Lenovo Thinkbook’s “flip” concept. The screen can be folded horizontally and create two different screen spaces.
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On Monday, Lenovo unveiled its laptop, which can offer even more battery life from its foldable screen and solar power.
These laptops are just concepts. In other words, it is not commercially available. Lenovo, the world’s largest PC manufacturer, has a history of making imaginative concepts a reality, so it’s worth watching what the Chinese tech giant is doing.
For example, Lenovo previously showed off the idea of a rollable laptop. This idea will increase the size of the display by rolling upwards. The company will start selling laptops like this this year.
The latest concepts were presented at the Mobile World Congress Trade Show in Barcelona.
Foldable laptop screen
The Lenovo Thinkbook “Flip” concept is a laptop with a foldable screen. When fully expanded, the screen is an 18-inch display.
You can then fold the screen horizontally in half to create two screens. One is in the front and the other is in the front.
The entire display can be folded flat, making your laptop turn into a tablet-like device.
The Lenovo Thinkbook’s “Flip” concept will be deployed on an 18-inch display.
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The folding display is not new. Consumer Electronics players like Samsung and Honor have launched smartphones with foldable displays. Huawei sells smartphones on the TRIFOLD screen.
However, this size and foldable screens on laptops are rare.
There is much more work Lenovo likely needs to do before commercializing this, such as improving display durability.
Solar powered laptop
The Lenovo Yoga Solar PC is another concept device that was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2025. The Pack has a solar panel that Lenovo says can add battery life to users.
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The Lenovo Yoga Solar PC is the company’s other concept device, named after the line of yoga laptops.
The product has a solar panel on the back. These can absorb light.
While PCs still work with traditional chargers, the idea is that solar power can provide users with an additional battery if the device is low and the charging point is not accessible.
Lenovo said that solar panels can absorb even the ambient light around a person, allowing users to use extra laptop use at the end of an eight-hour work day.
