A brand new Lenovo Legion Go Lite leak has emerged, exhibiting the casing for what could possibly be an upcoming, extra reasonably priced model of Lenovo’s distinctive gaming handheld. Probably trying to wrestle some market share from the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, the brand new machine seems to tackle a unique method to the present Legion Go in a bunch of how.
As among the best handheld gaming PC choices presently obtainable, the unique Legion Go confirmed Lenovo actually innovating within the handheld area, offering a larger-screened machine than the Steam Deck and different rivals, whereas additionally together with detachable aspect controllers. Nevertheless, its excessive worth has inherently held again its attraction, so a brand new easier, smaller model could possibly be simply what Lenovo wants.
The brand new Lenovo Legion Go Lite leak comes from YouTube channel Nittrx, which added a group submit merely saying “Lenovo LEGION quickly,” with a picture showing to point out the outer case of the brand new handheld.
An all-white case is clearly seen on this leak, with Lenovo seemingly taking inspiration from the unique Asus ROG Ally (an attention-grabbing transfer contemplating Asus went for a darker look with its ROG Ally X).
The case can also be clearly way more rounded than both the non-lite Legion Go or both model of the ROG Ally. Its backside corners have a pronounced mild curve to them, with rear grips that flare out significantly. This would seem to make for a really comfy handheld, however it is going to all depend upon precisely how these curves sit within the hand.
In actual fact, this design appears to be like very paying homage to the Ayaneo Kun, which is an present gaming handheld, however one which’s not obtainable in Western markets. It includes a barely smaller 8.4-inch display screen than the Legion Go and has close to identical-looking curves to its outer design.
Earlier Lenovo Legion Go Lite rumors had prompt that the Lite model might use a smaller 7-inch display screen than the 8.8-inch of the present model. Nevertheless, the above would recommend in any other case. What’s extra, superimposing this leaked picture onto that of the ROG Ally, and matching the dimensions of the management buttons in each, suggests the display screen of the leaked Lenovo machine is bigger than that of the Ally.
Different earlier rumors have additionally prompt the brand new handheld might use a Ryzen Z1 non-Excessive CPU, the lower-tier variant of AMD’s laptop computer CPU that’s additionally used within the Asus ROG Ally Z1. Nevertheless, no additional indication of this rumor is given by this newest leak. The Ayaneo Kun makes use of an AMD Ryzen 7840U processor, which is a barely tweaked model of the Z1 Excessive, however with primarily the identical CPU and GPU specs.
This leak additionally signifies that the hand-held would have a reasonably customary collection of controls, together with two rear buttons, however that it received’t have a touchpad, not like the bigger model of the machine. This might restrict its usability for navigating home windows and taking part in sure kinds of video games, however would match the unique Asus ROG Ally for general controls.
For a full summation of what we all know to date about this new handheld, take a look at our Lenovo Legion Go Lite information, which brings collectively every thing that’s been leaked to date. In the meantime, if you wish to know what is perhaps in retailer for future higher-end gaming handhelds, take a look at the newest AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive leak that features rumored particulars of its uprated GPU.
