Originally unveiled at CES 2020, the Lenovo Flex 5G (Lenovo Yoga 5G in other markets) is finally hitting the shelves as the world’s first 5G laptop, starting with the US. It is priced at $1,400 (or $58.33/month for 24 months) and will be available from Verizon June 18 onwards. It will soon be up for grabs UK, Switzerland and China as well, followed by other markets where 5G is available.
As for the specs, it features a 14-inch Full HD IPS touch display with 400 nits of peak brightness, while its 360-degree form factor allows it to be used both as a tablet and laptop. The Lenovo device draws power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx compute platform and it supports both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G network, while Windows 10 on ARM handles things on the software side.
The thin-and-light Lenovo Flex 5G also packs an IR camera for Windows Hello sign-in, and offers aluminum and soft-touch magnesium build that weighs only 1.3kg. And since this a mobile chipset we are talking about, the company touts 24 hours of battery life for the device. Here’s a quick look at its internals:
Lenovo Flex 5G specifications:
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G |
OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Display | 14-inch FHD (1920*1080) 16:9, IPS, 300 Nits 14-inch UHD (3840*2160) 16:9, IPS, 500 nits |
RAM | 8GB LPDDR4X |
Storage | Up to 512GB UFS 3.0 |
Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno 680 |
Battery | Up to 24 hours local video playback |
Camera | HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD (720P) (optional) |
Connectivity | 5G Bluetooth 5.0 |
Security | IR camera Fingerprint reader (optional) |
Audio | 2 x front-facing speakers optimized with Dolby Atmos |
Weight | Starting at 1.3kg |
Dimensions | 320mm x 215mm x 14.75mm |
Ports/Slots | 2 x USB-C (PD, DP, USB 3.1) SIM card slot Headphone / mic combo |
Color | Iron Grey |
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