The latest gaming handheld in the market is from Lenovo and it will take on the likes of the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally. The company’s first handheld gaming console is dubbed the Legion Go, so let’s have a look at its specs, design, and pricing.
Lenovo Legion Go: Design & Display
The Lenovo Legion Go features detachable controllers that are housed on opposite ends of the display. Meanwhile, the rear features a built-in kickstand. There are various notable aspects regarding the controllers. They feature hall effect sticks to eliminate the infamous joystick drift issue and minimize dead zones while improving accuracy. Furthermore, the bottom of the right controller even features an optical sensor that enables it to act like a mouse for better precision in FPS titles.
The Legion Go features fully customizable controllers and you can even change the RGB lighting on the joysticks with the Legion Space software. Buyers can even customize settings and key mapping per game. On the front, the handheld sports a tall 8.8-inch PureSight display that has a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, 500 nits of peak brightness, 97.3 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, and a 144Hz refresh rate. This is much higher than the 60Hz 7-inch LCD screen on the Steam Deck which only has a 1,600 x 800 resolution.
Lenovo Legion Go: Specifications
Under the hood, Lenovo’s first-ever gaming handheld features the AMD Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, which are the same processors that power the ASUS ROG Ally. These chipsets are paired with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 storage. Similar to the ROG Ally, it also runs on Windows 11, so the device is basically a portable handheld gaming PC.
The handheld is powered by a 49.2Wh battery pack, which is the average battery size of a gaming laptop and is 19 percent larger than both the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally. Lenovo claims that the device can charge to 70 percent in just 30 minutes thanks to its 65W fast charging support. Notably, the individual controllers also house a 900mAh battery pack.
The Legion Go has a max TGP of 25W. You can enable this by heading using Custom Mode in the Legion Space software. On the other hand, Quiet Mode lowers the TGP significantly and even limits the fan noise of the device to just 25 decibels. Other notable features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot for memory expansion, and two USB-Type C ports.
Lenovo Legion Go: Pricing & Availability
The Chinese tech giant’s gaming handheld has a starting price tag of 699 US Dollars. However, the brand hasn’t revealed the pricing for any of the other storage configurations. But we can expect the Ryzen Z1 Extreme to carry a higher price tag. It will be available for purchase in late October 2023, from the official Lenovo website and major retailers.
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