Lenovo has launched sales of the ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid tablet with support for Windows and Android operating systems. The device was first announced at CES 2024 earlier this year. The new product is based on the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processors, which are used to run Windows and Android, respectively.
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In tablet mode, the ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid runs on Android 13. It offers 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The device has a 14-inch OLED touchscreen with a 2.8K resolution, four speakers with a power of 1W each, and two cameras: 13MP with a curtain in the front and 5MP in the back. In standalone mode, the ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid tablet is powered by a 38 Wh battery. It also received support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and is equipped with a USB-C connector. In tablet mode, the device dimensions are 313.5 × 224 × 6.6 mm, and its weight is 785 grams.
When connected to a dedicated keyboard, which is a separate computer in itself, the ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid switches to laptop mode running the Windows 11 operating system. The keyboard unit is equipped with a 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 155H from the Meteor Lake series with a frequency of up to 4.8 GHz, which includes integrated Intel Arc graphics. The computer also received 32 GB of LPDDR5x-7467 RAM and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 solid-state NVMe drive.
Additionally, the keyboard unit has two Harman/Kardon speakers with a power of 2 W each, two USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 4) and one combined 3.5-audio output. This part of the device is equipped with its own 75 Wh battery and comes with a 100 W charger. The keyboard unit also claims to support Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. In laptop mode, the dimensions of the ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid are 313.5 × 234.5 × 9.4 mm, and the weight is 970 grams.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen5 Hybrid does not support cross-OS integration. In other words, users must log in to each separately. However, the device does have a dedicated 10GB of storage that can be used by both devices, such as storing photos that can be accessed in both tablet and Windows laptop mode.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen5 has gone on sale in China. The device costs 15,999 yuan (about $2,200).
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