Lenovo's Latest Laptop Concepts Include Solar Panels And A Lot Of Extra Screens [Gallery]

At MWC 2025, Lenovo is showing off some concept devices that try new ideas, such as adding a foldable display to a laptop, additional screens that snap on, and even a new laptop with built-in solar panels.

The first concept device Lenovo is showing at MWC is the Yoga Solar PC, a laptop that has a big solar panel built into the lid. This panel, Lenovo says, can generate power from even indirect sunlight and use that power to lengthen standby time or even charge the battery. The panel boasts a 24% solar energy conversion rate which Lenovo points out is “one of the highest in the industry.”

How much energy can it really generate? Lenovo claims that, in direct sunlight, the panel can charge the battery enough to add an hour of video playback in just 20 minutes.

Beyond that, Lenovo is also showcasing the ThinkBook “Flip.” This new laptop has a 13-inch display by default, but unfolds the display to become an 18.1-inch screen that’s vertically huge.

This display can be used in a few different ways including as a tablet or as a standing display. There’s also a “tent” option that can show images on the back of the machine, and there’s a clever use of the curved portion for that.

Finally, Lenovo has a trio of snap-on displays using its Magic Bay connection. This includes a wild triple-display add-on, a small 8-inch side display, and an even smaller display that connects to the top and is used to display messages.

None of these concepts are going to be for sale anytime soon, though, but Lenovo has a track record of eventually bringing these concepts to market in some form or another. This includes the rollable laptop that was previously a concept but will be coming to market this year.

So what’s actually coming to market?

Lenovo is adding two more laptops to its Aura Edition lineup – Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition and Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition. Other new options include the Yoga Pro 7, Yoga Slim 7, and Yoga 7 2-in-1. Lenovo is also debuting a new Snapdragon X-powered machine in the $649 IdeaPad Slim 3x. These machines will launch in North America as soon as March. There are also a lot of new ThinkPad machines arriving starting in Q2.