--- description: Find out why Lenovo Flex 5G is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Lenovo Flex 5G: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc421ee55af371059/698a145216d8840258c38d20/best-inventions-of-2020-Lenovo-Flex-5G.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # A First in 5G Lenovo Flex 5G by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy The world’s first 5G PC, the [Lenovo](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/ "undefined") Flex, promises the constant connectivity of a cell phone with the versatility of a laptop. Given the currently limited availability of 5G networks, the Flex 5G may be a tad premature, and, critics say, not yet worthy of its $1,500 price tag. But once those networks are ubiquitous, the combination of up to 24 hours of battery life and blisteringly fast download speeds promises to hit the sweet spot between connectivity and endurance. _—Joseph Hincks_ **Buy now:** [Lenovo Flex 5G](https://amzn.to/38SoiHh "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911456/lenovo-flex-5g/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911456/lenovo-flex-5g/"},"headline":"A First in 5G","datePublished":"2020-11-19T01:19:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:45:21.245Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911456/lenovo-flex-5g/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc421ee55af371059/698a145216d8840258c38d20/best-inventions-of-2020-Lenovo-Flex-5G.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc421ee55af371059/698a145216d8840258c38d20/best-inventions-of-2020-Lenovo-Flex-5G.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911456/lenovo-flex-5g/","name":"A First in 5G"}}]}] ```