS, 49 TOPS or 50 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)8 GB
Storage256 GB to 1 TB (better)256 GB
CPUCore Ultra 5 325 or 335 and Core Ultra 7 355 or 365 with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores (12 MB cache); Core Ultra 7 356H with 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores (18 MB cache, not sold in North America); 335 and 365 support Intel vPro Enterprise7th-generation dual-core or 8th-generation Core processors; listed configuration verified by Windows Central
GPUIntegrated Intel Graphics (up to 40 TOPS), shared memory, DirectX 12 UltimateListed configuration uses integrated UHD Graphics 620; optional GeForce MX150 2 GB GDDR5 on other configurations, limited to Core i7 in EMEA
AI engineCopilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS–
Memory typeLPDDR5X-8533 (runs at 7467 MT/s except with the Core Ultra 7 356H), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradableDDR4-2400; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 32 GB; 7th-generation processors run memory at 2133 MHz
Storage typeOne M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 slot; PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0One 2.5-inch SATA bay or M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe drive; M.2 adapter limits drive connection to PCIe 3.0 ×2; optional 128 GB second SSD occupies the WWAN slot
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 34 hoursUp to 14.4 hours
Battery capacity58 Wh (better)48 Wh
Weight1.065 kg (better)1.58 kg
Thickness15.85 mm (better)19.95 mm
Width × depth313 × 219.4 mm336.6 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail58 Wh Li-ion; MobileMark 30 up to 19.1 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 19.6 hr video and 36.2 hr idle, local video up to 34.0 hr (Core Ultra 5 325, low-power touch screen)Listed capacity and MobileMark 2014 claim use optional 24 Wh internal plus 24 Wh external battery; external 48 Wh and 72 Wh packs also offered, up to 29 hours with integrated graphics and 24 + 72 Wh; starting weight shown for integrated graphics and Magnesium cover with small battery combination
Charger65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Fast chargingRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)–
MaterialsCarbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium or magnesium bottom cover; MIL-STD-810H testedMagnesium Hybrid or PPS display cover; glass-fibre reinforced plastic bottom
ColoursBlack; Cosmic BlueBlack
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Intel Wireless-AC 8265, 2×2 802.11ac
Bluetooth5.4Bluetooth 4.1; hardware supports 4.2, limited by Windows
Webcam5MP, optional IROptional 720p with ThinkShutter, or IR plus 720p without shutter
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail3 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; USB-A 5 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)Two USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C Gen 1 with PD/DisplayPort, USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, four-format SD reader, combo audio, side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM
External displaysUp to three external displays via HDMI and Thunderbolt (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 HzUp to three independent displays; USB-C up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 30 Hz
Keyboard6-row, spill-resistant, backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPointSix-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight
TrackpadGlass-like Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mmButtonless Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby AtmosStereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
MicrophonesDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc VoiceDual-array microphones
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows HelloOptional touch fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0

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