Lenovo Legion Go First Look – What We Know

The handheld game console industry has become more than interesting lately. According to the latest leak, a new contender – Lenovo Legion Go, is about to try to conquer the handheld king title. It will compete directly against the existing Asus Rog Ally, Steam Deck, and other consoles.

Below, you’ll find out everything we’ve uncovered so far in terms of specs, release date, leaked images, and more!

To top it all, we’ll also compare the Lenovo Legion Go with the most popular existing handheld game consoles on the market.

Lenovo Legion Go – What do we know?

Rumors say that Lenovo is working on a new game console that aims to provide the best overall experience compared to the existing ones. It’s not another rumored device like Legion Play. Our team has got some exclusive images that showcase the new handheld console.

Judging by the leaked images, Legion Go will have a sleek design and a very usable layout.

The device has two USB-C ports on top and bottom. There will be a micro-SD card slot as well. Besides, all must-have buttons like volume up and down will also be there.

Additionally, it will feature stereo speakers, located on the top of the handheld. There will be also two microphones at the bottom of the Legion Go. Lenovo’s new console will also feature a 3.5mm combo audio jack.

One interesting feature is the mouse-like wheel. located on the right joypad. Most likely, it will be used for scrolling much faster and more efficiently. There will also be an FPS mode switch button, on the same joypad.

There will be a total of 18 buttons on both joypads, a touchpad, a mouse wheel, a D-pad, and two thumbsticks.

The rumored specification details prove that it will be a robust console capable of providing an immersive gaming experience.

Lenovo Legion Go specs

There is no official announcement regarding the Legion Go specs. However, according to inside information from Windows Report, it will have a very powerful APU and GPU that is capable of providing better gaming performance even with high resolution.

Like the Rog Ally, Lenovo’s Legion Go will also run on Windows 11. For a better gaming experience, memory is essential. We have no data on how much memory it will have yet, but it’s more likely to be around 16 GB or more.

The screen display size is more likely to be 8 inches, and according to the rumors it will run on AMD Phoenix 7040 series chipset, which can operate on 15W or even low power.

Here are the leaked specifications of Legion Go at a glance:

• Architecture: AMD Zen4 & RDNA3
• APU: AMD Phoenix-based 8C/16T up to 5.1 GHz
• Soc GPU: AMD iGPU 12CU @2.7 Ghz
• Display: 8″ 1920*1080
• OS: Windows 11

Lenovo Legion Go release date

Lenovo’s Legion Go release date is not officially confirmed yet.

However, similar devices like Steam Deck is already dominating the market and the new ROG Ally has already arrived. That said, we can estimate that Lenovo’s handheld game console may arrive within 2023 or the first quarter of 2024. Most rumors claim we’ll see the first Legion Go at IFA.

The release date can be even later, but that’s not likely to happen as it will give Steam Deck and ROG Ally more breathing space to get the user base. So, Lenovo might be more tactful for Legion Go’s launch.

Lenovo Legion Go vs. other handheld consoles

Although the official announcement is yet to come. Still, if we take into account the leaked specs, we can easily compare the Lenovo Legion Go vs the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, Nintendo Switch, Ayaneo 2, and OneXPlayer 2. Since they are the current market leaders, let’s see how Lenovo’s new handheld will compare against them.

Here is a comparison table for your convenience:

Feature	Lenovo Legion Go	Asus Rog Ally	Valve Steam Deck	Nintendo Switch	Ayaneo 2	OneXPlayer 2
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Architecture	AMD Zen4 & RDNA3	AMD Zen4 & RDNA3	AMD Zen2 & RDNA2	ARM Cortex-A57	AMD Zen 3+	AMD Zen 3+
Processor	AMD Ryzen Z1 Phoenix-based 8C/15T up to 5.1 GHz	Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C/16T,5.1 GHz Ryzen Z1 6C/12T, 4.9 GHz	AMD Van Gogh 4C/8T up to 3.5 GHz	NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor, 1.02 GHz	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, 8C/15T, 4.70 GHz	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, 8C/15T, 4.70 GHz
SoC GPU	AMD iGPU 12CU @ 2.7 GHz	AMD iGPU 12 CU @ 2.7 GHz 4CU @ 2.5	AMD iGPU 8CU @ 1.6 GHz	Nvidia Maxwell, 768 MHz	Radeon 680M, 2.2 GHz	Radeon 680M, 2.2 GHz
SoC TDP	Around 15W	9-30W	4-15W	6W	15-28W	15-28W
External GPU	TBC	ROG XG Mobile (Up to RTX 4090)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Memory	TBC	16GB LPDDR5-6400	16GB LPDDR5-5500	4GB LPDDR4, 1600	16GB, 32GB LPDDR5, 6400	16GB, 32GB LPDDR5, 6400
Storage	TBC	512GB/256GB	512GB/256GB SSD 64GB eMMC	32GB/64GBeMMC	1TB, 2TB NVMe PCI-E Gen 4.0	1TB, 2TB
Display	8″ 1920×1080	7″ 1920×1080	7″ 1280×800	7″ 1280×800	7″ 1920×1080	8.4″ 2560×1600
Battery	TBC	40 Whr	40 Whr	4310mAh	50.25Wh	65.5Wh
OS	Windows 11	Windows 11	Steam OS	Nintendo Switch system software	Windows 11	Windows 11

After comparing Legion Go, we can see that it is more likely to be a very promising product. With a powerful processor, display, and graphics power, this device may give you an immersive gaming experience. Even though the RAM and storage options are still unknown, these are not going to be lower than your expectation. Otherwise, the Legion Go doesn’t stand a chance versus the fierce competition.

Lenovo is going to use the latest Zen4 architecture-based chipset. The latter can make this small portable gaming device more energy efficient compared to the established items in the market. But, the whole thing also may depend on the battery capacity, which is still a mystery.

Lenovo had got enough time to analyze the market, so chances are the latest product will be a decent competitor. The console is surely going to make waves in the handheld gaming market. After all, stiff competition can be a good advantage for the end users.