I'm not asking you to believe me, I'm telling you to believe me: the Lenovo Legion Go S Z1 Extreme is one of the best handheld gaming PCs you'll find

Best purchase I've made in a long while

Features By Isaiah Williams published 16 September 2025

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I've made my frustrations with Lenovo quite clear recently, with the Lenovo Legion Go 2's starting price at $1,049 / £1,000 / AU$1,609 for the AMD Ryzen Z2 model. To quickly summarize, the performance improvements from previous-generation processors aren't enough to warrant a significant price increase, and frankly, I don't think handhelds should cost as much as more powerful gaming laptops.

The same applies to the Lenovo Legion Go S Z1 Extreme ($829 / £699 / AU$1,599), particularly regarding its US pricing: $829. However, there's one significant difference. Fortunately for UK customers like myself, pricing is at £699, which is far more reasonable considering what this handheld has to offer.

Powered by the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (found in the original Lenovo Legion Go and the Asus ROG Ally), the Lenovo Legion Go S delivers with an incredible immersive 8-inch display, which I've been agonizingly waiting for, 32GB of RAM, SteamOS, and perhaps most importantly, the best chassis (which I'll get into) I've seen on a handheld

While I have no doubts that many will shun this device due to its 55.5Wh battery, as I've mentioned before, 99 percent of the time I use my handheld while plugged in and not on battery, so battery life isn't too much of a dealbreaker to me. In that case, the Asus ROG Ally X is the better fit with its 80Wh battery. However, if you're like me, you wouldn't mind decent battery life on a handheld, and your eyes should be locked on on the Legion Go S.

The Lenovo Legion Go S has the best chassis and ergonomics I've used so far

Without a doubt, the Lenovo Legion Go S is the most comfortable handheld I've used so far, fitting perfectly into my palms without any strain during long hours of gaming.

It's quite obvious that Lenovo learned a huge lesson from its last rendition with the original Lenovo Legion Go; many fans (myself included) deemed it far too heavy and uncomfortable to hold, especially after hours of use, but that's been solved here.

It likely comes down to the choice of an 8-inch display over an 8.8-inch (which is still being used for the Lenovo Legion Go 2) and the fact that there are no detachable controllers, but it's so easy to hold this time around. The best way I can describe it is as if the handles hug your palms, while allowing your pinky fingers to rest easily on the handheld's rear.

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