The Lenovo Legion Go Fold gaming handheld idea seems awkward however its versatility is infinite

Lenovo already has a big roster of gaming handhelds. However, it appears there’s at all times room for an additional as a result of at MWC the corporate confirmed off an formidable idea gadget primarily based round a versatile OLED show. And whereas the entire setup seems ungainly, after getting my palms on it, I’m very intrigued by its adaptability.

Now I’ll be the primary to confess that an 11.6-inch show feels outsized on a handheld that, in principle, is supposed to be considerably transportable. That mentioned, the fantastic thing about the Legion Go Fold’s display screen is that it may be bent in half to create a extra appropriately-sized 7.7-inch panel. In this configuration, the system feels loads much less cumbersome whereas additionally sporting a extra conventional facet ratio. Then, at a second’s discover, you may lengthen the show to offer further room once you want it.

However, the factor I like most concerning the Legion Go Fold is that its controllers are removable and that the pill has a number of totally different mounting factors. This means when you’ve got the house, you may take away the controllers, rotate the show into panorama mode after which reattach them to get an immersive widescreen expertise. Alternatively, you may join the gamepads collectively utilizing one in every of Lenovo’s equipment (which has similarities to Nintendo’s Joy-Con Grip) after which prop the system up utilizing the Go Fold’s folio cowl, which doubles as a kickstand.

But wait, there’s extra: The handheld additionally contains a strip of pogo pins for connecting a wi-fi keyboard, successfully remodeling the entire setup right into a miniature gaming laptop computer. Depending on the way you’re counting, that is not less than 4 totally different modes you are getting from the Legion Fold, which is basically fairly spectacular and speaks to the flexibility of Lenovo’s design.

Another function I actually like is the small 1-inch OLED show on the fitting gamepad. It helps a handful of widgets that may show the time, efficiency settings and extra. It additionally doubles as a small touchpad, which might be actually useful when enjoying PC titles that have been initially developed for mouse and keyboard. And similar to on the Legion Go and Legion Go 2, the Fold’s proper gamepad has a small scroll wheel and a hidden sensor, so it could possibly additionally flip right into a vertical mouse for enjoying FPS titles.

At this level, it is necessary to say that Lenovo would not have concrete plans to place this factor into manufacturing, so its specs do not actually matter. That mentioned, the Legion Go Fold I attempted featured an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V chip with 32GB of RAM and a 48WHr battery, which is greater than respectable. Though if this factor does change into an precise retail gadget, I wish to see an influence cell with a bit extra capability.

But as an idea gadget, I feel the Legion Go Fold is a good showcase of how new know-how (on this case, a versatile show) can convey new capabilities and higher flexibility to current classes. And who is aware of, if lots of people like the thought, it’d encourage Lenovo to refine it and put it on sale for actual. I might simply be a bit nervous about pricing, as a result of all these elements will not come low cost.