Hands On: Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold 16-Inch Is (Another!) Giant Foldable OLED PC

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At the IFA trade show in Berlin, Lenovo has announced a follow-up to its original folding-screen Windows device, the ThinkPad X1 Fold. The new one goes under the same name but significantly ups the screen size, to 16.3 inches. Plus, Lenovo has cooked up some new and nifty accessories that let you use it in a whole buffet of ways.

We were able to go tablet-origami hands-on with the device at a preview event in New York, and recorded our session for the video below. Watch for a closer look at the Fold, and a rundown of its features.

Asus debuted a big OLED foldable the day before (more about that in a moment), and we've seen prototypes of big-screen folding tablets before, notably the "Horseshoe Bend" device Intel demoed to us at CES 2020. But now that we're getting in some real time with real products, one thing is clear: This, like the Asus, is a one big tablet, dwarfing an iPad or other typical slate.

At full extension, the display measures 16.3 inches, an unusual size for an unusual product—the original X1 Fold measured just 13 inches. The resolution here is 2,560 by 2,024 pixels, and it’s an OLED panel. It looks sharp, bright, and plenty vibrant in person, and the OLED tech really sings at this larger size. This is a marked improvement over the non-OLED, lower-resolution screen of the first Fold.

As with the first X1 Fold and with Asus' very recent and similarly sized competitor, the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, folding the display does feel cool and futuristic. What’s more, when folded in half, this larger screen size leaves you with two 12-inch screens, much more useful than the original's two halves are; folding a 13-inch screen in two results in displays with limited usefulness for productivity.

The various folded and