Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2
15.6-inch ThinkPad T-series business laptop with 11th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processors, optional NVIDIA GeForce MX450 discrete graphics, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and an optional 4K touch display. Aimed at mainstream business users who want a larger screen than the T14 in the same product line.
Memory
- Slots
- One memory chip soldered to the system board, one DDR4 SO-DIMM slot, dual-channel capable
- Max
- Up to 40 GB (8 GB soldered + 32 GB SO-DIMM) or up to 48 GB (16 GB soldered + 32 GB SO-DIMM), depending on model
- Type
- DDR4-3200
Storage
- Slot
- One M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 slot
- Drives
- M.2 2242 SSD up to 256 GB (PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe); M.2 2280 SSD up to 2 TB (PCIe 3.0 x4 or PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe, some with Opal 2.0; PCIe 4.0 SSDs run closer to PCIe 3.0 speed in this slot)
- Card reader
- microSD card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (runs as Intel UHD Graphics on single-channel memory)
- Discrete (optional)
- NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 2 GB GDDR6, DirectX 12
- External displays
- Up to 4 independent (panel + 3 external via Thunderbolt and HDMI); Thunderbolt up to 5K@60Hz, HDMI up to 4K@60Hz
Expansion
- M.2 SSD
- 1 × M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
- M.2 WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 or Wi-Fi 6E AX210 M.2 card
- M.2 WWAN (optional)
- Quectel EM120R-GL 4G LTE Cat12 (with or without embedded eSIM) or Quectel EM160R-GL 4G LTE Cat16, MIMO 4x4, embedded eSIM
Networking
- Ethernet (optional)
- Gigabit, Intel I219-LM (vPro) or I219-V (non-vPro), RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1, or Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1 (5.2 hardware-ready)
- WWAN (optional)
- Quectel EM120R-GL 4G LTE Cat12 or EM160R-GL 4G LTE Cat16, 4x4 MIMO, M.2 card
- NFC (optional)
- Near Field Communication
Power
- Adapters
- 45 W USB-C (2-pin or 3-pin, PD 3.0) or 65 W USB-C / 65 W USB-C slim (2-pin or 3-pin, PD 3.0); EMEA models ship only with the 65 W adapter
- Rapid Charge
- Up to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps (data, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4a)
- USB-A
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On)
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 2.0
- Ethernet (optional)
- 1 × RJ-45
- Other standard
- microSD card reader, headphone / mic combo jack (3.5 mm)
- Optional
- Smart card reader, side docking connector, nano-SIM slot (WWAN models)
- Docking
- Side docking connector (optional) or Thunderbolt / USB-C
Display
- FHD IPS 300 nits (non-touch)
- 1920×1080, anti-glare, 16:9, 800:1, 45% NTSC, 85° viewing angles
- FHD IPS 300 nits (touch)
- 1920×1080, 10-point multi-touch, anti-glare, 16:9, 800:1, 45% NTSC
- UHD IPS 600 nits
- 3840×2160, anti-glare, 16:9, 1400:1, 100% Adobe RGB, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR 400, 85° viewing angles
Battery
- Type
- Integrated 57 Wh Li-polymer, Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with 65 W adapter
- Rated life
- MobileMark 2018: 12 h; JEITA 2.0: 16.8 h
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 365.8 × 248 × 19.1 mm (14.40 × 9.76 × 0.75 in)
- Weight
- PPS top cover, FHD non-touch from 1.82 kg; PPS top cover, FHD touch from 1.84 kg; PPS top cover, UHD from 1.75 kg; aluminium top cover, FHD non-touch from 1.79 kg; aluminium top cover, FHD touch from 1.81 kg
- Case
- Black or storm grey (not EMEA); PPS/50% GF or aluminium top, PC-ABS/Talc15 + magnesium alloy keyboard cover, PA/50% GF bottom
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, numeric keypad; TrackPoint + Mylar multi-touch touchpad
- Camera (optional)
- HD 720p or HD 720p + IR hybrid, both with privacy shutter, fixed focus
- Audio
- Realtek ALC3287 codec, stereo speakers (2 × 2 W) with Dolby Audio, dual far-field microphones
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0, optional touch fingerprint reader on palm rest (match-on-chip), optional smart card reader, Kensington Security Slot (3 × 7 mm)
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H tested
- Environment
- Operating 5 to 35 °C, up to 3048 m
Management
- vPro
- Available with Intel vPro-capable CPUs; non-vPro models also offered
- BIOS
- Power-on, supervisor and NVMe passwords; self-healing BIOS
- Warranty
- 1-year courier/carry-in, 1-year onsite, or 3-year (1-yr battery) courier/carry-in or onsite, depending on model
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home Single Language, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 downgrade to Windows 10 Pro, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, no OS
Processors
- Intel Core i5-1135G7
- Intel Core i5-1145G7
- Intel Core i7-1165G7
- Intel Core i7-1185G7