Lenovo VertiFlex (Project Pivo) Laptop with Rotating Display Leaks Ahead of Official Reveal at IFA

Lenovo has a history of making laptops that look like they just stepped out of the set of Prime Video’s upcoming Blade Runner 2099 series. From see-through panels to scrollable displays, the company’s experimental streak is clear. Lenovo is going to show off its new creation at IFA 2025: the VertiFlex, also known as Project Pivo internally, a concept laptop with a screen that rotates 90 degrees from landscape to portrait.

A standard laptop has a horizontal screen, which is great for watching movies or working with spreadsheets. The VertiFlex screen, on a new hinge, swivels smoothly to stand tall in portrait mode. No confirmed screen size or resolution yet, but the design calls for a 16:9 panel, probably 13-15 inches, to balance mobility and usefulness.

Portrait mode on a laptop is a game changer for some jobs, like programmers who can stack lines of code without having to scroll forever and get a better view of their project. App designers or website designers can test their work in a vertical format like a phone screen. Even casual users may like rotating the screen to binge watch vertical videos or read long articles without squinting. Landscape mode is still the default for gaming, video editing and multitasking with side by side windows. The ability to change orientation on the fly is flexibility that a static screen can’t match.

The main worry about VertiFlex is durability, because a spinning screen sounds great until you think about dust, sand or an accidental slam of the lid. Given Lenovo’s history of innovative designs, like the rollable ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, their engineers probably thought of this. Early images show a sturdy hinge that allows the laptop to close from any angle, but real world daily use may be an issue. If Lenovo can get the mechanics right and make the pivot smooth and durable, this could be a useful feature not a fragile novelty.

Lenovo’s previous ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop made a statement, but the see through screen felt more like a tech demo than a daily driver. The rollable ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 was $3,499 and stretched budgets as far as the OLED panel. VertiFlex is grounded. Using a regular display instead of OLED could reduce costs and make it a production ready device. Whether it goes beyond the idea stage is dependent on feedback at IFA where Lenovo tests public interest before committing to market.

VertiFlex will be at IFA 2025 from September 5 to 9 in Berlin. Lenovo’s booth will also have the Legion Go 2 gaming portable and new Motorola phones but the rotating laptop will be the star. If the community responds and Lenovo refines the design based on feedback VertiFlex could be on shelves within a year after the rollable ThinkBook. For now it’s a prototype that sparks interest by combining functionality with Lenovo’s innovation.
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