Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Foldable
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Product Overview
The ThinkPad X1 Fold is the industry's first foldable, single-screen 5G Always Connected PC (ACPC). Exceptionally compact once folded, the foldable OLED screen unfolds into a continuous 13.3-in viewing area with 4:3 aspect ratio.
Designed to offer unprecedented productivity, it will offer a ground-breaking new form factor that will reimagine mobile computing. As it morphs through multiple modes, from a small footprint device into a fully flat 13.3-inch display, X1 Fold will deliver laptop efficiency with smartphone portability.
Built from a combination of lightweight alloys and carbon fiber and covered in a luxurious leather folio cover, the X1 Fold will offer the durability and reliability users expect from any ThinkPad.
Unfolded, the X1 Fold is ideal for touch heavy content consumption with 13.3-inches of OLED display real estate and weighing less than 2.2 pounds (1kg). In a more familiar laptop orientation, users can leverage two independent displays to optimize efficiency during certain multitasking activities.
In the same generation of ThinkPad X1-series lineup, Lenovo also markets the X1 Extreme Gen 3, X1 Carbon Gen 8, X1 Nano, and the 2-in-1 X1 Yoga Gen 5.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Versatile foldable screen
- Magnetic keyboard magnetically attaches to one half of the screen
- Long battery life
Cons
- Keyboard not as comfortable to type on as other ThinkPads
- Keyboard is not included
What external reviewers found
External score 68%
Pros
- Good build quality
- Impressive foldable display
- Good battery life
Cons
- Poor battery life
- Unimpressive battery life
- Lackluster performance
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External Reviews
androidauthority[1]
Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold is a 13.3-inch plastic OLED monitor with some pretty thick bezels. The keyboard can attach to the bottom half of the screen with magnets, and you effectively get what is a normal laptop, with a relatively narrow top display. Lenovo is claiming a week of use before you'll have to recharge it at all.
Pros
- Foldable design
- Good battery life
- Plenty of ports
Cons
- No dedicated GPU
cnet[2]
Reviewer score 78% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is a 13-inch OLED slate that can bend and fold into several different configurations. Lenovo calls it "dynamic and responsive," meaning that what you see on the screen can change with how the screen is folded or oriented. It will be available midyear, starting at $2,499.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Lots of customization options
- Good battery life
Cons
- Nothing in particular
digitaltrends[3]
Reviewer score 53% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold is unique beyond just its form factor. It feels futuristic every time you unfold that screen, and it'll no doubt wow your friends. The processor inside is also a bit of an experiment. It's one of the first devices to be powered by Intel's Lakefield chips.
Pros
- Sleek, lightweight design
- Foldable screen
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- Lackluster performance
- Poor battery life
laptopmag[4]
Reviewer score 89% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold will have two USB Type-C ports, one on the bottom and another on the edge of the top cover. There is also a SIM card slot so you can connect to your wireless carrier's 5G network. You can use the keyboard with the full 13.3-inch display or when the device is folded in half so that there are two 9.6-inch displays. There's something mesmerizing about holding an LG OLED panel.
Pros
- Flexible 13.3-inch OLED display
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- No Thunderbolt 3
notebookcheck[5]
Reviewer score 49% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold is an interesting concept, but neither the software nor the technology are ready for use. The distribution of content across the two halves of the screen is rather awkward. The small Bluetooth keyboard without a TrackPoint is also more of an emergency solution, and the tiny touchpad is quite disastrous in practice. It's not uncommon for a new device to have teething problems.
Pros
- High-quality aluminum case
- High-resolution OLED display
- Good battery life
Cons
- No TrackPoint
pcmag[6]
Reviewer score 59% (normalized by Neofiliac)The X1 Fold falls short when it comes to computing performance, battery life, and the software required to take full advantage of its revolutionary screen. It's hard to recommend to anyone but the most enthusiastic of deep-pocketed early adopters. While the X1 is ultimately falls flat as a first try for foldable Windows tablets, it doesn't rule out the future.
Pros
- Impressive foldable display
- Sleek design
- Foldable keyboard
Cons
- Poor battery life
- Lacks a second camera
t3[7]
Reviewer score 48% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold folds into a 13.3-inch laptop screen. It has a 1.4GHz Lakefield i5 processor and 8GB of RAM. The screen has impressively flat lighting, because the OLED backlight is built into the display itself. It lasts 7 hours 34 minutes using the PC Mark 10 Video battery test.
Pros
- Sleek design
- Foldable screen
- Good battery life
Cons
- Lackluster performance
techadvisor[8]
Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)Lenovo's X1 Fold is a foldable PC designed for the business market. It has a 13.3in pOLED screen built out of multiple layers, with flexible plastic on top and foil and carbon fiber underneath. A small wireless keyboard with built-in trackpad is included as standard. It can be used away from the display for a desktop monitor setup, or can magnetically attach to one half of the screen for a traditional tablet form factor.
Pros
- Foldable screen
- Good build quality
- Good battery life
Cons
- No discrete GPU
techradar[9]
Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold is a foldable laptop with a leather cover. Lenovo is positioning it as a device for professionals and executives on the go. The screen displays content at 4:3 aspect ratio, which could be weird for all sorts of use cases. There will be no haptic feedback in this product for touch typing.
Pros
- Foldable design
- Plenty of ports
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- No haptic feedback
- No keyboard
theverge[10]
Reviewer score 70% (normalized by Neofiliac)The X1 Fold is a spectacular device in a lot of ways. It's good at the one thing it's advertised for (folding) It's beautiful, both to look at and to use. And the form factor is useful. I would love to own a tablet like this.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Foldable keyboard and touchpad
- Good build quality
Cons
- Touchpad isn’t the best
- Touchpad is useless
tomsguide[11]
Reviewer score 54% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold looks and feels exactly like the laptop that a villain would have in a futuristic Sci-Fi movie. Lenovo's not waiting for the modular Windows 10X that's coming, which could have made it easier for them to make such a unique tablet. There's a lot about this device that doesn't work in a way a $2,499 price tag would suggest.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Foldable keyboard
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- Lackluster performance
- Unimpressive battery life
tomshardware[12]
Reviewer score 80% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkPad X1 Fold has no junk at all, not even the usual bloat that comes with Windows 10. Most of the hard work is handled by Lenovo Mode Switcher, which recognizes which way your device is aligned. Windows Hello is needed, and Lenovo deserves credit for getting it to work this much.
Pros
- Slim and light
- Foldable design
- Good battery life
Cons
- Windows 10X is still a work in progress
- No keyboard or stylus included
trustedreviews[13]
Reviewer score 69% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is the best ‘foldable PC’ I’ve seen yet. It has a lovely leather design and impressive specs accompanying the versatile form factor. But while the bendy OLED technology is exciting and brimming with versatile potential, I'm not convinced it’s worth the incredibly steep $2499 starting price.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Foldy OLED screen
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Windows 10X not available until late 2020
References
- ^ Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold hands-on: Foldable laptops now seem promising. [androidauthority].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold: Foldable screens have moved into tablet territory. [cnet].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold review: A foldable screen fever dream. [digitaltrends].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold hands-on review. [laptopmag].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold laptop in review: Revolutionary or overpriced experiment?. [notebookcheck].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Review. [pcmag].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Review: the future is here, kind of. [t3].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Review: First Foldable PC. [techadvisor].
- ^ Hands on: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold business tablet review. [techradar].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold review: a folding screen filled with potential. [theverge].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold review. [tomsguide].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Review: Durable, but Major First-Gen Vibes. [tomshardware].
- ^ Hands on: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Review. [trustedreviews].
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