Lenovo to refresh their Yoga 720 mid-range laptop for MWC (pictures)

It appears Lenovo will be launching a refresh of its mid-range Yoga 720 series at Mobile World Congress 2017.

NotebookItalia published some images and specs for the new range of devices, which will include improvements to the 13.3 and 15.6 inch versions.

The Lenovo Yoga 720 laptop features a Kaby Lake processor, USB-C, fingerprint reader and Nvidia GeForce 1050 GTX GPU and will be available in Platinum Silver, Iron Grey and Rose Gold (for the 13.3 inch version only).

The design is more or less the same as before, with 2 conventional hinges with WIFI antennas inside, but with slimmer bezels and overall less thickness.  It will of course support the usual tablet, tent and presentation modes typical of the range.

The 13.3 inch model will have a full HD screen, up to an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, 8-16 GB DDR4 RAM, 256-512 GB SSD storage, 2×2 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, oneUSB 3.0 port , two USB 3.1 ports and a USB Type-C . The battery has a 48Wh ( 4 cells) capacity and optional backlit keyboard.

The 15.6 inch model will have a full HD screen, up to an Intel Core i5-7200U processor, 8-16 GB DDR4 RAM at 2133GHz , 256-512 GB SSD storage, 2×2 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, twoUSB 3.0 ports , two USB 3.1 ports and a USB Type-C . The battery has a 72Wh (6-cell) capacity and optional backlit keyboard and also optional dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

Both models feature fingerprint readers located around the palm rest, and the laptops feature Dolby Audio Premium and a JBL sound system and will run Windows 10 Home.

Pricing and availability are not known yet, but we should know more after Mobile World Congress.