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Lenovo unveils Motorola’s ThinkPhone: a rugged business-oriented flagship

At CES 2023, Lenovo announced the ThinkPhone by Motorola – a business-oriented rugged flagship smartphone that looks like a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop. This is not your average flagship device; the company built it with lightweight aramid fiber, claiming it’s stronger than steel, and an aircraft-grade aluminum frame. The display is covered with Gorilla Glass Victus.

You can swim with it up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes and it will survive a drop of up to 1.25 meters as the device is IP68 rated and MIL-STD 810H certified. It comes in Carbon Black and features the ThinkPhone logo on the lower right corner of the rear panel. Plus, you can configure a customizable red key to perform any task, from a push-to-talk button to instant access to business or field applications.

Based on Motorola’s Ready For technology, it offers integration with Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks through a Think 2 Think connection. It allows you to sync your ThinkPhone with your ThinkPad, transfer copied text, share notifications, drag and drop files, photos and documents, use the phone as a webcam and run any Android application on your laptop.

It will store PINs and passwords, cryptographic keys and other sensitive data in a tamper-proof setting thanks to Moto KeySafe: a processor that offers an extra layer of security. Additionally, the ThinkPhone comes pre-installed with Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams applications. IT administrators can remotely configure Lenovo ThinkPhone for enterprise customers using Moto OEMConfig or Moto Device Manager.

Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola: Specifications and Availability

The ThinkPhone features a 6.6-inch FHD+ pOLED panel that supports 2400×1080 pixels resolution, 144Hz HRR and HDR10+. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC runs the show, and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 68W wired and 15W wireless charging keeps the lights on. In addition, it has up to 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

For photography needs, the ThinkPhone has a 32MP front camera and a triple rear camera setup: 50MP main, 13MP ultra-wide and a depth sensor. It features dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos certification. Finally, the smartphone runs Android 13 Motorola My UX out of the box.

The company will launch the ThinkPhone in the US, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia and select countries in Asia in the coming months. However, the exact release date and price are still under wraps.