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If you want to
create a full home
office set-up, you
can connect a
full-size keyboard,
and mouse to the
X1 Fold, and even
a monitor via its
two USB Type-C
ports. Plugging
Lenovo’s device
into a monitor will
charge it at the
same time.Edited by Claire DaviesThe best new tech heading your way
“The ThinkPad X1 Fold will
hopefully be the best of
both tablet and laptop in
one very cool body”
Matt Bolton, EditorTECH-O-METER
LENOVO
THINKPAD
X1 FOLD
From £1,920 (approx), lenovo.comLenovo is preparing to launch what it’s touting
as “the world’s first foldable PC”. The result of
a four-year collaboration with LG Display, and
first unveiled as a prototype last summer, the
ThinkPad X1 Fold is a (literally) flexible device
that marries advanced multimedia capability
with smartphone portability.
Built with lightweight alloys/carbon fibre and
sheathed in a smart leather cover, it can be
folded out flat into tablet form, its vivid 13.3-
inch OLED display and Dolby Audio technology
making it a dream for watching movies or box
sets on the go. Or, if you need to do some
work, you can fold it into a right angle, flip
down the optional Fold Stand and use it like
a laptop, Lenovo’s mode-switching software
automatically adapting to your changing needs.
You can split the display between apps for
multi-tasking – for example, you could take
a video call on one side and type a Word
document on the other. And for added
convenience, there’s even a wirelessly charged
Bluetooth keyboard built in, so you can still type
easily even when you have it opened flat, to use
the full 13-inch space for documents.
As yet, Lenovo hasn’t shared the full spec,
but we do know that the ThinkPad X1 Fold is
powered by Intel Core processors, always
connected (hopefully with 5G), and offers
around 11 hours of battery life. Will it be a
success? It’s no open and shut case, but we’ll
be able to judge for ourselves when it releases
later in the spring.