Is it really an innovation?
If I look at foldable S
smartphones then this is like a bigger version with an external keyboard.
A 'bigger version' by two orders of magnitude surface wise certainly seems innovative to me, I'm not aware of another company risking their reputation on something like this at present but I'll be happy to be corrected.
There was an intel proof-of-concept but I'm not aware of anything that was actually available to the public.
Keep in mind that what looks trivial to you ('just a bigger version') may require an enormous amount of engineering to make it reliable enough for mass consumption.
The 2nd gen ThinkPad X1 Fold release is just around the corner [2]. Will be very interesting to compare the 2nd gen X1 Fold with the new Asus Zenbook Fold.
[1]Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold foldable Windows tablet selling for a steep discount:
https://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/lenovo-thinkpad-x...
[2]Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 teased with a refined design and even a TrackPoint:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Fold-Gen-2-...
A little more searching indeed yields much better options in Holland, like EUR 1978 at https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/x1-fold-g1-r-i5-l16g7-256gb-13-3...
One has to wonder why Lenovo tries so hard to scare people away with their official pricing?!
Is it even one order of magnitude?
There's no defined base for order of magnitude so technically you can use anything!
These isn't a real innovation to me.
Is a smartphone with double the screen size innovative?
Just a bigger smartphone ..?