Next week, Lenovo is going to launch its first gaming phone: the handset will be announced on the same day in which Asus will unveil the ROG Phone 3. And just like Asus, Lenovo decided to launch the phone under its famous gaming PC line-up: Legion. During the last months, a lot of leaks came up and revealed several specifications of Lenovo’s first gaming phone.
We still do not know its complete name, but we know a lot about its features and we know it will be a very powerful and innovative flagship. In this rumor roundup, we gathered all the known details about the new gaming beast, including the info about its launch and its features. Note that some info is still unconfirmed officially and based on rumors and leaks. So, unless we tell you it is official info, take everything with a pinch of salt.
Lenovo Legion Phone rumor roundup
Design
Part of the design of the new Lenovo Legion phone appeared on leaked renders. But Lenovo was very clever to hide it, so we did not have the chance to see it in all its splendor. According to renders, the handset will sport a side-mounted motorized pop-up front camera. Legion has been expected to have a design centered on gaming, just like other gaming phones. But it brings an even more innovative design for gamers. Indeed, it has been designed entirely with landscape usage in mind.
That is why you get a side-mounted pop-up camera, a secondary USB-C port which can be used in landscape mode in order to charge the phone during gaming sessions, and rear cameras placed in the middle of the phone instead of towards the top: this way, your fingers won’t cover the cameras while you are using the phone in landscape mode. The pop-up camera mounted to the side of the phone is for streamers who want to live stream their games.
- You can read more about the design of the new gaming phone by clicking here.
UPDATE July 19, 2020: a leaked press render (you can see it below) revealed a dual-tone design, trigger buttons, and more. You can learn more by clicking here.
Specs & Features
The Lenovo Legion phone will have a display with a classic Full HD+ resolution, but it will support a 144 Hz refresh rate: the highest ever seen on a phone. That means you will get the smoothest viewing experience, which is great for the most advanced games. The handset was recently spotted on both AnTuTu and Geekbench benchmarking platforms which revealed its hardware department. The Lenovo Legion phone will be powered by the new Snapdragon 865+ mobile platform, as officially confirmed by the company.
The new Qualcomm’s chipset was announced a few days ago and it offers a 10% performance improvement compared to the vanilla Snapdragon 865. The new SoC will be paired with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 native storage: we expect several memory configurations to be available. We expect configurations with 8, 12, and 16 GB of RAM, as well as storage choices like 256 GB and 512 GB. In the CPU and GPU tests on AnTuTu, the Lenovo gaming phone scored 187,401 and 246,980 benchmarking scores, respectively.
Overall, the handset scored 648,871 points, which is one of the highest scores ever seen on a phone. On Geekbench, the Lenovo Legion gaming phone scored 4,556 points in single-core performance and 13,438 points in multi-core. Android 10 will be naturally installed out of the box, customized by a gaming-centric user interface. The gaming-grade OS is equipped with good-looking animation and designed to deliver an uncompromising interactive experience. The handset will also support 5G (thanks to the Snapdragon X55 external modem) and WiFi 6.
The phone can connect to WiFi and 5G networks simultaneously in order to provide better connectivity. The company teased the presence of a battery supporting a mammoth 90W fast charging technology, which would be the fastest commercial one ever seen. The new technology is expected to deliver a full charge to a 4000 mAh battery in 15-20 minutes. According to rumors, the battery of the Lenovo Legion gaming phone will have a 5050 mAh capacity.
UPDATE Jul 19, 2020: the phone will feature a 5000 mAh battery which charges in just 30 minutes thanks to a 90W fast charging technology. You can learn more by clicking here.
It appeared on 3C listings with a 45W charger, identified by the model number L79031. The gaming phone will reportedly feature a 3D cooling tower structure with dual heat pipe partition for long-lasting cooling. It will even sport positive stereo sound from 65 mm dual speakers, dual 0.6 mm amp speaker system, and 1.4cc large sound cavity. There will even be a dual X-axis linear motor for a more immersive haptic feedback. On the rear side, there will be a dual camera including a main sensor with a 64 MP resolution and an ultrawide lens with a 16 MP resolution. Unfortunately, there will not be any telephoto lens, and probably no OIS. Users will also get an in-display fingerprint reader.
- You can read more about the features of the new gaming phone by clicking here.
UPDATE Jul 19, 2020: The Legion phone will feature dual liquid cooling system with 14 temperature sensors. The handset will also feature the industry’s highest audio configuration. You can learn more by clicking here and here.
Lenovo Legion Phone – Launch, price and availability
Lenovo officially confirmed that the Legion gaming phone will be officially unveiled on July 22, the same day when Asus is set to launch its third-generation gaming phone ROG Phone 3. The event will be hosted at 19:30 PM in China. The official confirmation came through an official teaser which also confirmed the presence of a Snapdragon 865+ chipset running at a max frequency of 3.1 GHz. Unfortunately, there are still no details about the price and availability of the Lenovo Legion gaming phone. We think it will be launched in the global market, but we do not know how much it will cost. Do you think this phone will stand a chance against the Asus ROG Phone 3? How much do you think it will cost? Let us know your opinions about the first Lenovo Legion gaming phone by using the comment box below.
- You can read more about the launch of the new gaming phone by clicking here.
UPDATE Jul 19, 2020: the phone is now up for reservation on JD.com in China. The listings reveals dual USB-C ports, dual X-asis linear motor, and 144 Hz refresh rate, as well as other key specifications. Click here to learn more.
