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Lenovo is becoming one of the most prolific players in the PC handheld gaming space, with consoles competing with the Steam Deck. The brand just announced that its next-gen flagship handheld, the Lenovo Legion Go 2, will be available in October.

After a teaser in January during CES 2025, Lenovo has confirmed more details about the handheld, including a starting price of $1,099. That’s a big increase over the base model of the original handheld, which started at $699, and its $729 Legion Go S remodel.

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 will be available in two different variants. The cheaper model will sport an AMD Z2, while the top-end version will have a more powerful Z2 Extreme and 32GB of RAM.

Another big change is the 1200p OLED display with HDR TrueBlack 1000 certification and variable refresh rate up to 144Hz. That’s a lower resolution than the original handheld, but it's switching to an OLED panel, which Lenovo says will offer a better overall experience.

There is only a black option for the handheld, and it comes with Lenovo's detachable TrueStrike controllers. Similar to the Nintendo Switch 2, you can take these controllers off the sides to use the console in handheld, tablet, and console modes.

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Lenovo says, “Hall effect joysticks provide accurate, drift-free control, and a large pivot D-pad makes combos a fluid, natural experience when playing fighting or retro games.”

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This a Windows 11-based handheld, unlike the SteamOS based version of the Legion Go S the brand released earlier this year.

Lenovo hasn’t provided a battery estimate for this new handheld, but we know the company says it will provide 50% more charge. In PCMag’s review of the original Legion Go, we found the battery struggled compared to the competition, so battery improvements will be necessary for many customers.

There are four different variations of the Legion Go 2. The cheapest, at $1,099.99, sports an AMD Z2 with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Upgrading to 32GB of RAM then costs $1,199.99.

The more powerful AMD Z2 Extreme version comes with a baseline of 32GB of RAM. The 1TB version is $1,349.99, while the 2TB version costs $1,479.99. All versions of the Legion Go 2 will come with microSD support for extra space.

For more, check out our hands on with the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and the video below.