Watch: Lenovo’s new Legion Go 2 handheld leaked in hands-on video | usagoldmines.com

We’ve known for a while that Lenovo is working on an updated model of its oddball, Nintendo Switch-inspired PC gaming handheld. But now it looks like someone has gotten their hands all over it. A 20-minute video of the device has been posted to YouTube, showing off its various features and full hardware specs.

According to a Reddit post, a factory shutdown in China resulted in a bunch of pre-production hardware that, ahem, went on a bit of a walkabout… and the hands-on video was posted to Chinese video site BiliBili before being mirrored to YouTube. Exactly how close this device is to a final production design can’t be known… but speaking as someone who’s been following phone leaks for almost 15 years, I’d say this looks pretty close to finished.

In the 20-minute video, you can see the user go through most of the physical functions of the device, including the removable side controllers that return from the original Legion Go, various bits of Windows, and what information is available from within Windows itself.

Notably, the Lenovo Legion Go 2 prototype is using an 8.8-inch OLED screen with a 16:10 1920×1200 resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz, putting it well above most of the competition in both size and quality. Most of that was already confirmed at CES 2025 way back in January, at least for the prototype, but it’s nice to see it in action.

We also knew from CES that the device was running a new Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor at 3.3GHz with “up to” 32GB of RAM (double the original model). The same info said it was using a 74-watt-hour battery (huge for this form factor) and up to 2TB of storage, though the one in the video seems to only be using 1TB.

Heading to about the 19:20 mark in the video, you can see the user remove the device’s rear plate, showing off a dual-chamber battery design, active cooling, and what looks like an 80mm M.2 SSD bay. A little later, you get a size comparison with the Switch 2 and a live weighing of 938 grams (about 10 percent heavier than the original).

Full disclosure: I don’t speak Chinese, so there might be more interesting goodies that I’m missing from the video. One thing that’s unmistakable is that it’s running Windows 11 with more grace than most PC handhelds manage, and a bit of extra user interface on top.

The OS of a PC gaming handheld has become a sticking point as of late, with Lenovo itself debuting the first third-party handheld running SteamOS like Valve’s Steam Deck. It’s worth noting that the smaller, cheaper Legion Go S gets noticeably better performance running SteamOS than Windows in many games.

Lenovo still hasn’t said much about its plans for the release of the Legion Go 2, except that it hopes to do so later in 2025. Pricing remains the biggest question mark for me. The original model starts at $700, while the standard and Steam versions of the newer Legion Go S start at $730 and $600, respectively.