In response to people’s changing needs during the COVID pandemic – 19 (which will likely remain thereafter), Lenovo announced a number of new portable systems, including IdeaPad 5G with display 2K and 5G modem, IdeaPad 5 Pro and Tab P 11 . Here they are in detail, as described by the company.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is a product designed for mobility but not only that, given that the 4G / LTE and 5G modem (only sub-6) can also be used at home as an alternative to the Wi-Fi network of the home router, when congested. Among the peculiar characteristics of this system we find up to 20 hours of autonomy in video playback, within a slim, lightweight, fanless design, which packs a 14 “with Full HD resolution and support for a maximum luminance of 300 nit.

Under the body we find the processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G combined with the Snapdragon modem X 55 and Adreno GPU 680. The notebook is also offered in a 4G LTE version only, powered by the Snapdragon 8c processor. Both models adopt 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a SSD) GB on PCIe platform.

The notebook comes with a Light Silver finish and implements Dolby Audio speaker and IR camera to take advantage of Windows Hello in order to log in to the machine in total safety. The weight of Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is only 1.2Kg, while the thickness is 14, 9mm and the built-in battery is from 54 Wh. The notebook also implements a USB Type-C port with support for Rapid Charge Express technology.

Price and availability have not yet been defined at the time of this writing.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (and 5i Pro)

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro is a notebook proposed in the declinations from 14″ is 16 “and in various configurations. They all adopt AMD Ryzen processors, while Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro is based on the same design features but implements Intel processors Eleventh Generation Core. Both use displays 16: 10, for the first time in the family, with screen-to-frame ratio equal to 90% and a hedge of 100% of the sRGB gamut, and are equipped with network adapters supporting Wi-Fi 6.

The model from 14 “has a weight of 1, 45 Kg, while that of 16 “reaches 2Kg, and also in this case we have an IR camera working with Windows Hello. The novelty, on IdeaPad 5 Pro, is the presence of ToF sensors working with software such as Glance by Mirametrix, which allow for example to pause a video when you move away from the display, and much more. Compared to previous generations, the touchpad is wider, and there are several new features. Below are the highlights of the two models with Intel and Ryzen CPUs.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro

• 11th Generation Intel Core processors up to i7
• GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
• Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 nit of luminance; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
• Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB of SSD on PCIe NVMe architecture
• Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr con Rapid Charge Express (16 “)
• Thunderbolt 4 support, but only on the model from 16 “

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro

• Various Next Generation Ryzen Processor Options (Coming Soon)
• GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
• Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (14″) is 32 GB DDR4 RAM (16 “), and up to 1TB of PCIe NVMe SSD
• Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 luminance nit; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
• Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr with Rapid Charge Express (16 “)

Regarding pricing, Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro will be offered in the US starting at 1149, 99 dollars in the variant from 16 “, while that from 14 ” will cost starting from 799, 00 euro in Europe . As for IdeaPad 5i Pro, availability is expected in Europe for March 2021 for the model from 14 “at a base price of 699 €, while it will arrive in May 2021 the one from 16 “with prices starting from 899 €. Prices in Italy have not yet been defined.

Lenovo Tab P 11

Among the news Lenovo also announced Lenovo Tab P 11 , a tablet with optional detachable keyboard (to the Surface Pro ) and pen holder. Offers an IPS display of 11 “at resolution 2000 x 1200 pixels with a maximum luminance of 300 nit, and is proposed with a dual-tone finish in Slate Gray or Platinum Gray. The chassis is made of aluminum, and contains within it a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 662 with up to 6GB of RAM, for a total autonomy of approximately 11 hours in use .

At first start, Android is pre-installed with the apps from the Microsoft Office suite and other Google Play applications, and the Kids Space from Google is natively integrated. We then have a front camera 8MP, and the Keyboard Pack (to be purchased separately) integrates a touchpad. To facilitate writing the tablet implem enta a stand, while there is support for the Lenovo Precision Pen 2, which offers an autonomy of 200 hours and support for charging via USB Type-C.

The price of Lenovo Tab P 11 and of 229, 99 dollars , with immediate availability on selected markets.