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Legion Go S 8" 120Hz Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z2 Go - SteamOS - 16GB with 512GB SSD - Steam

Model:: 83L30030US; |
SKU:: 6619192

User rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars with 103 reviews.

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Performance
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
Storage Capacity
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
Controller
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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86%would recommend to a friend

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Customers value the Legion Go S 8" for its overall performance and impressive screen quality, making games run smoothly and look incredible. Its portability and comfortable design are also appreciated for gaming on the go. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the battery life and noise level of the device.

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Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Legion go S z2 500 Gb
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Posted 3 weeks ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I like this version of legion go. It comes with SteamOs. Turn it on and you got steam running can load up games quick with no hassle. I bought the 500GB and decided to upgrade my storage. I was able to dual-boot into windows got Fortnite to about 100 fps. This device is cool, you can take it anywhere. I’m able to run bo3 zombies and expedition 33 with ease. It’s really good for indie games. Does drain battery with high performance games but does it slowly. You get to game for a couple hours which is good. The fan does sound a little loud but it’s okay, kids are louder.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Screen quality
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Possible Streaming Device in 2025
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Posted 4 months ago. Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Steam Deck 2 who?? Oh right the Legion Go S Z2 that’s who! This device is a beast! Native SteamOS should be standard for all handhelds. I use it for streaming games from my main PC. These x86 devices are designed for streaming and it shows when you can use them in person. I can stream 1920x1200 for hours on end without having to worry about battery life. When emulating retro games you can also expect insane battery life. However for actual pc games expect 1hr 30min on avg. but again I believe GoS was made for streaming and it does it so incredibly well. Bright and beatiful LCD screen which puts my OLED iPhone 16 to shame. Nice controls, the trackpad works really surprisingly well for how small it is and good haptics. Streaming is the future and the future is here with the legion go s! (Case, Stickers, and thumb sticks all from dbrand.)
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 4 months ago.
  Hey CutterA,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are glad to read that the Legion Go S is unmatched for your use.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great alternative
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Posted 5 months ago. Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I was very pleased with the Steamos version of the Legion Go S Z2Go model. It runs great, easy to get into desktop mode and install other software, and most importantly you don’t have to deal with microsoft windows. I had a Rog Ally and returned it because of windows. Considered getting rhe Ally X, but once again I hate windows even with software like Playnite, which was not a good alternative. The 55 watt battery life can suffer if you’re playing more demanding games such as Skyrim or one of my recent favorites, South of Midnight. For what it is though, I appreciate Lenovo working with Valve to bring this handheld. Still not completely happy with the current pricing for handhelds, including this one but I bought it open box. Future handhelds: better battery life and affordability.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 5 months ago.
  Hey Courtney,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are glad to read that you are very pleased with the Legion Go S. We appreciate your comments regarding power efficiency and pricing. We wish to provide the best product possible at a competitive price, and this will be considered for future improvements.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Does what I want it to
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Posted 1 month ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Decided to get this instead of a Switch 2 since there weren't really any games out that interested me. That, and games on steam tend to go on sale much more frequently than 1st party Nintendo games. I'm not playing any super graphically intensive games. Mostly indie games aside from Digimon Story: Time Stranger, which runs totally fine on it. The only real gripe is the atrocious battery life. I always have to make sure I'm within range of an outlet. Other than that, it works fine.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 1 month ago.
  Hi JANELLEG,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us! We're sorry to hear that the battery life fell short for you. We strive to provide the best experience possible, so we'd like to share some tips on how to help with this.
  
  Regarding the battery life, depending on the demand of the game you're playing, by pressing the Legion R button to launch the quick menu, you can switch to lower power mode to save battery. In the menu, under the performance tab, users can toggle thermal modes and prioritize battery life by using the default mode or creating a custom thermal mode should you not be satisfied with the 3 presets. These adjustments can also be made by going into Legion Space > Settings (Legion Space can be launched quickly by pressing the Legion L button (Legion Logo above the button).
  
