TECH NEWS – Lenovo officially announces the rival to Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally.

It’s now official that Lenovo is also trying to make inroads in the handheld PC space (as the company also makes laptops and uses the Legion branding there, too…), and the Legion Go is going a different way. For example, it doesn’t have a Linux-based operating system (as with the Steam Deck) and borrows several popular elements from other manufacturers to create a unique device.

The most potent model will feature the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU. The handheld will have 16 gigabytes of LPDDR5X-7200 memory, with up to 1 terabyte of NVMe SSD for storage, PCIe Gen4. A microSD slot can hold up to an additional two terabytes of storage. It features an 8.8″ (22.35 cm) QHD+, 16:10 ratio display that supports a 144 Hz refresh rate and 500 nits brightness. The specs are good, but they will have a side effect, as the weight is heavier than usual (854g with controllers and 640 without), and the battery life might be lower than average (900 mAh), as it’s a robust device.

Following the example of the Nintendo Switch, the controllers are detachable, which Lenovo wanted to reinforce the portability of using them anywhere. The Lenovo Legion Go features a 79-blade fan made of liquid crystal polymer, so it can deliver maximum performance without reducing it due to heat. Its efficiency hasn’t been tested yet, but if the company has sourced the best possible components, there won’t be any complaints about that either.

According to The Verge, the buttons on the device don’t match those seen in the game, so that that support will be a bit annoying. No optimization has been done, so when testing with old programs, it’s no wonder the new games don’t fit Lenovo’s machine. And don’t forget the AR glasses; the USB-C port gets you a micro-OLED technology product with a 60 Hz refresh rate and built-in speakers: it has to be purchased separately.

The Lenovo Legion Go will start at 800 euros, and it is unknown how much the company will charge for the Ryzen Z1 Extreme variant. It is likely that the machine, which will launch in November, will have similar pricing to the Asus ROG Ally.

Source: WCCFTech