CES 2020: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold launches as world's first foldable PC, price starts at $2,499

It has been well over half a year since Lenovo first showcased its foldable PC. At CES 2020, the ThinkPad X1 Fold has made the shift from a working prototype to a commercially-viable product. The world’s first tablet PC with a foldable screen has a price tag and is ready to launch.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is essentially a 13.3-inch OLED panel with a 4:3 aspect ratio and a 2048 x 1536 resolution. LG Display has provided the screen for Lenovo’s folding tablet PC. The PC maker is confident about the device’s durability, claiming the panel was a result of a four-year plus collaboration with LG. The screen folds horizontally with a discernible crease down the middle.

The Fold bends inwards with both halves of the display lying nearly flat upon each other, leaving a small gap between leaving room for a keyboard. The “Bluetooth Mini Fold keyboard” offers physical buttons to type on rather than typing on the screen, allowing you to turn this foldable tablet into a laptop.

The ThinkPad X1 Fold is wrapped in a leather cover and weighs less than 2.2 pounds. Additionally, there are two USB-C ports on either side of the machine as well as support for Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ax and optional LTE/5G.