| Model | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Processor | | |
| Intel® Xeon® E-2276M with vPro™ (2.80GHz, up to 4.70GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12MB Cache) | Up to 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-9880H with vPro™ (2.30GHz, up to 4.80GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 Cores, 16MB Cache) |
| Up to 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-9880H with vPro™ (2.30GHz, up to 4.80GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 Cores, 16MB Cache) | Intel® Xeon® E-2276M with vPro™ (2.80GHz, up to 4.70GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12MB Cache) |
| Operating System | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Windows 10 Pro – Lenovo recommends Windows 10 Pro for business | Windows 10 Pro |
| Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 64 (Xeon Processor only) | Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (Xeon processor)** |
| Display | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| 15.6″ UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) OLED, 400 nits, AR/AS, touchscreen Dolby Vision™ HDR 500 | 15.6″ UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) OLED, 400 nits, touchscreen, AR/AS with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500, 100% DCI-P3 Color gamut |
| 15.6″ UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS 500 nits, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™ HDR 400 | 15.6″ UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, Dolby Vision™ HDR, 100% Color gaumut |
| 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 300 nits, anti-glare, 72% NTSC | 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, Dolby Vision™ HDR, 72% Color gamut |
| 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 500 nits, anti-glare, 72% NTSC, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400 | 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits, 72% Color gamut |
| Graphics | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® T1000 4GB | NVIDIA® Quadro® T1000 4 GB |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000 4GB | NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000 4 GB |
| Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 4000 8 GB |
| | NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 5000 16 GB |
| Camera | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover | 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover |
| Optional:IR & 720p HD Camera with with ThinkShutter | Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) with ThinkShutter |
| Memory | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Up to 64GB DDR4 2666MHz | Up to 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz |
| Up to 64GB DDR4 2666MHZ ECC (Xeon Processor only) | Up to 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC (Xeon processor) |
| Storage | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Up to 4TB PCIe SSD | Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD |
| Raid 0,1 optional | Up to 2 TB 5400 RPM |
| | 500 GB 7200 RPM |
| | Up to 6 TB support |
| Battery | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Up to 13 hours* on 80Wh, includes Rapid Charge technology** | Up to 16.5 hours* on 90Wh, includes Rapid Charge technology** |
| Up to 10 hours on a single one-hour charge | Up to 13 hours on a single one-hour charge |
| Audio | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Dolby Atmos® Sound System | Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® sound system |
| | Dual far-field mics |
| Security | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 | Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 |
| Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities | Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities |
| ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover | Optional IR camera (for login with Windows Hello) |
| Match-on-Chip Touch fingerprint reader | Optional Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader |
| Optional IR camera for Windows Hello | ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover |
| Kensington lock slot | Optional Smart card reader |
| Optional Smart card reader | Kensington lock slot |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| 14.2” x 9.7” x 0.7” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm) | 377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5 (mm) / 14.85″ x 9.93″ x 0.96″ |
| Weight | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Starting at 3.74 lbs (1.69 kg) | Starting at 5.51 lbs (2.5 kg) |
| Connectivity | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) | WLAN: Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 5.1 |
| Bluetooth® 5.0 | Optional WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9 |
| Ports | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (1 always on) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (1 always on) |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| HDMI 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (DisplayPort, Data transfer) |
| Mini Gigabit Ethernet | 4-in-1 media card reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC) |
| Audio combo jack | HDMI 2.0 |
| Smart card reader (Optional) | RJ45 Ethernet |
| 4-in-1 media card reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC) | Smart card reader (Optional) |
| | Audio combo jack |
| Keyboard | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| | Spill resistant |
| | Precision Keyboard with numeric pad |
| | Backlit with white LED lighting |
| ISV Certifications | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| | 3dsMax® |
| | ArcGIS® |
| | AutoCAD® |
| | CATIA® |
| | Creo® |
| | Decision Space® |
| | Inventor® |
| | Maya® |
| | Microstation® |
| | NX® |
| | PDMS® |
| | Petrel® |
| | Revit® |
| | Solid Edge® |
| | SolidWorks® |
| | Vectorworks® |
| Green Certification | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| | Energy Star ® 7.1 |
| | EPEAT ® |
| | GREENGUARD ® |
| | RoHS compliant |
| Preloaded Software | ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 (15”) | ThinkPad P53 (15”) |
| | Lenovo Vantage |
| | Office 365 30-Day Trial (requires internet access to install and activate) |
