Some of you may remember the crazy Lenovo Legion Duel 2 gaming phone from last year. This gaming wonder featured two active cooling fans, up to 18GB of RAM, 144Hz refresh rate (with 720Hz touch sampling rate), and 90W fast charging.
Well, it seems that the successor is about to enter the stage. The Lenovo Legion Y90 was spotted on Weibo (via GSMArena), and it looks quite promising.
According to the leak (it has been taken down but we’ve got copies!), the phone will be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, to nobody’s surprise.
Further down the leaked specs sheet we find a 6.92-inch AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz touch sampling rate, plenty fast and rivaling some dedicated gaming monitors.
The Legion Y90 will come equipped with a hefty 5,500 mAh battery cell (probably dual-cell design, consisting of two 2,750 mAh batteries), and the phone will also support 68W fast charging.
The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 featured some crazy specs!
The aforementioned Duel 2 predecessor had two USB-C ports, allowing it to suck power at 90W but it remains to be seen if the same technology will be implemented in the Y90.The memory configuration also doesn’t disappoint – the Legion Y90 will come with up to 18GB of RAM (watch out, Asus ROG Phone!), and up to 512GB or internal memory.
Gaming on a mobile device is not all power and hardware, though. Haptics and input both play a huge role in the experience, and the Legion Y90 will feature dual X-axis vibration motors and symmetrical rear design, similar to other Lenovo gaming handsets.
There’s no information about the price but judging that the Duel 2 launched at €799 for the 12/256GB variant, we should expect the Y90 to push the price even further toward the €1000 mark. 2022 is shaping out to be a good year for mobile gaming – with the Nubia RedMagic 7 coming up, and the Asus ROG Phone 6 Ultimate expected to arrive sometime in May.
Lenovo Legion Phone Y90 rumored specs:
- Display: 6.92-inch AMOLED, 144Hz refresh rate, 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 ratio, 720Hz touch sampling rate
- RAM: 12/16/18GB
- Internal Storage: 128/256/512GB
- Camera: Dual main camera – 64MP wide + 16MP ultra-wide, motorized pop-up selfie camera
- Gaming features: Dual X-axis vibration motors, triggers
- Software: Android 12
- Price: €799-999
- Launch date: June, 2022
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