Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid laptop-tablet, first unveiled at CES 2024, officially launches today, starting with the Chinese market, VideoCardz reports. This device combines an Android tablet and a Windows laptop into one versatile system, embodying two different devices in one body.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is a completely independent Android tablet that turns into a Windows device by connecting to a keyboard that houses a separate Intel-based PC. Uniquely, users can run both Android and Windows systems on the same screen without disconnecting the tablet from the stand.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid has some limitations, especially in the integration between the two systems. Although they share 10 GB of memory available to both devices, and the tablet's camera module can be used seamlessly in Windows, users still need to log in to both operating systems separately.
In terms of specifications, both systems operate independently with their own processors, memory, and storage. The Windows computer located in the keyboard uses an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Meteor Lake) processor with 16 cores and Intel Arc graphics, 32 GB of LPDDR5X-7467 RAM, and a 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0×4 SSD. The Android tablet has a 14-inch 2.8K OLED screen with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Both parts have separate Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth modules.
In addition, the entire system is powered by a 113 Wh battery (38 Wh for the tablet and 75 Wh for the laptop).
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid starts selling for about $2200, which is slightly more expensive than Lenovo's initial estimate of $2000.