The gaming phone niche became wide enough to give gamers a lot of choices. Four brands released top-tier gaming phones in 2021: Nubia, Lenovo, Asus, and Black Shark. The latest one is the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2, packing some very innovative features such as the side-mounted pop-up camera and a new advanced cooling system involving physical fans. But is the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 the most impressive gaming phone you can actually buy or the concurrence has a few better alternatives on the paper? Let’s find it out through a specs comparison between Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2, Asus ROG Phone 5, and Black Shark 4 Pro!

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 vs Asus ROG Phone 5 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro

Design

The design is not very important when it comes to gaming phones, but the position of the various gaming-related elements is. All the phones offer either pressure-sensitive or physical triggers on the borders and/or on the rear side of the device, which is a very useful feature for advanced gamers. But the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 has more. Another interesting feature of the Lenovo gaming phone is the side-mounted pop-up camera: it is very useful if you are a YouTuber or you want to stream your games. Further, all the components which generate heat on the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 are placed at the center, far from your hands while you play in landscape mode. On the other hand, the design of the Asus ROG Phone 5 offers compatibility with more external accessories. But the Black Shark 4 Pro is the most elegant one with its punch-hole display.

Display

Do you need the most advanced display in terms of image reproduction? Go for the Asus ROG Phone 5 without thinking twice. Its AMOLED display is able to show up to one billion colors. On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 features a wider panel (6.92 inches) and a way higher touch sampling rate (720 Hz!) which is definitely more useful for gamers. All the phones come with a 144 Hz refresh rate and a Full HD+ resolution.

Specs & Software

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2, Asus ROG Phone 5, and Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro are all fueled by the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, so you actually get the same flagship-class performance level. They all feature up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1, but you should note that only the Black Shark 4 Pro and the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 have configurations with 512 GB of internal storage. The phones are all based on Android 11 but the Asus ROG Phone offers an important additional feature: it gives you the chance to switch to stock Android from a customized user interface.

Camera

These handsets are not camera phones and you should not expect a high photo quality from them. However, they offer pretty nice midrange cameras. The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is the most surprising because it features an amazing 44 MP front camera: as mentioned above it is side-mounted, a great feature for streamers. When it comes to the rear cameras, these phones are more or less at the same level with their 64 MP main sensors.

Battery

The Asus ROG Phone 5 has the biggest battery with a 6000 mAh capacity. However, it has the slowest fast charging technology with “just” 65W. The Black Shark 4 Pro features whopping 120W fast charging, but it has the smallest battery with a capacity of 4500 mAh. The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 sits in the middle with a 5500 mAh battery and 90W fast charging (if you use two cables).

Price

Asus ROG Phone 5 is priced €799/$950 in its base variant in the global market, Black Shark 4 Pro did not hit the European market (it starts from €516/$614 in China), and Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 starts from €799/$950 as well. Which phone would you pick?

• Read More: ASUS ROG Phone 5 series launched with up to 18GB RAM and 3.5mm headphone jack

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 vs Asus ROG Phone 5 vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro: PROs and CONS

Asus ROG Phone 5

PROs

• Gorilla Glass Victus
• Great display
• Huge battery
• Better connectivity
• Several compatible accessories

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro

PROs

• Faster charging
• Physical gaming triggers
• Good price
• Borderless display

CONS

• Smaller battery

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2

PROs

• Side-mounted pop-up camera
• Great front camera
• Cooling fans
• Triggers
• Wider display

CONS

• Dimensions

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Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest gaming smartphone. The new Legion Phone 2 Pro (Legion Phone Duel 2 outside China) is the tech giant’s second gaming phone and it comes with a refreshed design, a bigger battery capacity, and a bunch of new stuff.

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro specs

The phone has a 6.92-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display that has a 20.5:9 aspect ratio, a 2460 x 1080 resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate, a 720Hz touch response rate, and a 3.8ms response time. It is an 8-bit HDR display with a Pixelworks i6 chipset. Its maximum brightness is 1300 nits and there is Gorilla Glass 5 covering it.

As expected, there is a Snapdragon 888 processor under the hood with 8GB of RAM on the base model and 18GB of RAM on the highest configuration. There is also a 16GB RAM model. The storage is UFS 3.1 and it starts at 128GB and goes up to 512GB.

For the cameras, the Legion Phone 2 Pro has an OmniVision 64MP f/1.9 1.0 µm main sensor and it comes along with a 16MP f/2.2 123° ultrawide angle camera. There is no depth sensor, telephoto camera, or macro camera. The front-facing camera has been upgraded to a 44MP f/2.0 sensor but it still slides out from the middle of the frame. The phone can record in 8K at 24 fps and 4K at 60fps. It can also record slow-motion videos in 1080p at 240fps and shoot in RAW format. It also has Audio Zoom.

You get front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and a game mode that enhances the in-game sound experience. There are four microphones with noise reduction and a dual smart amplifier. It has Wi-Fi 6 for connectivity.

There is a 5500mAh battery (split into two halves) inside the device and it supports a maximum of 90W fast charging via two USB-C ports. However, you get a 65W charger in the box which is still incredibly fast by today’s standard.

One of the unique features of the Legion Phone 2 Pro is its twin-turbo fan active cooling system. One is an intake fan with 29 blades and a 12,500 RPM while the other is an output fan that takes out the hot air. It too has 29 blades but its RPM is higher at 15,000. Lenovo says that the fans have a noise level of 24.7dB and a life of up to 50,000 hours which is almost 6 years.

That is not the only cooling method available. Lenovo has also included a vapor chamber with liquid cooling for passive cooling. The phone also has four ultrasonic shoulder keys, dual force touch sensors, and dual capacitance keys.

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro Price and Availability

The phone is available in Ultimate Black and Titanium White and comes in multiple configurations, some of which are exclusive to certain regions. Below are their prices for the different regions:

8GB RAM + 128GB = ¥3699 (~$565)

12GB RAM + 128GB = ¥4099 (~$625)

12GB RAM + 256GB = €799/¥4399 (~$672)

16GB RAM + 512GB =  €999/¥5299 (~$809)

18GB RAM + 512GB = ¥5999 (~$916)

Lenovo has said that availability in the US is “to be determined”. It will be available for purchase in Europe and the Asia Pacific in May.

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