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Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 2 (AMD)

16-inch 16:10 business ThinkPad on AMD Ryzen 7040-series (Phoenix) mobile processors, with soldered LPDDR5/LPDDR5x memory, a USB4 40 Gbps port, and an NPU-equipped AI PC configuration on the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

Memory

Options
8 GB LPDDR5-6400, or 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB LPDDR5x-6400 (physical LPDDR5x-7500 run at 6400 due to platform limitation), soldered to the system board, no slots, dual-channel, not upgradable

Storage

Slot
One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
Max
One drive, up to 2 TB M.2 2280 SSD
Offered
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB Opal 2.0; Performance 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Opal 2.0 (both PCIe NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4)
Card reader
None

Graphics

Integrated
AMD Radeon 740M (Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U/7545U) or AMD Radeon 780M (Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U), shared memory, DirectX 12
NPU
Integrated AMD Ryzen AI, up to 10 TOPS, up to 32 TOPS overall (Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U models only)
External displays
Up to 4 independent (native display + 3 external via HDMI, USB-C and USB4); HDMI up to 4K@60Hz, USB-C/USB4 up to 4K@60Hz (4 displays), 5K@60Hz (3 displays) or 5K@120Hz (up to 2 displays)

Networking

Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8111EPV, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
WLAN + Bluetooth
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E RZ616 or Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A, 802.11ax 2×2 + Bluetooth 5.3 (Windows 11 required)
WWAN (optional)
Quectel EM05-G 4G LTE Cat4, or Fibocom L860-GL-16 4G LTE Cat16, M.2 card, both with embedded eSIM
SIM
KDDI eSIM program (Japan, special bid only); no physical SIM slot standard
NFC
Optional Near Field Communication

Power

Adapters
65 W (2-pin, 3-pin, or slim) or 100 W USB-C slim (3-pin), PD 3.0, 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz
Rapid Charge
52.5 Wh battery: up to 80% in 1 hour (system off, standby, or hibernation)

Ports

Standard
1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On), 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data, PD 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4a), 1 × USB4 40 Gbps (data, PD 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4a), 1 × HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 1 × headphone/mic combo (3.5 mm), 1 × RJ-45
Optional
Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models), smart card reader

Display

16" WUXGA IPS
1920×1200, non-touch, 300 nits, anti-glare, 800:1, 45% NTSC, 85° all round
16" WUXGA IPS touch
1920×1200, multi-touch, 300 nits, anti-glare, 800:1, 45% NTSC, 85° all round
16" WUXGA IPS low power
1920×1200, non-touch, 400 nits, anti-glare, 1000:1, 100% sRGB, 85° all round, Eyesafe Certified 2.0
16" WUXGA IPS touch Privacy Guard
1920×1200, multi-touch, 500 nits, anti-glare, 1000:1, 100% sRGB, 85° all round, ThinkPad Privacy Guard
16" WQUXGA OLED
3840×2400, non-touch, 400 nits, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, 16:10, 100,000:1, 100% DCI-P3, 87.5° all round, DisplayHDR True Black 500, Dolby Vision, Eyesafe Certified 2.0

Battery

Options
52.5 Wh or 86 Wh rechargeable Li-ion, Rapid Charge (52.5 Wh: 80% in 1 hr)
Rated life (max, config 1)
WUXGA low power, Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, 16 GB LPDDR5X, 86 Wh: MobileMark 25 up to 21.6 hr (701 score) @250 nits, JEITA 2.0 up to 30.8 hr @150 nits, local video up to 26.1 hr @150 nits
Rated life (config 2)
WUXGA touch, Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, 16 GB LPDDR5X, 86 Wh: MobileMark 25 up to 15.3 hr (654 score), JEITA 2.0 up to 23.0 hr, local video up to 21.2 hr
Rated life (WQUXGA OLED)
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, 32 GB LPDDR5X, 52.5 Wh: MobileMark 25 up to 5.7 hr (640 score), JEITA 2.0 up to 9.2 hr, local video up to 8.6 hr

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
361.9 × 255.5 × 20.5 mm (14.25 × 10.06 × 0.81 in)
Weight
Thunder black + 52.5 Wh from 1.71 kg (3.76 lb); storm grey + 52.5 Wh from 1.75 kg (3.84 lb); thunder black + 86 Wh from 1.83 kg (4.02 lb); storm grey + 86 Wh from 1.85 kg (4.08 lb)
Case
Storm grey (aluminium top and bottom) or thunder black (carbon fiber hybrid top, PPS bottom)
Camera
HD 720p, FHD 1080p + IR hybrid, or 5.0 MP + IR discrete, all with privacy shutter (fixed focus); optional no camera
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2 certified) and Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 (one enabled at a time), Kensington Nano Security Slot (2.5 × 6 mm), optional smart card reader (ISO 7816, EMV), fingerprint reader in power button (match-on-chip) standard on storm grey, optional on thunder black
Durability
MIL-STD-810H military test passed

Management

System management
DASH
BIOS security
NVMe, power-on, supervisor and system management passwords, certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, self-healing BIOS
Other security
Camera privacy shutter, Ultrasonic Human Presence Detection (IR camera models), optional IR camera for Windows Hello, Glance by Mirametrix, Privacy Guard with Privacy Alert
Certifications
ENERGY STAR 9.0, EPEAT 1.0 Gold Registered, ErP Lot 6/26, RoHS compliant, TCO Certified generation 9

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro/Home/Home Single Language, Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, no preload operating system

Processors

  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U