Lenovo also attended the MWC 2022 event. A line of new laptops and tablets invaded Barcelona, Spain. Here are 5 interesting devices:
ThinkPad X13s (Snapdragon)
The ThinkPad X13s is claimed by Lenovo as the first business-focused Windows laptop powered by the Snapdragon chipset. This Chinese vendor claims to have worked closely with Qualcomm and Microsoft for the past four years to provide a supporting ecosystem.
The ThinkPad X13s is powered by the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset. It promises up to 85% CPU boost and up to 60% GPU boost compared to the previous generation while delivering a claimed battery life of up to 28 hours.
The ThinkPad X13s features a 13-inch screen with minimal bezels. This laptop is thin (13mm) in design and light in weight (1.09kg).
This ThinkPad is the first to support mmWave 5G with fast data transfer capabilities. The ThinkPad X13s has a 5MP webcam with AI auto-framing and noise cancellation for a better video calling experience.
ThinkPad X1 Extreme G5
Following the announcement of the premium ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Nano and Yoga at CES, Lenovo introduced the 16-inch ThinkPad X1 Extreme G5 at MWC. Powered by 12th generation Intel Core H (up to Core i9), providing a 14% performance increase over the G4 model. It supports up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 8TB of storage, and it has discrete graphics options up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti.
In order to stay cool when used, Lenovo made the keyboard as an air vent and vapor chamber/liquid metal cooling for the CPU and GPU promising an increase in cooling efficiency of up to 10% compared to the G4 model.
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon offers a 16-inch display with WQXGA (2560 x 1600) resolution, 16:10 ratio and 165Hz refresh rate. It's even more pleasing to the eye thanks to the support of Dolby Vision.
The device is equipped with a 180 degree hinge that allows for easy collaboration. Lenovo provides Wi-Fi6E and 5G connections (optional), as well as speakers with Dolby Atmos support.
IdeaPad Duet 5i
The IdeaPad Duet 5i is a slim tablet with a bright 12-inch screen (450 nits) and a detachable Bluetooth keyboard. It has two fully functional USB-C ports, a 5MP IR webcam for facial authentication, and fast charging that claims to play 3 hours in 15 minutes.
ThinkVision M14d
The ThinkVision M14d is Lenovo's newest portable monitor which is the successor to the M14. The screen is still 14 inches, made thin (4.6mm) and light (less than 600g) to fit in a backpack so that it expands the user's laptop screen anytime and anywhere.
The panel uses 2.2K resolution IPS with support for 100% sRGB color gamut. There is a buffer that provides a USB type C port that can be used for fast charging gadgets.
Tab M10 Plus
The third generation of the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus features a 10.6-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2k (2000 x 1200 pixels) with a brightness of 400 nits. It has narrow bezels which results in a screen-to-body ratio of 85%.
It's powered by an octa-core processor with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and features quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, the Tab M10 Plus G3, which weighs in at 465g and is 7.45mm thick.
The tablet runs Android 12 and is promised the Android 13 update by 2023.