It has been two years since Lenovo launched the Legion Go gaming handheld. It was big and heavy, positive, nevertheless it additionally had poor battery life, actually loud followers and was saddled with Home windows 11. To be truthful, it was one of many first of the current crop of Home windows gaming handhelds, and the competitors hasn’t precisely been exceedingly higher. We could also be turning a nook, although, with the Legion Go S earlier this yr, the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally and now, the Legion Go 2.
Anticipated to reach in October, with an eye-watering beginning value of $1,049, the Legion Go 2 is larger and higher than the unique — a minimum of based mostly on specs and the jiffy I spent enjoying with one. And once I say greater, I imply it is really bigger in all instructions and suggestions the scales at 2 kilos.
The Go 2 is thicc.
The design may not look too completely different from the unique, however Lenovo really made various modifications. For instance, the bottoms of the removable controllers have been rounded, in order that they’re extra comfy. They now have Hall Effect sticks to assist with drift. There are three user-programmable buttons, a bigger D-pad and a greater total button structure. And there is nonetheless an FPS mode that allows you to use the appropriate controller like a vertical mouse.
Lenovo Legion Go 2 specs
| Show | 8.8-inch 1,920×1,200 OLED 144Hz |
|---|---|
| Processor | As much as AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive |
| Graphics | As much as AMD Radeon 890M Graphics |
| Reminiscence | As much as 32GB 8,000MHz LPDDR5X RAM |
| Storage | As much as 2TB M.2 2242 PCIe SSD (Gen 4) |
| Ports | USB 4.0 Sort-C (x2), microSD card reader (helps as much as 2TB), 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack |
| Audio | 2-watt stereo audio system, dual-array near-field microphone |
| Wi-fi | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Battery | 4-cell 74Whr |
| Dimensions | 11.6×5.4×1.7 inches (295.6×136.7×42.3 millimeters) |
| Weight | 2 kilos (920 grams) |
| OS | Home windows 11 |
The hand held remains to be constructed round an 8.8-inch touchscreen, however this time it is a great-looking OLED panel with a 30-144Hz variable refresh fee. Disappointingly, the decision dropped from 2,560×1,600 pixels to 1,920×1,200. Maybe that is for the most effective, although: Even with its new AMD processor and graphics chip, you may not be capable of reap the benefits of a 2.5K decision, however 1080p ought to be simply tremendous, particularly in case your tastes lean extra towards less-demanding indie and retro titles.
With its 2-pound weight, table-top gaming utilizing the Go 2’s sturdy built-in kickstand is likely to be the way in which to go for lengthy gaming periods.
Lenovo additionally bumped up the battery dimension to a 74-watt-hour capability — greater than 50% increased than the Legion Go’s battery. It additionally has speedy charging with Energy Supply 3.0 assist by its high or backside USB-C ports. A 65-watt energy adapter is included.
An elective docking cradle might be out there for the Go 2.
Each USB-C ports assist DisplayPort 2.0, so you possibly can simply hook up with an exterior show, with or with out Lenovo’s elective dock, or to a pleasant pair of display glasses. (Lenovo up to date its Legion Glasses, too, making them “slimmer, lighter and brighter.”) Lenovo even made it simpler to securely unlock the machine by placing a fingerprint reader within the energy button on high.
Will all of the updates repay? Possibly. However at $1,049 — and that is simply the beginning value — the Legion Go 2 is in budget gaming laptop territory. Since it’s working Home windows 11, you possibly can all the time use it like a desktop PC that additionally simply occurs to play video games fairly properly on the go, too.