  We are pleased to read that the Legion Go S is otherwise working fine for you overall.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need further assistance, as your satisfaction is important to us.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Screen quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
SteamOS Delivers
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Posted 6 months ago. Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Experience is pretty solid, and the performance is very noticeably better than the steam deck - which becomes much apparent when docked. The docked experience is glitchy in regards to audio though, with a lot of constant cutout while docked only (tested on Visions of Mana). The console feels good in your hands initially, but it doesnt have the grippiness of the steam deck so it is a little easier to let slip through your hands. Had a few instances where a bluetooth xbox controller would control the menus until i started a game, and then i was not able to navigate the menus to close the game. The increased screen size is a huge improvement over the OG deck, and id say the screen quality, colors, and brightness are also improved over the OG steam deck. Overall, this is a solid handheld that im happy to own, and im certain the remaining bugs will be ironed out as SteamOS becomes more mature on other devices. Kudos to Lenovo and Valve.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 5 months ago.
  Hey LeeG,
  
  Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are glad to hear that this Legion Go S delivers a great overall experience for you. Regarding intermittent audio in docked mode and other notes, we will share your comments with the respective teams to be reviewed.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Cons mentioned:
Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Armchair Fun
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Posted 3 months ago. Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got this as a open box excellent condition for 479.00!! What a deal! I wanted the Steam OS didn’t need the z1 processor. Plays my Steam games like Cyberpunk, Baulders Gate, Diablo 4 smoothly. I read a review the fan’s are load..they are a little load but doesn’t matter to me but some folks it could. All in all im very glad I waited for this from Leveno and very pleased with my purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 3 months ago.
  Hi there,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that you are quite satisfied with your purchase.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Cons mentioned:
Noise level
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Yargghh
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Posted 2 months ago. Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works perfectly, seamless setup, bought it before traveling for summer, great in airports, fan a little loud doe
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 2 months ago.
  Hi Rick,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that the Legion Go S is working perfectly for you.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Console
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Posted 1 month ago. Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
First time buying anything steam deck related. I’ve always been a switch player. This handheld console is great! Big display, good sound and love the windows option. There are other models but this one feels great in the hands, almost like it’s molded to your hands. Also, I love adding the old Nintendo games rom. Honestly great buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good system but terrible battery
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Posted 5 months ago. Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Battery only last 2 hours but other than that pretty good device
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 5 months ago.
  Hey Davefromaccounting,
  
  Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us.
  
  Regarding the battery life, depending on the demand of the game you're playing, by pressing the Legion R button to launch the quick menu, you can switch to lower power mode to save battery. In the menu, under the performance tab, users can toggle thermal modes and prioritize battery life by using the default mode or creating a custom thermal mode should you not be satisfied with the 3 presets. These adjustments can also be made by going into Legion Space > Settings (Legion Space can be launched quickly by pressing the Legion L button (Legion Logo above the button).
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions or need further assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
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Posted 2 months ago. Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is hands down the best purchase i ever made. Playing rd2, cyberpunk 2077 and even baldurs gate 3 has been awesome especially being a dad i been playing when i can and on the go.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 2 months ago.
  Hi Supersaiyanrob1,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that your experience with the Legion Go S has been amazing.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Pros mentioned:
Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Daily
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Posted 1 month ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pretty convenient, replaced my steam deck after it broke down, satisfied
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 2 weeks ago.
  Hey MannyG,
  
  Thank you for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that you are satisfied with your purchase.
  
  Please don't hesitate to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page or contact Lenovo Support should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Regards,
  
  Lenovo
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A great purchase
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Posted 1 week ago. Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The battery life is a bit lacking but it isn't a huge deal to have it plugged in while playing. It's comfortable and easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good but limited
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Posted 1 month ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice ergonomics , but overall its not better than a steam deck oled. For the price , it should have 1tb of storage or either an oled screen. Also it can't dual-boot into batocera.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 1 month ago.
  Hey IsaacH,
  
  Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We are sorry to hear that the Go S fell short of your storage and display expectations. We understand your perspective and wish to share that we designed the Go S to stand in its own lane given its Z2Go processor with higher configurable TDP and 120Hz refresh rate.
  
