We reviewed the ThinkPad L480 (87%) about a year ago, and we actually only criticized the dim display. Lenovo has now changed the display with the successor and also updated the processor. Nonetheless, "new" does not always mean "better", as our current review for the L490 shows.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-L490-laptop-review-Whiskey-Lake-disappoints-in-office-laptop.434406.0.html