Lenovo Legion Duel Is Here: SND865+, 144Hz Display, Low Price Tag

Karamchand Rameshwar - Jul 23, 2020

For a starting price of around Rs. 36,000, you can get the Lenovo Legion Duel with Snapdragon 865+ SoC, advanced cooling system, 144Hz display, and more.

Lenovo has recently officially launched its first gaming smartphone: Lenovo Legion Duel or called Lenovo Legion Pro this is a phone belonging to the Legion product line that has been rumored for quite a while. This product carries a lot of high-end specs such as the Snapdragon 865+ SoC, side pop-up selfie camera, 90W fast charging technology, and more.

Lenovo Legion Duel Feature — Lenovo Legion Duel is the first smartphone in the world with a Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset.

Lenovo Legion Duel: Price & Availability

The upcoming Lenovo Legion Duel will officially hit the stores in China and some other markets including Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The Lenovo Legion Duel prices for all variants are as follows:

8GB / 128GB = 3,499 CNY, equivalent to Rs. 37,400 (with a 45W charger)
12GB / 128GB = 3,899 CNY, equivalent to Rs. 40,600 (with a 65W charger)
12GB / 256GB = 4,199 CNY, equivalent to Rs. 44,900 (with a 65W charger)
16GB / 512GB = 5,999 CNY, equivalent to Rs. 64,100 (with a 90W charger)

Lenovo Legion Duel Colors — The handset comes in two colorways, Red and Blue.

Sadly, unlike the ASUS ROG Phone 3, the Lenovo Legion Duel launch in India has yet to be announced.

Lenovo Legion Duel: Specifications & FeaturesT

There have been many gaming smartphones launched on the market, but the Lenovo Legion Duel has a special design. The device is designed to optimize horizontal use just like a gaming controller, especially with the selfie camera cluster of the device has now been moved to the left edge of the device, featuring a pop-up style. Lenovo Legion Duel is equipped with a 6.6-inch AMOLED screen, featuring FHD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. The selfie camera of the device has a resolution of 20MP.

Lenovo Legion Duel Pop Up Camera — Instead of placing the pop-up module at the top, Lenovo moves it to the side, which is very useful for those who want to play games and stream their gaming sessions to Twitch or YouTube at the same time.

The text on the back of the machine is even printed horizontally so that other people can easily read it as most gamers will use the machine horizontally while playing games. The "Legion" logo is located in the pop-up module, close to a dual camera cluster as well as an LED flash in the middle of the back.

Lenovo Legion Duel Cooling System — The handset gets an advanced cooling system with two heat pipes, which is expected for a high-end smartphones

Lenovo also integrated an additional USB-C port on the side of the machine so that users can charge the device when it is in landscape mode. Lenovo says that the Legion Phone Duel is equipped with a dual-cell battery with a total capacity of 5,000mAh and it supports a fast charging capacity of up to 90W, allowing the device to fully charge the battery in just 30 minutes.

Software is also an important factor in gaming phone devices. Lenovo said that it has optimized the camera software of the device to be suitable for the gaming experience. Users can use the camera at the same time while playing games, and stream to popular platforms like Twitch or YouTube.

Legion Realm software will also allow users to customize performance, download apps and select low latency networks. The Legion Assistant can activate virtual joystick buttons on the screen while tweaking performance for hardware, selecting the best network, and finding games. It also has a vibration feedback system based on the content and sound being played on the screen.

Lenovo Legion Duel Back — The dual camera cluster on the back of the device has a resolution of 64MP (main) and 16MP (ultra-wide)

The Lenovo Legion Duel is the first smartphone equipped with the Snapdragon 865+ chip, which was announced by Qualcomm a while ago. It also supports 5G with a built-in modem. In terms of memory capacity, Legion Phone Duel is equipped with 12GB / 16GB RAM and 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage memory. It has dual speakers and 4 recording microphones with noise-filtering technology.

In terms of cameras, the Lenovo Legion Duel can record 4K videos at 30fps. Surprisingly, the phone is unable to shoot 8K video despite owning the most powerful chip at the moment. Of course, most people who are looking to buy this phone will care much about its camera quality.

Overall, this phone seems to be a much better option than the ASUS ROG Phone 3 in terms of price. While the Lenovo Legion Duel price starts at Rs. 37,400, the ROG Phone 3's starting price is Rs. 69,000 for the model with a Snapdragon 865 chipset (not Plus). Therefore, if you want to experience the Snapdragon 865+ chipset, the Lenovo gaming phone seems to be the better phone economically. We will give you a more detailed comparison between the ASUS ROG Phone 3 vs Lenovo Legion Duel very soon. All you need to do is checking our mobile section.