Gram fold LG's bold launch, notebook with folding screen, comes at a competitive price with other brands (image: lg/disclosure). //1957

LG launches Gram Fold, notebook with folding screen 4x3l52

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Versatile, with robust performance and a 100% touchscreen: check out these and more details about the LG Gram Fold, the company's first foldable PC

The first notebook with a foldable screen from LG debut shortly after the launch of the folding computer HP, announced on September 14. Available for now only in Korea, the product features a foldable OLED screen, which adapts to different formats for the , also featuring high-performance technologies. Check it out here showmetech What is known so far about the LG Gram Fold. 4h735p

Features of the LG Gram Fold 72621w

Notebook with folding screen comes with pen and charger in the package (Image: LG/Disclosure).

With the format of a common notebook, the new launch of LG It does away with the keyboard and has a large folding screen occupying its internal part, which can take on a 12-inch format for display on just one part of the screen, or 17 inches on the entire screen. The system interface is capable of adjusting for full interaction with the machine, and the screen fold has a curvature radius of 3mm.

O LG Gram Fold It can also be used as a tablet, and can serve as a screen ed on a . If you prefer, the virtual keyboard, which comes as the device's factory default, can be replaced by a physical keyboard connected to the PC. Furthermore, the notebook can be used with pens to touch screen.

New foldable notebook, LG Gram Fold has a 3 mm fold in the radius of curvature (Image: LG/Disclosure).

As for performance, LG's launch has a 13th generation processor from Intel, one of the most advanced available: it works with a chip Intel Core i5-1335U, which has 10 cores and 12 threads. In addition to advanced processing settings, it features 16 GB memory, with 512 GB storage (SSD).

Regarding the screen, the OLED has a resolution of 1920 x 2560 pixels (4:3) and a color gamut of 99,5% DCI-P3, which leads to great fidelity in color reproduction. In of connections, the LG Gram Fold has three inputs USB-C — one of them can be used to charge the device, with the 65 W adapter that comes in its package, and the other s the technology Thunderbolt 4, which covers different types of connections and can adapt screens for games.

Manufacturers invest in foldable devices 6p2b5l

LG's foldable PC is only available in Korea (Image: LG/Disclosure).

A LG s the market already occupied by other brands, such as HP, Lenovo e Asus, offering a device that seems likely to reach the competitiveness of foldable notebooks already launched. Previously, other foldable PCs were announced: the HP Specter Fold (To Intel Core i7, 12th generation), Lenovo ThinkPad X1 (Intel Core i5-L16G7 e 9th Gen Intel i12) to Asus Zenbook Fold (Intel Core i7-1250U e 9th Gen Intel i12).

Asus Zenbook Fold (Image: Asus/Disclosure).
Foldable notebook: HP Specter Fold (Image: HP/Disclosure).

Manufacturers' investment has been focused on screens with cutting-edge technologies, such as the OLED that LG placed in its foldable PC. Coming with advanced technology features, the LG Gram Fold will have to feature features that align with important trends: HP, for example, reinforces the AI ​​controls present in the HP Specter Fold, which work for security, well-being and even for reading gestures.

Competing with LG's foldable PC, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 does not come with a pen included in the package (Image: Lenovo/Disclosure).

Asus's foldable notebook is very similar to LG's foldable PC, but appears to have wider screen versatility, as well as a 5 MP infrared HD camera with AI technology. Furthermore, Lenovo also brings on its notebook foldable the possibility of using a stylus, which allows you to interact with the PC screen (the problem is that it is sold separately). Without confirming so far, the Apple also has plans to have a foldable screen PC for the MacBook, whose launch could take place in 2025.

A possible competitor to LG's foldable notebook, the foldable MacBook has not yet been launched, just a concept (Image: Asphopad/Reproduction).

LG Gram Fold availability and price 2z6r28

Price of LG's bold launch, notebook with folding screen costs almost R$ 20 thousand in direct conversion (Image: LG/Disclosure).

Currently, LG offers the LG Gram Fold for around US$3.728 in South Korea. In direct conversion, without fees, the value reaches more than R$18,5. Despite the high price, the Korean manufacturer indicated a price that appears to compete head-on with the value announced for the foldable HP, the cost of which is US$5 (R$24.850).

The price seems to compensate for what the product has in its package, which will reach the first 200 customers residing in Korea cheaper (for US$3, which amounts to R$14,9). The box not only includes the machine charger, but also comes with a mouse Bluetooth and one year of registration in the Microsoft Office 365. For now, there is no information about availability beyond the Asian country.

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Source: XDA Developers | BigTechWire | Intel | The Verge | The Korean Economic Daily | Chalk China

reviewed by Glaucon Vital in 26 / 9 / 23.

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