Gamers Nexus | Lenovo Legion Go Handheld vs. ASUS ROG Ally & Steam Deck | Deep-Dive Review & Benchmarks @GamersNexus | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
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The Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming PC is in for review and benchmarks including in-depth battery life comparisons and tests, thermal and fan noise analysis, and gaming FPS vs. the Steam Deck OLED, Deck LCD, and the ASUS ROG Ally (Z1 Extreme). We test multiple different power modes, try using the separate controllers disconnected for local multiplayer / co-op (like Joy-Cons), and walk through the software and BIOS features in this comparison. As we continue testing this latest generation of handheld gaming "consoles," we're working toward building out a list of the best handheld PCs in each category. Ultimately though, all of these currently bring different strengths to the table. The Legion Go has many unique aspects that we found well-designed, unfortunately marred by buggy software that needs work. The good news is that software can get updates.
This testing is expensive to conduct and takes sometimes weeks of work just to complete testing, if not months at times. Help support our efforts to provide extremely detailed reviews by heading over to the store and buying something useful that helps us at the same time! Like on of our large PC building anti-static modmats! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary
Consider also our 3D coaster packs with a unique PC part theme: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-drink-debug-coaster-pack-4-custom-3d-coasters-100x100mm-4x4
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Watch our Lenovo Legion Go tear-down! youtube.com/watch?v=DKzVuktXwio
Watch our Steam Deck OLED in-depth review! youtube.com/watch?v=egdV0NLoL-c
Watch our Steam Deck OLED tear-down! youtube.com/watch?v=9jhRh11bTRA
Watch our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme review: youtube.com/watch?v=Na1y7DyDe2w
And our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 non-Extreme review: youtube.com/watch?v=Lg624-NHqcw
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RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
Lenovo Legion Go on Lenovo site: howl.me/clKICy2sNyQ
ASUS ROG Ally (Non-Extreme and Extreme) on Best Buy: howl.me/clKIJZoW5cS
JS Aux Transparent Steam Deck Shell on Amazon: geni.us/zsE1
RELATED PRODUCTS (not affiliate links)
Steam Deck OLED & LCD on Valve's store: store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Lenovo Legion Go Review: Clever, Unrefined
01:19 - This Market is Awesome
01:56 - Lenovo Legion Go Specs
02:26 - Handheld Pricing Recap (AYANEO, Deck, Ally, etc.)
03:38 - Dimensions & Weight vs. Deck, Switch, & Ally
04:38 - Detachable Controllers Compared to Switch
06:53 - Clever "FPS Mode"
08:16 - USB Port Advantages & Button/Control Scheme
09:53 - Test Methodology Considerations
10:48 - Perf Profiles NEED Improvement
13:20 - Latency: Test Methodology
14:17 - Latency: Gaming System Latency vs. Deck & Ally
15:12 - Latency: Controller + Screen (Wired vs. Wireless)
16:54 - Gaming: Resident Evil 4 Handheld Benchmarks
18:00 - Gaming: 2560x1600 Legion Go FSR FPS
18:38 - Gaming: F1 2023 (Legion Go vs. Ally & Deck)
19:42 - Gaming: 2560x1600 F1 23 Medium
20:04 - Gaming: Cyberpunk 2077 Handheld Gaming
20:35 - Gaming: Dying Light 2 with FSR2
21:07 - Gaming: Red Dead Redemption 2
21:36 - Gaming: Baldur's Gate 3 Benchmarks
21:58 - Acoustics Testing in Hemi-Anechoic Chamber
22:42 - Noise Level Comparison
23:34 - Noise Frequency Spectrum Power Profiles
24:17 - Noise Frequency vs. Ally & Deck
24:55 - SAMPLES OF NOISE from Legion Go
26:17 - Battery Life: 2D Gaming at Native Resolution
27:28 - Battery Life: 3D Gaming at Fixed Resolution
28:20 - Battery Life: Controllers
28:53 - Battery Charge Time & Speed (Legion Go)
30:52 - Thermals: Charging & Gaming Workload
32:03 - Thermals: Charging in the Case
32:53 - Conclusion
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Sponsor: Arctic Liquid Freezer III on Amazon - geni.us/5N1BRr9
The Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming PC is in for review and benchmarks including in-depth battery life comparisons and tests, thermal and fan noise analysis, and gaming FPS vs. the Steam Deck OLED, Deck LCD, and the ASUS ROG Ally (Z1 Extreme). We test multiple different power modes, try using the separate controllers disconnected for local multiplayer / co-op (like Joy-Cons), and walk through the software and BIOS features in this comparison. As we continue testing this latest generation of handheld gaming "consoles," we're working toward building out a list of the best handheld PCs in each category. Ultimately though, all of these currently bring different strengths to the table. The Legion Go has many unique aspects that we found well-designed, unfortunately marred by buggy software that needs work. The good news is that software can get updates.
