Information has just leaked about Lenovo's first gaming phone, the Legion Duel, and it looks like it will have two batteries and a pop-up front camera.
We've seen plenty of unusual gaming phones, like the Nubia Red Magic 3, which featured a built-in cooling fan , among other things . But for its first gaming phone, the Legion Phone Duel, Lenovo found a way to make an even more unusual device than anything we've seen before.
It's hard to know where to start, so let's take a look at its most impressive feature. The new gaming phone will support a pop-up front camera, which takes us back to 2018. We may have seen this on phones before, but the company has done something different.
The 20-megapixel camera will slide up from the side of the device, and will excite those who want to stream their games on Twitch .
Lenovo has also improved its mode landscape, while the Android 10 software that powers the phone includes tweaks to make orientation easier. It also includes two ultrasonic trigger buttons.
As for the Legion Duel's other cameras, Lenovo has taken a safer path. On the main camera front, the phone has two columns , consisting of a 64- megapixel sensor paired with an f/1.89 aperture lens, and a 16- megapixel infrared camera with a 120-degree field of view .
Internally, the phone is powered by Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm 's new processor . The updated chipset features a processor that's 10 percent faster than the Snapdragon 865, as well as a slightly more streamlined GPU. Gamers can buy Lenovo's new Legion Phone Duel with 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB or 512GB of fast UFS 3.1 storage .
To keep the high- performance, it includes a copper tube “liquid cooling,” and uses two batteries separated from each other. Their lifespan is about a full day, with “moderate use.”
In some markets, the phone will be available with a 90W, and Lenovo says the adapter can charge both batteries of the Legion Duel from 0 to 50% in just 10 minutes. A full charge of the batteries takes 30 minutes. The strange thing here is that it also has two USB-C.
It's a gaming-focused device that features a smooth 6.65-inch 144Hz. If you want to connect the phone to your gaming monitor or TV, Lenovo gives you the option to do so with the Home, which lets you pair the phone with a keyboard, mouse, or controller.
If you're not interested in gaming, buying the Legion Duel might be a tough decision. It'll be available in China later this month, where Lenovo will launch it as the Legion Phone Pro. That should pave the way for markets in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia later this year. Lenovo doesn't currently have plans to sell the new phone in the US, nor has it said how much it will cost outside of China.
