Lenovo’s MWC 2025 Announcements—Solar powered computers and foldable laptops!

At MWC 2025, Lenovo took the wraps off several new and interesting products. These new showings suggest that the company is looking beyond traditional computing products. Sure, the company has launched its more regular laptops, but some of the new launches we talk about below are exciting and innovative. We’re talking about foldable laptops, computers powered by solar energy, and display extension accessories for laptops. So, if you’re interested in seeing what Lenovo is up to at MWC this year, read on to find out!

Lenovo Yoga Series

Lenovo’s Yoga series has been around for a while now. However, at MWC 2025, the company took the wraps off a concept laptop called the Yoga Solar PC, a laptop that integrates a solar panel capable of generating power from sunlight. Lenovo claims that just 20 minutes of sunlight can provide an hour of video playback. 20 minutes of sunlight for an hour of video doesn’t sound like a lot.

However, given that battery life in laptops is a concern for most users, we suppose every little bit helps. We also have to wonder about the practicality of it. Harnessing the power of the sun means having to use the laptop outdoors. This can lead to glare, so hopefully, this is something Lenovo has taken into consideration for its display.

If you’re looking for something a bit more tangible that you can buy in the near future, Lenovo also has its new Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition and Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition laptops that introduce high-refresh tandem OLED displays and the use of NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 GPUs. This could make it ideal for creators on the go. These laptops also feature AI integration, such as Lenovo Creator Zone, which aims to simplify video editing and rendering tasks.

For those seeking something more portable, the Yoga Slim 7 and Yoga Pro 7 might be it. These laptops leverage AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 Series processors and come with AI-focused enhancements.

Lenovo ThinkBook Flip

One of the more unique announcements at MWC 2025 is the ThinkBook “codename Flip” AI PC Concept. This is a laptop featuring an 18.1-inch outward folding OLED display. The device can transform from a 13-inch laptop into a vertically extended workspace, giving users options and flexibility in how they use their computers.

According to Lenovo, the use of the flexible, foldable display will allow users to switch between five modes. This includes the traditional clamshell laptop mode that all of us are familiar with. Then, there is a vertical mode that will help make reading long documents a lot easier. There is also a Share Mode that allows for dual display collaboration, a tablet mode if you need to take the laptop with you on the move, and read mode that helps facilitate distraction-free reading.

While this is a concept laptop, Lenovo is imagining that under the hood, the laptop will be powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU coupled with 32GB of RAM and PCIe SSD storage. It also comes with a built-in Smart ForcePad, which has a 3-layer illuminated dashboard to add numeric keys and media controls to it.

It’s actually kind of a cool design, although we’re not sure if Lenovo has plans to bring it to market yet. Even if they do, we’d hate to think how much it would cost. But we’ll keep our eyes peeled!

New Magic Bay accessories

Last but not least, Lenovo has shown off some new Magic Bay concepts. For those unfamiliar, Lenovo introduced its Magic Bay system at CES a couple of years ago. This included accessories like webcams, lighting solutions, and an LTE hotspot device. This year at MWC 2025, Lenovo is back with new Magic Bay products.

However, do take note that these are concepts at the moment. This means that we’re not sure if the company has plans to make it a reality, but it could be worth keeping an eye for. One of those concepts is the Magic Bay Dual Display. These are dual 13.3-inch attachable secondary displays that you can hook up to your laptop. This basically extends your laptop’s display in case you need extra screen real estate. If it looks familiar, it is because Razer had a similar concept a few years back called Project Valerie.

Then there is the Magic Bay 2nd Display, which, according to Lenovo is an 8-inch screen that can act as an AI dashboard. It will provide users with productivity tools, messaging apps, along with AI-generated insights. Basically, it sounds like a secondary display that professionals can use to view AI-generated analysis and information alongside their laptop’s main display.

Then there is the Tiko and Tiko Pro concepts. These are AI-powered companions can display real-time emoji-style status, provide gesture-based responses, and for the Pro model, it also comes with a display with a widget-based interface and integration with Lenovo’s AI Now. Like we said, these are currently all concepts so it’s hard to say if Lenovo plans on making them a reality, but we are curious to learn more about them.

Conclusion

Lenovo’s MWC 2025 lineup is filled with ambitious AI-powered concepts and modular computing innovations. The company usually has some pretty cool projects to show off at the event. A couple of years ago, the company showed off a laptop with a rollable display. The company also showed off a laptop with a transparent display back in 2024.

With this year’s lineup, the Yoga series continues to refine AI-enhanced creative tools. The ThinkBook Flip also presents an intriguing foldable display concept, but we’re not sure about its durability yet nor its price. Meanwhile, the Magic Bay ecosystem revives modular computing, though its long-term viability depends on whether users find real value in these add-on accessories.

Overall, Lenovo’s announcements demonstrate the company’s commitment to pushing boundaries, but execution will be everything. If Lenovo can refine these ideas into polished, user-friendly products that solve real-world problems, it could set new standards in AI-powered computing. If not, some of these innovations may remain intriguing concepts that fail to gain mainstream traction.

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