Lenovo is launching the Flex 5G, the world’s first computer to ship with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset. It’s expected to have similar performance as Microsoft’s Surface X Pro which uses a Qualcomm Microsoft SQ1 processor. From what I understand this is essentially a tweaked 8cx chip (higher clock speeds, maybe better “binning”).
The Flex 5G is a 14″ 360 degree hinged 2-in-1, sporting a 1080p IPS touchscreen, 8GB of soldered on RAM, an option for 256GB or 512GB storage, an IR camera, fingerprint reader, TPM 2.0, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, nano SIM card, 5G, 4G LTE, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0. The laptop is available from Verizon for $1400 (or payments of $58.33/month for 2 years). That’s a premium price for a device like this. Unless you need always on connectivity (which, granted, is game-changing) with an insane battery life (my Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS gets 22-24hrs regularly) I’d recommend waiting until the platform supports x86-64bit emulation. Windows on ARM is not a daily driver for the faint of heart, at least not yet.
Update: It’s currently sold out on Lenovo’s US website (which opts for the 512GB storage) the 256GB model is still available through Verizon currently.