  We are glad to read that you were otherwise satisfied with the system. Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q&A section of the product page should you have any questions or need assistance with our products, as your satisfaction is important to us.
  
  Regards,
  Lenovo
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10
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Posted 2 weeks ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got this for when I have downtime at work (I am a first responder) and it works phenomenally! My partner has a steamdeck and this just feels so much smoother and better. Plays everything I want perfectly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My Lenovo
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Posted 3 months ago. Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love it use it to play steam . Very big and comfortable big screen and saves a lot of battery.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 3 months ago.
  Hi DanielC,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that you love the Legion Go S.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Gaming Handheld
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Posted 2 months ago. Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
With steamOS, 32GB RAM and 1TB storage it’s a huge upgrade coming from steam deck LCD. Plus that 8 inch 1200p VRR screen and hall effects buttons and sticks is a huge plus. I can ran games on a higher settings and still enjoy high FPS.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 1 month ago.
  Hi SAMPOT,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are pleased to read that this Legion Go S is working great for you.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Tech just isn't here yet
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Posted 1 month ago.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If you already have a gaming PC I think that this will only frustrate you. Even in performance mode with frame gen this thing struggles to hit 60 fps in a lot of games. I mainly stuck to smaller 'indie' style games like subnautica or outer wilds because they were the most playable. Even older games like shadow of Mordor just didn't run right. And then some just didn't work at all. Famously dying light and no man's sky just don't work. No man's sky either flashes violently or simply does not open. I spent hours trying to figure out different workarounds to even get several games to launch. And even when they did launch the performance was just not good. If I want a small handheld on a flight I'm just going to use my switch at this point.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 2 weeks ago.
  Hi John-
  
  Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are disappointed to hear that you are facing issues with the Legion Go S. Our goal is to offer the best user experience, and we are disappointed to hear that we missed the mark. We would like to recommend a few solutions that can help your performance.
  
  Firstly, please ensure that all available updates are installed. These updates can adjust power regulation and enhance the performance of the system. To start, launch Legion Space, select Settings from the top menu, choose “Disk and Drivers” settings that is seen at the bottom of the display, finally simply click the “Check for Updates’ button located on the right-hand of the display. Your system will check to ensure you are up to date and recommend crucial updates.
  
  Legion Space also offers the ability to adjust the wattage used by your device’s components which can increase performance while gaming. Begin by launching Legion Space, then selecting the Settings option from the top menu, then choose the Performance button located at the bottom of the display, you can now adjust the wattage and fan profile of your device. It is also crucial to ensure that you are making the appropriate setting changes within games to enhance your experience.
  
  The Legion Go S also comes with different active performance profiles that can be toggled to prioritize performance, battery, or balanced use. To do so simply hit the hexagonal Legion Key on the top right of your controller, then choose your preferred mode under “Performance Profile”. You can also toggle this simply by holding the hexagonal Steam Key on the top left of the controller and tapping the Y Key.
  
  Please reach out to us through the Q & A section of this product page if you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best wishes,
  Lenovo
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing device
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Posted 1 month ago. Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing handheld i wanted something with a little more power than my steam deck and it is worth every penny
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Incredible machine
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Posted 6 months ago. Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Such an icnredible handheld. Steam OS is an incredible software and the many indie games and some triple A games run beautifully. Would 100% recommend to anybody who wants to play their steam games portable or while layujg in bed at night.
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 6 months ago.
  Hey UPP3R,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are happy to hear that your Legion Go S is working incredibly well for you.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Legion go s
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Posted 4 months ago. Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Thank you for the best service im very enjoying my game I purchased from Best Buy thanks
I would recommend this to a friend
- Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
  Posted 4 months ago.
  Hey Guypson,
  
  Thanks for choosing Lenovo and for sharing your feedback with us!
  
  We are glad to read that you are satisfied with your service received and that you are really enjoying gaming on your Legion Go S.
  
  Please feel free to reach out to us via the Q& A section of this product page should you have any questions or need assistance.
  
  Best,
  Lenovo