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At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Lenovo showed off the world's first 5 G laptop, with the Lenovo Yoga 5 G becoming the first PC to connect to 5 G networks.

We first saw back at Computex 2019 an early version of the Lenovo Yoga 5 G, where it was branded as Project Limitless before its official name was released, and now we have a glimpse of the final product.

This is an ultra-portable2-in-1 device, like other Yoga laptops, with a screen that can be folded backwards to turn it into a tablet.

The Lenovo Yoga 5 G is the first laptop to run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx platform, which includes built-in 5 G connection support, enabling the Yoga 5 G to connect via a service provider and super-fast mobile internet access.

This will allow you to easily download large files, with download speeds of around 4Gb / s, according to Lenovo. If this is handled, it could be a real change in the game.

24-hour battery life The Lenovo Yoga 5 G provides 5 G connectivity, but it can also support the battery life of up to 24 hours. Qualcomm Adreno 680 graphics and Dolby Atmos driven user-facing stereo speakers mean that the Yoga 5 G should also be a good entertainment system.

The 14-inch full HD IPS screen provides 400 nits of brightness, so it should provide vibrant image quality, weighing just 2.86lbs (1.3 kg), so it's going to be nice and portable.

We look forward to an attempt soon to give the Lenovo Yoga 5 G–keep an eye out for our hands on review. From our point of view, previous Snapdragon-powered laptops were missed opportunities as they were dropped by poor performance. We hope the pattern will be bucked by the Lenovo Yoga5G.

In the first quarter of 2020, the Lenovo Yoga 5 G will go on sale starting at $1,499 (around £ 1,200, AU$2,100) and will be branded as the Lenovo Flex 5 G in North America.

Cat has added to its portfolio a new rugged phone–the Cat S32. The Cat S32 was released at CES 2020, offering modest internal hardware, but running on Android 10. Specifications, however, are not what Cat phones are known for, as they are mainly known for their solid build quality, and the Cat S32 is not disappointing. The construction of the new Cat phone is IP68-certified for dust and waterproofing, and the MIL-STD-810 G tests for durability against accidental drops and other mechanical damage have also been passed. In extreme weather conditions, the Cat S32 is claimed to remain functional and comes with a textured design for stronger grip.

Cat S32 price, availability The Cat S32 is priced at EUR 299 (around Rs. 24,000) and will soon be available from the official website of Cat, authorized retailers and carrier partners. The phone comes in a single black colour option, but information about country-wise market availability have not been released.

Cat S32 specifications The dual-SIM (Nano) Cat S32 runs Android 10 and it is most definitely the standard interface. The new Cat phone sports a 5.5-inch HD+ (720x 1440 pixels) display with 18:9 aspect ratio and Dragontrail Pro cover for security. The display is claimed to record touch inputs on or under wet conditions even with gloves. It is powered by the quad-core processor MediaTek Helio A20 combined with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, which can be further expanded via a microSD card (up to 128 GB).

It sports a single 13-megapixel rear camera with an autofocus (PDAF) for f/2.0 aperture and phase detection. On the front, the Cat S32 packs a 5-megapixel camera to take care of selfies. It comes with a 4,200mAh battery that supports fast charging. Connectivity on the Cat S32 is managed by 4 G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n /ac, micro-USB 2.0, GPS / A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidu, and Galileo. The Cat S32's sensors are an accelerometer, a compass, an ambient light sensor, and a sensor of proximity.

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