Lenovo Legion Go 2 Lands With SteamOS Competition in Mind
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The Legion Go 2 has officially shipped, and Lenovo is being unusually direct about who it is competing with. Marketing slides at Computex named the Steam Deck OLED and Asus ROG Ally X by name, calling out three areas where Lenovo believes it has the edge.
What is new
- An 8.8-inch OLED panel at 144 Hz, beating the Steam Deck’s 90 Hz and matching the Ally X.
- A detachable controller design carried over from the first generation, letting each half pair independently with another device over Bluetooth.
- AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme silicon, with the same TDP envelope as the Ally X but a larger vapor-chamber cooler.
Why it matters
Lenovo is the world’s largest PC maker, and the handheld category is now large enough that it shows up in earnings calls. The first Legion Go was well reviewed but had battery issues; the second generation doubles the battery capacity to 80 Wh and ships with a 170 W GaN charger.
The base model is $649; the OLED + Z2 Extreme configuration is $899. Both are available through Lenovo’s store, Best Buy, and Amazon.