This testing is expensive to conduct and takes sometimes weeks of work just to complete testing, if not months at times. Help support our efforts to provide extremely detailed reviews by heading over to the store and buying something useful that helps us at the same time! Like on of our large PC building anti-static modmats! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary
Consider also our 3D coaster packs with a unique PC part theme: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-drink-debug-coaster-pack-4-custom-3d-coasters-100x100mm-4x4
Or get a super comfortable heather T-shirt with a memory module diagram: store.gamersnexus.net/products/disappointment-pc-2023-heather
Watch our Lenovo Legion Go tear-down! youtube.com/watch?v=DKzVuktXwio
Watch our Steam Deck OLED in-depth review! youtube.com/watch?v=egdV0NLoL-c
Watch our Steam Deck OLED tear-down! youtube.com/watch?v=9jhRh11bTRA
Watch our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme review: youtube.com/watch?v=Na1y7DyDe2w
And our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 non-Extreme review: youtube.com/watch?v=Lg624-NHqcw
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
Lenovo Legion Go on Lenovo site: howl.me/clKICy2sNyQ
ASUS ROG Ally (Non-Extreme and Extreme) on Best Buy: howl.me/clKIJZoW5cS
JS Aux Transparent Steam Deck Shell on Amazon: geni.us/zsE1
RELATED PRODUCTS (not affiliate links)
Steam Deck OLED & LCD on Valve's store: store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Lenovo Legion Go Review: Clever, Unrefined
01:19 - This Market is Awesome
01:56 - Lenovo Legion Go Specs
02:26 - Handheld Pricing Recap (AYANEO, Deck, Ally, etc.)
03:38 - Dimensions & Weight vs. Deck, Switch, & Ally
04:38 - Detachable Controllers Compared to Switch
06:53 - Clever "FPS Mode"
08:16 - USB Port Advantages & Button/Control Scheme
09:53 - Test Methodology Considerations
10:48 - Perf Profiles NEED Improvement
13:20 - Latency: Test Methodology
14:17 - Latency: Gaming System Latency vs. Deck & Ally
15:12 - Latency: Controller + Screen (Wired vs. Wireless)
16:54 - Gaming: Resident Evil 4 Handheld Benchmarks
18:00 - Gaming: 2560x1600 Legion Go FSR FPS
18:38 - Gaming: F1 2023 (Legion Go vs. Ally & Deck)
19:42 - Gaming: 2560x1600 F1 23 Medium
20:04 - Gaming: Cyberpunk 2077 Handheld Gaming
20:35 - Gaming: Dying Light 2 with FSR2
21:07 - Gaming: Red Dead Redemption 2
21:36 - Gaming: Baldur's Gate 3 Benchmarks
21:58 - Acoustics Testing in Hemi-Anechoic Chamber
22:42 - Noise Level Comparison
23:34 - Noise Frequency Spectrum Power Profiles
24:17 - Noise Frequency vs. Ally & Deck
24:55 - SAMPLES OF NOISE from Legion Go
26:17 - Battery Life: 2D Gaming at Native Resolution
27:28 - Battery Life: 3D Gaming at Fixed Resolution
28:20 - Battery Life: Controllers
28:53 - Battery Charge Time & Speed (Legion Go)
30:52 - Thermals: Charging & Gaming Workload
32:03 - Thermals: Charging in the Case
32:53 - Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
f: facebook.com/gamersnexus
w: gamersnexus.net
Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Testing
Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing, Camera
