Lenovo IdeaPad 5G
The IdeaPad 5G skips Intel and AMD altogether, opting instead for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx chipset. It’s packed into a 14-inch notebook that’s 14.9 mm think and tips the scales at 2.6 pounds. The 51 WHr battery is rated for up to 20 hours of runtime.
The 5G modem supports Sub-6 GHz connections – though not mmWave – along with 4G LTE; there’s also WiFi 5 support. The screen runs at 1920 x 1080 resolution and supports 100-percent of the sRGB color gamut with 300 nits of brightness. Inside, there’s 8GB of LPDDR4X memory and either 256GB or 512GB of PCIe SSD storage.
Outwardly, you’d be forgiven for not realizing this was an ARM-based notebook. Connectivity include two USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1, DisplayPort 1.2, one USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1, an audio jack, and a SIM card slot. A 720p HD IR camera and 2x2W speakers are built in. Lenovo will also have a 4G LTE version of the notebook, which skips 5G.
Now for the bad news: according to Lenovo, the IdeaPad 5G will go on sale in “select markets” of which North America isn’t one of them. Pricing will vary depending on those markets lucky enough to actually get it.
