Lenovo Legion Go S

Overview

The Legion Go S takes a lot of the good stuff from its predecessor and distills it into a slightly more compact and portable package. However, the launch model currently costs more than the original Legion Go, while offering worse performance, a smaller screen and no detachable controllers, which makes this a hard handheld to love.

-- As reviewed by Engadget

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Last revision on February 20, 2025

Reviewers Liked

Beautiful 8-inch 1080p display
Very comfortable in the hands
Rapid triggers are the best I've used
Dual USB 4 ports

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only four CPU cores
Windows is sorely lacking
Battery life hasn't progressed

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Expert reviews and ratings

By Engadget on February 20, 2025

It's hard to recommend the Legion Go S over the already-established Legion Go.

By Tom's Hardware on February 17, 2025

The Lenovo Legion Go S is an incredibly ergonomic handheld gaming PC that feels great in your hands. But Windows makes the whole experience feel awkward. The Steam Deck OLED offers better battery life at a lower price — and other Windows handhelds will deliver stronger gaming performance.

By PCWorld on February 14, 2025

The Lenovo Legion Go S is fine. It’s able to play most games at 1080p with medium settings, but it just doesn’t make much sense to buy when you can get a better handheld at a lower price.

By IGN on February 11, 2025

Hands on: Additionally, it will also interest you to know that the Lenovo Legion Go S imitates some gestures associated with premium controllers like Xbox Elite to feature built-in switches that allow gamers to fine-tune the trigger sensitivity. These switches can be seen at the back of the Legion Go S which allows users to customize the trigger activation point, enabling shorter or longer presses.

By WhatGadget on January 28, 2025

Hands on: The Legion Go S should be a worthy alternative to the original Legion Go, especially since the new handheld has a model powered by SteamOS. We’ll have a full assessment of what this device can do after we’ve tested it, but right now, it has the potential to be my favorite gaming handheld of 2025.

By Tom's Guide on January 28, 2025

Lenovo Legion Go S

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