During the IFA 2025 event, Lenovo unveiled a series of products, including the latest Legion Go 2. The next-gen Windows console offers improved specs and performance for an improved handheld gaming experience. So here is everything you need to know.
Lenovo Legion Go 2: Play Longer, Play Harder
The Chinese tech giant announced the Legion Go 2 with a few upgrades and some minor downgrades. To recall, the original Legion Go debuted last year with an 8.8-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600p) resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. While the display size and refresh rate remains the same, Lenovo has reduced the resolution down to just 1920 x 1200p and added VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) on the Legion Go 2. The screen also offers VESA TrueBlack 1000 certification, 500 nits of peak brightness, and 97% DCI P3 color gamut.
Considering how this is a portable console, high resolution is still inconsistent. So the more standard resolution and VRR should actually enable longer battery life on the second gen model. Under the hood, AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU powers this console, which features the Radeon 890M graphics. It can be configured with up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. Thanks to the new chip, we can expect better performance in AAA titles and a smoother experience even on indie or retro titles. One can even expand storage further via a microSD card slot.
Another notable upgrade is to the battery capacity, going up from the 2-cell 49.2Wh battery to a 4-cell 74Wh battery. The gaming handheld also supports 65W fast charging. Just like its predecessor, Lenovo retains the versatile gaming modes on the Legion Go 2. Gamers can detach the controllers on either side, allowing for console, handheld, and tablet modes. The right controller can even double as a vertical mouse for fans of the FPS genre.
Apart from the typical controller and button layout, there are three additional programmable buttons on the controller that can be customized via Legion Space. Other notable features include a 3.5mm audio jack, two USB-C ports, Bluetooth 5.3, WiFi 6E, 920 grams in weight, and dual 2W speakers. Lenovo has also now confirmed that the Legion Go 2 will be the first handheld gaming console outside of ASUS to feature the custom Xbox OS experience.
Similar to the ROG Xbox Ally series, the Legion GO 2 will offer Xbox interface, which users will be able to manually switch the device from Windows 11 to Xbox full screen experience. This would likely offer a better gaming experience and could help it run faster thanks to software optimizations. To recall, the ASUS ROG Ally series stood out thanks to its Xbox optimizations. It not only saw a bump in performance, but more memory being freed up along with a longer battery life overall.
Pricing and Availability
Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 was announced in the Eclipse Black color, with first sales kicking off later this month. It will likely roll out in Europe first for a price tag of around 999 Euros. A wider release should follow soon after.
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