A brand new Lenovo Legion Go Lite leak has emerged, exhibiting the casing for what might be an upcoming, extra inexpensive model of Lenovo’s distinctive gaming handheld. Presumably trying to wrestle some market share from the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, the brand new machine seems to tackle a special method to the present Legion Go in a number of how.
As the most effective handheld gaming PC choices presently out there, 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 facet controllers. Nevertheless, its excessive value has inherently held again its attraction, so a brand new easier, smaller model might be simply what Lenovo wants.
The brand new Lenovo Legion Go Lite leak comes from YouTube channel Nittrx, which added a group put up 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 fascinating transfer contemplating Asus went for a darker look with its ROG Ally X).
The case can also be clearly rather 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 snug handheld, however it’s going to all rely on precisely how these curves sit within the hand.
In actual fact, this design seems very harking back to the Ayaneo Kun, which is an current gaming handheld, however one which’s not out there in Western markets. It includes a barely smaller 8.4-inch display 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 may use a smaller 7-inch display than the 8.8-inch of the present model. Nevertheless, the above would counsel 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 of the leaked Lenovo machine is bigger than that of the Ally.
Different earlier rumors have additionally prompt the brand new handheld may 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 basically the identical CPU and GPU specs.
This leak additionally signifies that the hand held would have a reasonably normal 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 enjoying sure varieties of video games, however would match the unique Asus ROG Ally for total 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 little 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 most recent AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive leak that features rumored particulars of its uprated GPU.
