At this year’s IFA event, Lenovo unveiled the second-generation ThinkPad X1 Fold PC. The brand has finally made the laptop available, starting with the US market. Interested customers in the US can now buy the 16.3″ ThinkPad X1 Fold starting from US$ 2,499. Here’s everything you need to know about this device. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold boasts an impressive 16.3-inch foldable Samsung OLED display, sporting a resolution of 2024 x 2560 pixels. This display offers 600nit brightness, DCI-P3 color coverage, Dolby Vision support, and On-cell Touch functionality, with added support for a stylus.
When folded, the device transforms into a
12-inch display, and it can be seamlessly paired with a Bluetooth keyboard,
delivering a laptop-like experience. In contrast, the original X1 Fold featured
a 13.3-inch display that reduced to 8 inches when folded.
The Lenovo Next-Gen ThinkPad X1 Fold comes
with a choice of 12th-generation Intel Core U9 processors, which includes
options for i5 and i7 CPUs. It has an integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics card. You
can get up to 1TB of storage with its PCIe Gen 4 SSD, and it supports a maximum
of 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It also includes an Intel Visual Sense controller and a
5-megapixel IR resolution webcam for video conferencing. This camera is capable
of auto-framing, regardless of the tablet’s orientation, be it in landscape,
portrait, or laptop mode.
Connectivity options include three USB
Type-C ports, with two supporting Thunderbolt 4. Lenovo has also introduced the
choice of a Nano-SIM tray for 5G Sub 6 connectivity with LTE support. The
laptop houses three speakers equipped with Dolby Atmos technology.
Furthermore, the device now offers a
full-sized keyboard with a haptic touchpad, connected via Bluetooth 5.2 and
rechargeable through a USB Type-C port. Lastly, the laptop comes with
MIL-STD-810H durability certification.
