The Lenovo Flex 5G has passed by many names, together with Project Limitless and the Yoga 5G. As it lastly launches, will probably be known as the Lenovo Flex 5G within the United State (and the Yoga 5G in another markets). They’re all the identical 14-inch 2-in-1, which can ship from Verizon on June 18 for $1,400.
By any identify, we first noticed the Flex 5G/Yoga 5G at Computex in 2019. Known initially as Project Limitless, it was noteworthy as the primary laptop computer with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chip inside, the corporate’s newest replace to tackle Intel’s Core-powered PCs.
LenovoThe Lenovo Flex 5G / Yoga 5G consists of 5G, incase it wasn’t clear already.
In January, Lenovo introduced the Yoga 5G (now known as the Flex 5G) at an attention-grabbing juncture. Microsoft’s Surface Pro X had simply debuted with a customized Snapdragon 8cx chip inside, offering elevated computing energy on the expense of battery life—falling wanting Intel’s PCs on each counts, sadly. In March, Samsung adopted that up with the Galaxy Book S. Powered by the vanilla 8cx (lengthy earlier than the corporate unveiled a model primarily based on Intel’s Lakefield), it delivered the unbelievable battery life we anticipated.
If the Surface Pro X emphasised efficiency, and the Galaxy Book S battery life, it seems that the Flex 5G will concentrate on the opposite facet of the Snapdragon gross sales pitch: 5G connectivity. (There’s additionally 24 hours of battery life underneath the hood, Lenovo says.)
According to Lenovo, the Flex 5G (did you additionally comprehend it was known as the Yoga 5G?) shall be bought for $58.33 per 30 days for 24 months, or for a one-time payment of $1,400. As a bonus, Lenovo and Microsoft are offering a one-year subscription to Microsoft 365, the brand new identify for Office 365.
LenovoThe mixture of 5G and a light-weight kind issue ought to assist the Flex 5G / Yoga 5G develop into a stable on-the-go workhorse.
Lenovo mentioned the Flex 5G was engineered in order that the 5G antenna might be shrunk sufficiently small to suit right into a slim chassis, whereas nonetheless offering radio protection in both the laptop computer or tent mode of the 2-in-1 kind issue. “The Lenovo team ultimately achieved this by innovating and patenting a new 5G antenna system—what became the industry’s smallest 5G module, supporting both mmWave and Sub-6 GHz—a design that allowed for 5G coverage in both laptop and tablet modes,” Lenovo mentioned.
Today, Verizon additionally introduced its 5G Unlimited laptop computer plan. For $30 per 30 days with an present line ($90 with out), clients will obtain limitless entry to 5G Ultra Wideband, limitless entry to 5G Ultra Wideband Hotspot, and limitless 4K HD-quality streaming video. On Verizon’s 4G LTE, they’re going to obtain “unlimited” 4G LTE information (with 15GB of premium information), “unlimited” hotspot information (15GB at 4G LTE) and HD-quality streaming video at 720p.
Lenovo has beforehand supplied a few of the Lenovo Flex 5G’s specs:
Lenovo Flex 5G primary specs
- Display: 14-inch (1920×1080) IPS, 400 nits
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
- Graphics: Adreno 680
- Memory: 8GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 256GB, 512GB SSD
- Ports: 2 USB-C (energy, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 1); 1 nanoSIM, 3.5mm
- Camera: IR digicam
- Battery: 60Wh (24 hours)
- Wireless: 5G mmWave, Bluetooth 5.0
- Operating system: Windows 10
- Dimensions: 12.65 x 8.46 x 0.58 inches (14.7mm)
- Weight: 2.97 kilos
- Color: Iron Grey (Aluminum prime)
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Price and availability: $1,400, out there June 18 from Verizon
Updated at 9:37 AM with extra particulars from Verizon.
