Upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S has been leaked: Here's everything you need to know

The Lenovo Legion Go S is a cheaper version of the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and is speculated to debut at CES 2025. However, the leakers were one step ahead as usual and revealed some key details about the new handheld and its renders. However, it doesn't have the iconic detachable controller system, which was the key selling point of the Lenovo Legion Go.

In this article, we will analyze the leaks regarding the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S handheld and see if it's a worthy upgrade over the original handheld.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions. Also, please take the presented information with a grain of salt.

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What are the specs of the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S?

Lenovo Legion Go (Image via Legion)

The specs and pictures of the Lenovo Legion Go were uploaded to Microaid, an online IT retailer. Thanks to the right tip at the right time, Videocardz was able to extract all the information and pictures before they were deleted.

According to that leaks, here are the specs:

Specifications	Details
Display	8-inch FHD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness
APU	Ryzen Z2 Go with 8 Zen 3+ cores
Memory	16/32GB LPDDR5X
GPU	AMD Radeon 800M series with 12 CUs of RDNA 2
Storage	512GB/1TB Gen 4 SSD
Battery	55.5Wh

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What sort of performance can you expect from the Lenovo Legion Go S?

The Ryzen Z2 Go chipset is actually a downgrade compared to the Ryzen Z1 Extreme in the original Lenovo Legion Go. The CPU is based on the Zen 3+ architecture instead of the faster Zen 4-based cores in Ryzen Z1 Extreme. However, the GPU has a higher number of compute cores, so it will have a slightly better gaming performance.

In terms of actual performance, it should be slightly faster than the Lenovo Legion Go. However, it is nowhere close to the performance boost expected from its bigger brother, Lenovo Legion Go 2, which might launch alongside it at CES 2025. Lenovo's CES event, “Lenovo Legion x AMD: The Future of Gaming Handhelds,” might shine some light on the possible device.

You lose the detachable controller functionality with the Lenovo Legion Go S — present in the Legion Go. Therefore, it doesn't look like much of an upgrade. The true upgrade would be the Lenovo Legion Go 2 handheld.