After much anticipation and a build up from all the rumours, Lenovo has officially pulled the curtains back from its 2nd generation gaming handheld, the Legion Go 2. Well, technically the Legion Go (8.8”, 2), and yes, that is the official designation.
As the official moniker suggests, the Legion Go 2 retains the 8.8-inch display but this time around, it’s been upgraded to an OLED panel, from an IPS panel. Additionally, Lenovo appears to have learned its lesson, having “downgraded” the resolution from 1440p to FHD+, but still retaining the 144Hz refresh rate, which still feels a little excessive.
Internally, the console comes in two flavours: one with the AMD Ryzen Z2 and another with the Z2 Extreme. The former gets 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, while the other gets 32GB. Regardless, both memory configurations run at speeds of 8,000MT/s. Storage-wise, it’s 1TB for the Z2 model, while the Z2 Extreme models get both 1TB and 2TB options.
Given all the power, Lenovo had the common sense to equipped the Legion Go 2 with a larger 74Wh battery, up from the original 49.2Wh of its predecessor. For that matter, it’s also slight chonkier, weighing slightly more than a kilo at 1.08kg, as well as being a couple of millimetres thicker.
Ports-wise, we’re looking at the same dual USB4 ports, microSD UHS-II port, and a 3.5mm audio combo jack.
Then as now, the Legion Go 2 retains the detachable TrueStrike controllers design, but even more surprising, they’re actually backwards compatible with the original consoles. That also means that the right joystick still transforms into a vertical mouse, with the right analog stick being removable when changed into this position.
The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is expected to launch in November this year. Price-wise, it’s starting a little on the high side: the base model starts at US$1,099.99 (~RM4,646). For the Z2 Extreme model with 1TB, it’s US$1,349.99 (~RM5,702), while the 2TB model will cost US$1,479.99 (~RM6,251).
