We are in the portable era and it cannot be denied that Steam deck lead Portable gaming computers prosper. But do newfangled iterations finally dethronize the first monarch? Lenovo certainly threw a glove.
. Legion Lenovo Go S He is now our favorite game computer, and one huge feature has a huge feature with a steam deck, is that it triggers steamos. If you do not know, Legion Go S is currently the only computer from installation games that officially supports Steamos.
Steamos is one of the main reasons why the steam deck is beloved and why we loved the Legion so much. But if you hunt for a hand -handed computer computer with a system system that you get?
Legion Go S vs. A couple waist: Specifications
We determined that both Legion Go S and Steam Deck have couples, but which maybe better?
While the steam deck is a favorite of fans, he becomes a bit ancient – he started in 2022. It is not too A long time ago, but packages the 4-core Zen 2 AMD processor, 8-core RDNA 2 GPU. Lenovo Legion Lenovo is launched respectively in 2019 and 2020, AMD Z1 Extreme chipset (launched in 2023), which includes the Zen 4 and RDNA 3 GPU processor.
But does it really make such a difference for a few years? Well, yes. Adjusting the resolution of the steam deck at 1280 x 800, Legion GO managed to start one of the most optimized games at 30 frames per second (aka Monster Hunter Wilds). The last Capcom entry in the Monster Hunter series is uncomplicated on the steam deck, on average 19 fps. I am really surprised that it worked at all – I saw a failure of the game on board my friend.
This does not mean that you will get stuck with a terrible chipset if you decide to choose a steam deck. It can run many AAA games in lower settings, even cyberpunk 2077. How Good, like a legion, but if you want an absolute minimum, it works.
In addition to chipsets, the steam deck is equipped with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB SSD for the LCD model and 512 GB or 1 TB SSD for the OLED variant. Meanwhile, Legion GO has 32 GB of RAM and SSD 1 TB. 16 GB of RAM is solid, but 32 GB definitely helps if you try to start more tax games.
The steam deck is still a solid game technology, but if you put it in a room with a legion, you won’t find any steam decks in Ba Sing SE.
Winner: Legion Lenovo Go S
Legion Go S vs. Pair deck: battery life
The battery life is strange for testing and talking to portable gaming computers, because it differs so much depending on what you play. But during the fight of the Legion and the steam deck, there is a “simple” answer.
In the PCMark 10 Legion Battery test, it lasted 6 hours and 25 minutes, while the steam deck lasted 8 hours and 8 minutes. Now I put “simple” in quotation marks, because very few people, if someone uses portable games for games in a way that PCMARK 10 tests them.
You can have several hours on each of them at the same time, and what you play will affect how long it lasts. I had a solid few hours outside the Legion, playing the messenger before I had to charge him.
But theoretically, the steam deck should last a little longer. I doubt if it will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, but still longer. Just don’t let This Be what strongly affects your purchase decision.
Winner: Steam deck
Legion Go S vs. Par pay: design and comfort
There are significant design differences between the Legion and the steam deck. Some can be reduced to preferences, but I legally believe that the legion is better in this respect.
The legion is not perfectBut the general system of the button on the face resembles a classic Xbox controller, which is relatively convenient. Meanwhile, the steam deck buttons are found in … unique (incorrect) places. All classic buttons are squeezed together in the upper corners of the device, and this takes place for double tracks in the middle. It can simply be me, but I can’t pay for playing games with these things.
Despite my handles with the steam deck button, Legion Go S is a massive boy. So much that I have to exert more emphasis on maintaining it, and sometimes my hands will be dull due to a lack of blood flow. I am not saying that it will happen to you, but remember that this thing weighs a solid 1.6 pounds. It may not seem a lot, but when you hold it for a few hours, you will notice it. The steam deck is slightly lighter, at 1.4 pounds. Again, these numbers are a fraud – it will be Make a difference.
Unless you don’t want to utilize a trackpad or you want lighter PC Handheld Gaming PC, and then Legion Go S offers a perfect game experience.
Winner: Legion Lenovo Go S
Legion Go S vs. pair waist: display
Things here become a bit tough. Legion Go S was Configure to win this round immediately. It has an 8-inch 1920 x 1200 display, 120 Hz. These are solid specifications for a portable game computer, but there is probably one disadvantage: this is an IPS panel.
There is not necessarily nothing wrong with the IPS panel, but I was there when Nintendo Switch Oled started and I will tell you that it completely changed it, it seemed manual games. I didn’t wear a screen anymore, I kept a window, a tear in time and space for my favorite worlds … It’s a hyperbola, but it was really damn pretty, okay?
Where the steam deck is shining, it is an OLED display. Of course me Love OLED displaysTo the extent that I could forgive its lower specifications, such as its 7.4-inch display size, resolution 1280 x 800 and refresh rate of 90 Hz.
But I have to say that one night I hugged to bed with a legion and I could not resist the great art background art when I suffered a series of terrible deaths from the hands of some coyote pitfalls.
So, technically OLED will look more bold because of its infinite contrast and self -proclaimed LEDs, but Legion GO has so much that I could give up OLED, but I pay for it.
Winner: Legion Lenovo Go S
Legion Go S vs. couple waist: price
As you can see, Legion Lenovo kills him a steam deck, but if you haven’t been guessing yet, it will also kill your wallet.
Legion Lenovo goes with pairs and costs the costs of the Z1 chipset USD 829 at Best Buy. Meanwhile, the most exorbitant steam deck model (OLED, 1 TB SSD) USD 649 on Steam. This is almost USD 200.
You can get technically worse Legion Go with Ryzen Z2 Go and 16 GB of RAM. If you go with the Steam LCD model, you can save the most money because it works for $ 399, which is technically cheaper than A USD 599 at Best Buy (USD 450).
You can literally See which price is better, but which offers better value? It depends on what you want. Do you Just Do you want a portable computer for games without a fad? Then the LCD steam deck is the right path. But if you have income, Legion Go is worth an additional USD 200. You cannot deny the boost in performance or even reinforcement to display the specifications. Yes, this is not OLED, but 1080p/1200p is the standard for game computers in 2025.
Winner: Steam deck for the cheapest / Lenovo Legion go to the value
Winner: Legion Lenovo Go S
Portable gaming computers improve each year, and Lenovo Legion seems to be the natural evolution of conveyors that appeared earlier, and a huge jump for the second conveyor to utilize the pair.
From performance to project, Legion Go S is a better game computer. For its price and battery life, the steam deck still has a lot to do, and especially if you are attached to OLED displays, just like me. Unfortunately, I can’t overcome the button system. If you are a console player, Legion will feel the deliberate transition as possible.
Legion Lenovo goes with pairs (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
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Gaming 120 Hz manually with AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 32 GB of RAM and SSD 1 TB.
Oled steam tape
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Thanks to the sweet, sweet OLED screen it is a steam deck for purchase.
However Xbox Ally X I move in at the end of the year, I am excited, seeing Microsoft plans to overtake steamos in design AND efficiency. Windows is a much heavier operating system, so unless Microsoft does not spread it to his bare, they will lose their performance from Z2 Extreme.
But if you are dead on a Steamos game computer, Legion Lenovo should be at the top of the letter to Santa Claus.
Rami Tabari is an Ign writer with over 9 years of experience in the technology and games industry. You can find his lines in the laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide (and on the random review of the predator for Space.com). When his arms do not wading through the sea of the latest game technology, he hurts building the world in its upcoming novel.
