Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro (Legion Phone Duel 2)

 

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro (Legion Phone Duel 2) has 90W charging, up to 18GB RAM, and starts at ~$565

Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest gaming smartphone. The new Legion Phone 2 Pro (Legion Phone Duel 2 outside China) is the tech giant’s second gaming phone and it comes with a refreshed design, a bigger battery capacity, and a bunch of new stuff.

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro specs

The phone has a 6.92-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display that has a 20.5:9 aspect ratio, a 2460 x 1080 resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate, a 720Hz touch response rate, and a 3.8ms response time. It is an 8-bit HDR display with a Pixelworks i6 chipset. Its maximum brightness is 1300 nits and there is Gorilla Glass 5 covering it.

As expected, there is a Snapdragon 888 processor under the hood with 8GB of RAM on the base model and 18GB of RAM on the highest configuration. There is also a 16GB RAM model. The storage is UFS 3.1 and it starts at 128GB and goes up to 512GB.

For the cameras, the Legion Phone 2 Pro has an OmniVision 64MP f/1.9 1.0 µm main sensor and it comes along with a 16MP f/2.2 123° ultrawide angle camera. There is no depth sensor, telephoto camera, or macro camera. The front-facing camera has been upgraded to a 44MP f/2.0 sensor but it still slides out from the middle of the frame. The phone can record in 8K at 24 fps and 4K at 60fps. It can also record slow-motion videos in 1080p at 240fps and shoot in RAW format. It also has Audio Zoom.

You get front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and a game mode that enhances the in-game sound experience. There are four microphones with noise reduction and a dual smart amplifier. It has Wi-Fi 6 for connectivity.

There is a 5500mAh battery (split into two halves) inside the device and it supports a maximum of 90W fast charging via two USB-C ports. However, you get a 65W charger in the box which is still incredibly fast by today’s standard.

One of the unique features of the Legion Phone 2 Pro is its twin-turbo fan active cooling system. One is an intake fan with 29 blades and a 12,500 RPM while the other is an output fan that takes out the hot air. It too has 29 blades but its RPM is higher at 15,000. Lenovo says that the fans have a noise level of 24.7dB and a life of up to 50,000 hours which is almost 6 years.

That is not the only cooling method available. Lenovo has also included a vapor chamber with liquid cooling for passive cooling. The phone also has four ultrasonic shoulder keys, dual force touch sensors, and dual capacitance keys.

 

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro Price and Availability

The phone is available in Ultimate Black and Titanium White and comes in multiple configurations, some of which are exclusive to certain regions. Below are their prices for the different regions:

8GB RAM + 128GB = ¥3699 (~$565)

12GB RAM + 128GB = ¥4099 (~$625)

12GB RAM + 256GB = €799/¥4399 (~$672)

16GB RAM + 512GB =  €999/¥5299 (~$809)

18GB RAM + 512GB = ¥5999 (~$916)

Lenovo has said that availability in the US is “to be determined”. It will be available for purchase in Europe and the Asia Pacific in May.