| Attribute |
Lenovo ThinkPad T480 (20L5A02NCD) × | 
Lenovo Essential E31-70 (80KX00GEMB) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | Lenovo Essential E31-70 |
| Product code | 20L5A02NCD | 80KX00GEMB |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Lenovo | Lenovo |
| Family | ThinkPad | Essential |
| Series | T | E |
| Model name | T480 | E31-70 |
| Part number | 20L5A02NCD | 80KX00GEMB |
| Market positioning | Business | - |
| Release year (year) | 2019 | 2018 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Processor family | 8th gen Intel Core i5 | 5th gen Intel Core i5 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Processor model | i5-8250U | i5-5200U |
| Processor cores | 4 | 2 |
| Processor threads | 8 | 4 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | 14 | 14 |
| Processor socket | BGA 1356 | BGA 1168 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 6 | 3 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR3L-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 32 | 8 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 4 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 14 | 13.3 |
| HD type | HD | HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter | - | - |
| On-board graphics adapter base frequency (MHz) | 300 | 300 |
| Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory (GB) | 32 | 16 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 500 | 500 |
| Card reader integrated | + | + |
| HDD capacity (GB) | 500 | 500 |
| Storage media | HDD | HDD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | - 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
| - |
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | - |
| Wi-Fi | + | + |
| Bluetooth version | 4.1 | - |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | - |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| Docking connector | + | - |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge | + | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Speaker power (W) | 2 | - |
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Built-in microphone | + | - |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | - |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | - | - |
| Pointing device | ThinkPad UltraNav | - |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | FreeDOS |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.59 |
| Height (mm) | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Depth (mm) | 232.5 | 230 |
| Width (mm) | 336.6 | 323 |
| Security | | |
| Cable lock slot | + | - |
| Trusted platform module (TPM) | + | - |