Lenovo ThinkPad X13s with latest Snapdragon ARM CPU and 5G now available at Verizon
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X13s promises excellent battery life, enterprise-level security, and 5G connectivity.
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What you need to know
The Lenovo ThinkPad X13s is now available through Verizon, giving PC shoppers another option for purchasing the thin-and-light laptop. The ThinkPad X13s is the first laptop powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3. Lenovo worked on the laptop for four years to make sure that it was compatible with the VPN and antivirus programs, which are essential to many organizations.
The ThinkPad X13s is available from Verizon starting at $40.28 per month. That model retails at $1,450.
The laptop delivers what you’d expect from a premium notebook that runs Windows 11 on ARM. It weighs just over a kilogram (1.06 kg / 2.35 lbs), promises up to 28 hours of battery life, and has an “ultra-slim, ultra-light fan-less design,” as highlighted by Lenovo. It also supports wireless connectivity so you can stay connected to the web from more locations. The Verizon version of the laptop supports both sub6 and mmWave 5G. Other versions of the device only work with sub6.
The ThinkPad X13s has a 13.3-inch FHD+ anti-glare display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. It features a 5MP full HD web camera with AI-based auto framing, Windows Hello IR for facial recognition, and a triple microphone array with intelligent noise suppression.Human presence detectionand hands-free login are also supported by the PC.
The standout of Lenovo’s new laptop is itsSnapdragon 8cx Gen 3processor. The CPU is significantly faster than its predecessor, promising up to 40% better performance for single-core, 85% for multi-core, and 60% for GPU performance.
Our executive editor Daniel Rubino covered theLenovo ThinkPad X13sin-depth when the laptop was first announced back in February 2022.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s | From $40/month at Verizon
This thin-and-light laptop is the first to run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 CPU. It promises up to 28 hours of battery life and can connect through 5G.
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