Lenovo has just announced a partnership
with Verizon to bring the Yoga 5G to the United States. In Uncle Sam’s country,
the laptop carries the Lenovo Flex 5G moniker.
Like Microsoft and Samsung’s offerings,
the Lenovo Flex 5G boasts Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform. The
Verizon variant of this laptop is designed to support the carrier’s Ultra
Wideband mmWave 5G NR Network as well as sub-6GHz 5G networks. Besides its 5G
capabilities, the Lenovo Flex is a very interesting laptop for enthusiasts. It
comes with a 360-degree hinge and the display supports touch input. It’s also
lightweight weighing just 2.97lbs. It has a 14-inch 1080p display with slim
bezels on three sides. Specs-wise, the laptop has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of
onboard storage. The laptop has two USB-C 3.1 ports, a headphone/microphone
combo port, and a nano-SIM slot. Lenovo rates the battery with 60Wh and offers
up to 25 hours of battery life. Of course, this will vary by app usage. As far
as security is concerned, the laptop comes with a fingerprint scanner for
biometric authentication.
The Lenovo Flex 5G will be available
across the US on June 18th at Verizon. Customers interested will need to pay US$ 1,399 or US$ 58,33 in 24-monthly installments through Verizon Device Payment
Plan. Moreover, the laptop will be available later this year outside of the
country. In the United Kingdom, the laptop will be sold via EE. Sunrise will
sell it in Switzerland, and China Mobile in China. Interestingly enough,
Verizon is launching new 5G plans to coincide with the launch of Flex 5G. The
new 5G Ultra Wideband Connected Device Plan starts at US$ 30 per month. Verizon
will also be offering several accessories to go along with the new laptop. That
includes a incase sleeve, Logitech Pebble mouse, and a USB-C hub if you think
two ports aren’t enough.
