Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T490

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ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T490

	LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T490
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	March 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	400 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or multi-touch, or 500-nit low power	Listed low-power FHD IPS panel, 72% NTSC; optional HD TN, standard FHD IPS, FHD touch, Privacy Guard FHD and 2560 × 1440 WQHD IPS with Dolby Vision HDR, 500 nits and 100% Adobe RGB
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare except glossy WQHD
Display features
Display features	1,000:1 contrast (1,200:1 on the low-power panel); Eyesafe Certified 2.0 on the touch and low-power panels; 87.22% screen-to-body ratio	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	Intel Core i5-8265U
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	50 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads)	8th-generation quad-core Core i5/i7; later 10th-generation configurations outside EMEA; listed 20N2004EGE configuration verified by Notebookcheck; available by March 2019 according to contemporaneous Notebookcheck coverage, ahead of maker's planned May launch
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12	Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; optional GeForce MX250 2 GB GDDR5 on other configurations
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB	DDR4-2400; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; up to 40 or 48 GB respectively
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	One replaceable M.2 drive; PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe for 2280 or ×2 for 2242; SATA 2280 not offered in EMEA; listed 256 GB PCIe NVMe drive (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 28 hours	Up to 16.11 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh (better)	50 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.76 kg	1.46 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18.14 mm	17.9 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	359.7 × 250.8 mm	329 × 227 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 86 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 22 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 17.3 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with WUXGA touch, local video up to 24.2 hr (86 Wh) or 15.1 hr (52.5 Wh)	Integrated 50 Wh; up to 16.11 hours MobileMark 2014 or 17.8 hours JEITA 2.0; Rapid Charge up to 80% in one hour with 65 W adapter; weight shown for low-power FHD/WQHD, other display options weigh 1.53–1.61 kg
Charger
Charger	100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (52.5 Wh with a 65 W or 100 W adapter; 86 Wh with the 100 W adapter; when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium alloy reinforcement in keyboard cover
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, Thunderbolt, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Intel Wireless-AC 9560, 2×2 802.11ac; Wi-Fi 6 AX201 on later 10th-generation models
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 5.1 in current PSREF; earlier Windows configurations reported as 5.0
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p or IR plus 720p hybrid, with ThinkShutter
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 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 and USB-C Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 with PD/DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4b, Gigabit Ethernet, microSD reader, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM
External displays
External displays	Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Up to three independent displays; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard with optional LED backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio Premium
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option for special bids
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0