- Lenovo is currently facing trouble fulfilling Legion Go 2 pre -orders and has canceled some
- This comes at the same time GPD wins 5 first impressions land
- GPD -Sejren 5 has something similar pricing as Legion Go 2, but offers significantly better performance
With Lenovo Legion Go 2, which was shown on IFA 2025 in Berlin, Germany, fans have been eager to get hold of the new handheld, but unfortunately pre -orders have not been planned. Meanwhile, there is a new unit in the city that surpasses the Legion GO successor and could easily top the rankings of the best handheld games -PCs.
As reported by our friends on Tom’s Hardware, Lenovo has canceled some Legion Go 2 pre -orders due to high demand and because it cannot supply devices to consumers in a ‘timely way’.
Unfortunately for Lenovo, this happens while we get our first look at the new and more powerful GPD win 5 handheld.
It is quite clear that both are very different handhelds, but they are the same in terms of starting prices – which means they are both expensive. The GPD win 5 Ryzen AI MAX 385 model starts at $ 1,599 / around £ 1,470 / AU $ 2,420, while Lenovo Legion goes 2 starts at $ 1,099 / £ 899 / AU $ 1,809.
While AMD Ryzen AI MAX 385 in the GPD victory 5 probably works much closer to Ryzen AI Max 395+ Top Dog, and much better than Ryzen Z2 in the Base Legion Go 2 model, Lenovo’s device is still cheaper.
Where the GPD winner 5 Deethrones Legion Go 2 is with Ryzen AI MAX 395+ 2TB model, which comes in at $ 1,850 / around £ 1,720 / AU $ 2,800, compared to the Lenovo Legion GO 2 Z2 Extreme 2TB model, which is $ 1,479 / around £ 1,279 / AU $ 2,240 – on the fact that there is no close to the fact that there will be no 1,279 / AU $ 2,240 – and its services, and it is close to getting close to the fact that no next to £ approx. GPD Win 5.
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In short, as highlighted in the YouTube video above by The Phawx, the GPD Win 5 is the most powerful handheld game -PC that is currently on the market. It is literally to give gaming laptop level performance close to them as an NVIDIA RTX 4060 or RTX 4070 (Laptop GPUs).
It would not be a stretch to say that if you are willing to spend big on Lenovo Legion Go 2, it may not hurt to save a little more for a device that (based on what we see with early impressions) blows all other handhelds out of the water in terms of performance.
It is not to say that the GPD Win 5 is not a niche unit, as it certainly gets how expensive it is beaten up. But the difference is that the high request prices are justified in view of the power that this laptop is capable of – to run demanding titles like Return at over 80 FPS (at 1080p resolution without frame generation).
Analysis: GPD -Se win 5 is the only handheld game -PC that guarantees its premium -price
Without sugar coating it, Lenovo Legion Go 2 has no business cost as much as it does – and certainly doesn’t get close to GPD Win 5’s price, not even with its OLED screen.
As I’ve said before, Ryzen Z2 Extreme (which drives the Boefier Legion Go 2) hardly provides much of an upgrade from its predecessor, so the only major sales outlets for the successor are its OLED screen and battery life – but that’s not enough.
The GPD Win 5 is the ultimate portable gaming experience outside laptops with a removable 80WHR battery and a light design. I would much rather have an 8-inch screen instead of the GPD’s 7-inch screen, but when you get high-level performance anywhere, it becomes less a problem.
Don’t misunderstand me here -I wouldn’t buy a handheld device that still costs as much as a game -laptop or desktop -pc. But for those who want the best of the best for handheld games, the GPD win 5 looks to be the answer, and the only device I have seen so far that justifies its high prices.
