Lenovo has finally announced a new line of Legion Go handheld PCs, with one that will come installed with SteamOS out of the box. The new model is called the Legion Go S, and it's the world's first handheld PC from a third-party manufacturer using Valve's operating system.
The existence of the Legion Go S was prematurely revealed when AMD announced its Ryzen Z2 processors yesterday. The higher-tier handheld, a prototype of the Legion Go (8.8-inch display), uses the Ryzen Z2 CPU with Radeon 780M Series graphics. The other handheld still uses the AMD Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors with Radeon 700M series graphics.
The Legion Go S powered by SteamOS comes in a "Nebula Violet" color option. Valve has confirmed that it will work with more partners to ship SteamOS on other handhelds, and owners of all SteamOS devices will receive updates simultaneously.
The Legion Go S includes a 120Hz display and up to 32GB 6400Mhz LPDDR5X memory with a 55Wh battery. There are two USB 4 ports, a micro SD card reader, and one headphone-microphone jack. The ports on the prototype Legion Go (8.8-inch) haven't been finalized.
The prototype handheld includes a kickstand, dual USB-type C ports, and detachable TrueStrike controllers. Its memory is also clocked higher at 7500Mhz, and it's equipped with a VRR-supported OLED display. Lenovo says that it plans to release the higher-end Legion Go sometime later in 2025. All Legion Go handhelds include a tiny touchpad to emulate mouse input.
Lenovo Legion Go and Go S specs
Here are the specifications of the newly announced Legion Go handheld PCs:
Specs | Lenovo Legion Go (8.8″, 2) – Prototype | Lenovo Legion Go S (8″, 1) | Lenovo Legion Go S (8″, 1)—Powered by SteamOS |
Dimensions & Weight (L x W x D) | Tablet Only:(mm): 206 x 136.7 x 22.95 (inches): 8.11″ x 5.38″ x 0.90″ 890g / 1.96 lbs. Tablet w/ Controllers: (mm): 295.6 x 136.7 x 42.25 (inches): 11.64″ x 5.38″ x 1.66″ 1079g / 2.38 lbs. | (mm): 299.0mm x 127.55mm x 22.6mm(inches): 11.77″ x 5.02″ x 0.88″ 740g / 1.63 lbs. | |
Display5 | 8.8″ WUXGA (1920 X 1200) OLED 16:10 (144Hz / 97% DCl-P3 / 500 nits / 10 Point Touch) | 8″ WQXGA (1920 X 1200) LCD 16:10 (120Hz / 500 nits / 10 Point Touch Support / 100%sRGB) | |
Processor | AMD Ryzen Z2 Processor 3.3GHz | Up to AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (3.3Ghz, 8 Core, 16 Threads) | |
Graphics | Integrated AMD Radeon 780M Series (Z2) | Up to Integrated AMD Radeon 700M Series | |
Memory | Up to 32GB 7500Mhz LPDDR5X | Up to 32GB 6400Mhz LPDDR5X | |
Storage2 | Up to 1T PCIe SSD (Gen4) | Up to 1T PCIe SSD (Gen4) (2242, 2280 compatible) | |
OS | Windows 11 | SteamOS | |
Battery | 74Whr / 4 Cells | 55.5Whr / 3 CellsRapid Charge Express Support 60 mins 85% | |
Power Adapter | 65W USB Type-C | ||
Ports | TBD | 1X Micro SD card reader SD 3.0/UHS-I2X USB4 (no logo) 1.4/3.0/40Gbps 1X Audio Jacks Combo | |
Audio | TBD | 2x2W Integrated Speakers | |
Connectivity13 | Wi-Fi 6E (2.4Gbps) 22AXBluetooth 5.3 | ||
Colors | Eclipse Black | Glacier White | Nebula Violet |
You can watch the announcement trailer for the Legion Go S below.
There were plenty of more handhelds announced at CES 2025. Acer revealed its ginormous Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 handhelds, while Atari also announced its new Gamestation Go handheld console. Meanwhile, Nvidia announced its new RTX 50 series GPUs among other updates.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from January 7 to 10, 2025.
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