Lenovo Legion Go
- WW: October 31, 2023
- US$599.99 (Ryzen Z1 model) (256 GB)
- US$699.99 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme model) (512 GB)
- US$749.99 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme model) (1 TB)
- 2 × analog sticks
- 2 × shoulder buttons (LB, RB)
- 2 × analog triggers (LT, RT)
- 4 × grip buttons (M1, M2)
- D-pad
- A/B/X/Y buttons
- View/Menu buttons
- Command center button
- Armoury Crate button
- Volume +/− buttons
- Power button
- Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi Tri-band 2.4, 5 & 6 Ghz 6E, 2× USB-C port with USB4 & DisplayPort 1.4 alt-modes & Power Delivery 3.0, 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack, 1x Card reader, 2x Pogo pin connector (5-point)
The Lenovo Legion Go is a handheld gaming computer developed by Lenovo and released in October 2023. The device uses Windows 11 with a Lenovo Space game launcher.[1][2]
Technology
It has an 8.8 inch touch screen. Its CPU is an AMD Ryzen Z1 APU chipset with RDNA integrated graphics. It has 16GB of 7500Mhz LPDDR5X RAM & 256GB - 1 TB of PCIe Gen4 SSD storage, and a 49.2-watt-hour battery. Its starting cost is US$599.99 at launch.[3][4][5][6] The display is a QHD+ screen with a 2560×1600 resolution, 16:10 ratio, 144 Hz and 500 nits. There is an accessory line-up for the product, including VR glasses, surround sound wired headphones and a backpack. It is supplied with a carrying case, a power adapter, a controller base and an Xbox Game Pass.[7] It weighs 854 g with controllers and 650 g without them. Its cooling component features a liquid-crystal polymer 79-blade fan.
Reception
Gizmodo wrote that because of the Windows 11 software and the size of the handheld, it is at a disadvantage. They called it bulky and unwieldy.[8]
Notes
- ^ Zen 4 with 4 nm process, 6-cores/12-threads, 22 MB cache, up to 4.90 GHz boost
- ^ Zen 4 with 4 nm process, 8-cores/16-threads, 24 MB cache, up to 5.10 GHz boost
- ^ Only when utilizing dual-issue instructions; de facto performance ~1.28 TFLOPS
- ^ Only when utilizing dual-issue instructions; de facto performance ~4.14 TFLOPS
See also
- Asus ROG Ally - Windows based handheld gaming device
- Steam Deck - SteamOS based handheld gaming device
- Nintendo Switch - Handheld gaming console
- Ultra-mobile PC
References
- ^ "The 5 Features We Loved on the New Lenovo Legion Go at IFA 2023". September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Mannan, Jasmine (October 19, 2023). "Will the Lenovo Legion Go take over the handheld market – Probably not". The Mirror.
- ^ "The Legion Go Could Have Been a Great Handheld. Windows Wrecked It". November 18, 2023. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Lenovo Legion Go, Windows-based PC gaming handheld". Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "The Lenovo Legion Go, A Switch-Like Windows Handheld, is Now Available". Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Hands-on: Lenovo Legion Go". September 2023. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Legion_Go_8APU1/Legion_Go_8APU1_Spec.pdf
- ^ "Legion Go Review: Innovative and Powerful, but Bulky and Unwieldy". Gizmodo. November 13, 2023.