Lenovo’s codename Flip is another wild take on a flexible-screen laptop

Lenovo’s futuristic laptop with a rollable screen hasn’t even been introduced yet. However, it hasn’t stopped the business from using the essential elements of that notebook to create something completely different for MWC 2025.

The laptop, officially known as the ThinkBook codename Flip AI PC Proof of Concept (yes, that is its official name, and it sounds rather mouthful), employs the same flexible OLED as its rollable sister, but this time the display folds outwards rather than vanishing within the chassis. This makes it possible for a panel that is typically 13 inches to suddenly double in size to 18.1 inches. Notably, unlike the ThinkBook Rollable, which can only expand up to 16.7 inches, Lenovo is able to employ the entire panel since the Flip’s screen bends rather than slides in and out of the bottom part of the system.

This offers a ton of more area for multitasking or documents when in vertical mode. For situations where you would want to share your display with someone across the table, the screen can also be folded back into tablet form or something similar to a 2-in-1’s tent mode.

Remarkably, the Flip has more tricks than just a nice monitor. Lenovo developed what it refers to as a Smart ForcePad, which has a three-layer illuminated dashboard with surface-mounted buttons and customisable icons. Although it’s not a significant improvement above what we’ve seen on competing laptops from Acer and others, it’s a clever gimmick that broadens the capabilities of a simple touchpad. Lastly, the Flip’s internal components—an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and PCIe SSD storage—should provide strong performance.

The speed at which Lenovo was able to transform the parts from the ThinkBook Plus Gen6 Rollable into something else is amazing. However, given that this was a very early prototype (a Lenovo representative stated that at the time, it was only one of two in the globe), there are a few clear problems that must be resolved before this device is even close to being formally released.

Firstly, the hinge was not quite capable of maintaining stability for a system with a screen this tall; even a slight touch would cause the entire panel to wobble uncomfortably. Additionally, the kickstand that is seen in several of Lenovo’s promotional photos was absent from the device I tried, which would have added to its durability.