The Lenovo Flex 5G is a $1,400 5G laptop with Qualcomm inside - bankstonnonon1970

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The Lenovo Flex 5G has gone aside many names, including Project Limitless and the Yoga 5G. Arsenic information technology last launches, it will be called the Lenovo Flex 5G in the United State (and the Yoga 5G in another markets). They're however 14-inch 2-in-1, which will transport from Verizon on June 18 for $1,400.

Away whatsoever advert, we first saw the Flex 5G/Yoga 5G at Computex in 2019. Known originally as Project Limitless, it was noteworthy as the get-go laptop with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chip in spite of appearanc, the company's modish update to undergo on Intel's Core-powered PCs. (The Snapdragon chip Qualcomm is shipping at heart the Flex 5G is officially known as the Snapdragon 8cx 5G, to highlight the 5G radio.)

lenovo flex 5g 1 — The Lenovo Flex 5G / Yoga 5G includes 5G, incase it wasn't clear already.

In January, Lenovo announced the Yoga 5G (immediately called the Flex 5G) at an absorbing juncture. Microsoft's Grade-constructed In favor X had precisely debuted with a custom Snapdragon 8cx flake inside, providing increased computing power at the expense of battery life sentence—falling unawares of Intel's PCs on both counts, alas. In March, Samsung followed that up with the Galaxy Book S. Battery-powered by the seasoner 8cx (long before the keep company unveiled a version supported Intel's Lakefield), IT delivered the incredible shelling life we expected.

If the Surface Pro X emphasized performance, and the Galaxy Book S assault and battery life, it appears that the Flex 5G will sharpen on the other aspect of the Snapdragon sales pitch: 5G connectivity. (There's also 24 hours of battery spirit under the hood, Lenovo says.)

According to Lenovo, the Flex 5G (did you also know it was called the Yoga 5G?) will be sold for $58.33 per month for 24 months, or for a one-time bung of $1,400. As a bonus, Lenovo and Microsoft are providing a annual subscription to Microsoft 365, the new name for Office 365.

lenovo flex 5g 9 — The combination of 5G and a lightweight form factor should help the Flex 5G / Yoga 5G get on a solid on-the-go workhorse.

Lenovo said the Flex 5G was engineered so that the 5G antenna could beryllium shrunken small sufficiency to fit into a slim chassis, piece inactive providing radio coverage in either the laptop or tent modality of the 2-in-1 form factor in. "The Lenovo team ultimately achieved this by innovating and patenting a new 5G aerial system—what became the industry's smallest 5G module, supporting both mmWave and Fill in-6 GHz—a design that allowed for 5G coverage in both laptop and tablet modes," Lenovo said.

Today, Verizon also announced its 5G Unlimited laptop plan. For $30 per month with an existing line ($90 without), customers will receive unlimited access to 5G Ultra Wideband, limitless access to 5G Ultra Wideband Hotspot, and unlimited 4K HD-lineament streaming video. Happening Verizon's 4G LTE, they'll incur "unlimited" 4G LTE data (with 15GB of premium data), "unlimited" hotspot information (15GB at 4G LTE) and HD-prize flowing video at 720p.

Lenovo has previously provided some of the Lenovo Flex 5G's specifications:

Lenovo Flex 5G rudimentary specs

Display:14-inch (1920×1080) IPS, 400 nits
Central processing unit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G
Graphics:Adreno 680
Memory: 8GB LPDDR4X
Storage: 256GB, 512GB SSD
Ports:2 USB-C (king, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 1); 1 nanoSIM, 3.5mm
Tv camera: Atomic number 77 camera
Battery: 60Wh (24 hours)
Wireless: 5G mmWave, Bluetooth 5.0
OS: Windows 10
Dimensions: 12.65 x 8.46 x 0.58 inches (14.7mm)
Weight: 2.97 pounds
Color: Iron Grey (Aluminum top)
Price and availability: $1,400, available June 18 from Verizon

Updated at 9:49 AM on June 17 to make up the appoint of the Snapdragon bit from the Snapdragon 8cx to the Snapdragon 8cx 5G.

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