Finally, the upcoming latest generation of Lenovo Legion Gaming Lineup 2020 has been officially priced. As of now, it’s going to be available in the Philippine market.
Furthermore, the new Lenovo Legion lineup comes with new highlight features such as:
- Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 thermal management.
- Legion TrueStrike keyboard.
- Dual Burn to optimize CPU and GPU performance together.
- NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, Hybrid Mode, and Rapid Charge Pro for improved battery life.
- Displays optimized by Dolby Vision® and OverDrive Support with optional 240Hz refresh rates and response rates of under 1ms.
Powering the new lineup are the latest 10th Gen Intel Core™ H-Series or AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series mobile processors, and up to the recently announced NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti and RTX 2080 SUPER™ GPUs with Max-Q Design.
The Lenovo Legion lineup features the following:
1. Laptops
- Lenovo Legion 7i
- Lenovo Legion 5Pi
- Lenovo Legion 5i
- Lenovo Legion 5
- Lenovo IdeaPad™ Gaming 3i
- And the refreshed Lenovo Legion Y740Si
2. Desktops
- Lenovo Legion Tower 5i
- Lenovo IdeaCentre™ Gaming 5i
3. Monitor
- Lenovo Legion Y25-25 Gaming Monitor
Lenovo Legion 7i
The Legion 7i is a 15” gaming laptop featuring an all-metal exterior. It’s available in a Slate Grey hue and stylish RGB lighting accents along the base and through the cooling vents. Weighing at 2.2kg, the gaming laptop is fitted with 10th Gen Intel Core i9 H-Series and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPU with Max-Q Design.
Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 boosts the performance of the Legion 7i with its integrated Vapor Chamber and thermal sensor array.
Dual Burn also pushes the CPU and GPU together for max performance in-game. The Lenovo Legion TrueStrike keyboard has a curve design with 100% anti-ghosting, sub-millisecond response times, and soft-landing switches. Keyboard keys are each illuminated in over 16 million color combinations with Corsair iCUE system lighting.
Also, for the display, it is fitted with a VESA DisplayHDR™ 400, 15-inch IPS Full HD display with up to 240Hz refresh rate. Adding to that, it also has a 1ms response time with OverDrive and Dolby Vision support, 500nits brightness, and 100% sRGB color accuracy.
It is also available in 144Hz with up to 100% Adobe sRGB color accuracy, 500nits brightness, and optional NVIDIA G-SYNC. For its audio, it is equipped with the Dolby Atmos Speaker System.
Meanwhile, the 80WHr battery has been claimed to have a battery life of up to 8 hours. It’s also said that it can charge up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with the Rapid Charge Pro4 capabilities.
For the storage and memory, we have a 2TB NVMe PCIe SSD and up to 32GB DDR4 memory.
- The 15-inch Legion 7i laptop is priced from PHP 119,995. It will be available by June 2020.
Lenovo Legion 5Pi
The Legion 5Pi offers gaming performance with the latest 10th Generation Intel® Core H-series processors, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or GTX GPUs and weighs at 2.5kg.
Even more, the laptop features a 15-inch IPS HDR 1080p display with up to 240Hz refresh rate, 500nits brightness, 100% sRGB color accuracy, and VESA-certified high dynamic range (VESA DisplayHDR 400).
Similarly, it also supports the new features of Lenovo such as the Legion Coldfront 2.0 and Legion TrueStrike Keyboard. Also, the Legion 5Pi offers up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM and up to a 1TB NVMe PCIe solid-state drive. It also has Intel® Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 wireless technologies, and its webcam comes with a built-in privacy shutter.
Also, for its audio, it is also equipped with the Dolby Atmos Speaker System. For the battery, it’s equipped with an 80WHr battery for up to 8 hours of battery life. Along with Rapid Charge Pro capabilities, recharge from zero to up to 50 percent battery life in 30 minutes.
- The 15-inch Legion 5 Pi laptop starts at PHP 74,995. It’s expected to be available by June 2020.
Lenovo Legion 5i and Lenovo Legion 5
The 5i and 5 are the mainstream Windows 10 gaming laptops offering several configuration options and next-level NVIDIA GeForce graphics.
The Legion 5 is for their AMD system (15”, AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series mobile processors and NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2060). While the Legion 5i is for their Intel system (15” or 17”, 10th Gen Intel Core H-Series mobile processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or GTX GPUs.)
Apart from this, all models across the 5i and 5 families feature Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0, Lenovo Legion TrueStrike Keyboard, and improved battery life (up to 8 hours) using technologies like Advanced Optimus and Hybrid Mode.
Additionally, they support faster Wi-Fi 6 and Dolby Atmos, and come in a Phantom Black hue and with Rapid Charge Pro. They also come with up to 16GB DDR4 memory and 1TB PCIe SSD storage.
The Legion 5i 15” model has a 15.6” IPS 1080p display with up to 240Hz refresh rate and VESA-certified high dynamic range (HDR 400). With the 100% sRGB color-accurate display.
- The Intel-based 15-inch Legion 5i will start at PHP 62,995. Pricing will be announced soon for the 17-inch model. It’s expected to be available by June 2020.
Also, the Legion 5 features a 15.6” IPS 1080p display with up to 144Hz refresh rate, HDR, and 100% sRGB color accuracy. Thin bezels and Dolby Vision technology.
- The AMD-based 15-inch Legion 5 will start at PHP 56,995. It’s expected to be available by June 2020.
IdeaPad Gaming 3i
The IdeaPad Gaming 3i is Lenovo’s answer to gamers who are looking for an entry-level gaming laptop. This laptop is going to include up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 H-Series mobile processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti.
Available in two eye-catching colors, iridescent Chameleon Blue or Onyx Black, and weighing 2.2kg, the IdeaPad Gaming 3i features a blue backlit keyboard with 1.5mm key travel, a one-piece precision trackpad, a full-sized number pad, large arrow keys, and dedicated media keys.
Meanwhile, for the display, it has a 15-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS display with slim bezel design. Also, it’s going to have a 120Hz refresh rate option.
Also, the laptop will offer AMD Ryzen mobile processors as an option later this year.
- The 15-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i laptop will start at PHP 52,995. It’s expected to be available starting in June 2020.
Y740Si Laptop and BoostStation eGPU
Lenovo Legion’s thinnest and lightest laptop, also the Lenovo Legion Y740Si is just 1.7 kg.
First unveiled at CES, this refreshed laptop with up to 10th Gen Intel Core i9 H-Series mobile processors has an up to 15-inch 4K IPS panel display touting VESA DisplayHDR 400, Dolby Vision and 100 percent RGB color gamut.
Likewise, it also has the Lenovo Legion BoostStation, the optional external l-GPU enclosure that will take your choice of NVIDIA or AMD desktop graphic cards to provide true desktop gaming prowess.
- The Lenovo Legion Y740Si laptop starts at PHP 144,995. It’s also bundled with the Legion BoostStation eGPU equipped with either an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT 8GB graphics card. A standalone BoostStation will also be available starting at PHP 44,995.
The Lenovo Legion Y740Si and Legion BoostStation will be available by the early second half of the year.
Here’s the breakdown of all the Lenovo Legion Laptops discussed in this article.
| Legion 7i | Legion 5Pi | Legion 5i | Legion 5 | Legion Y740Si | IdeaPad Gaming 3i | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 10th Gen H-series i9 | Intel 10th Gen H-series i7 | Intel 10th Gen H-series i7 | AMD Ryzen™ R7-4800H | Intel 10th Gen H-series i9 | Intel 10th Gen H-series i7 |
| GPU | Up to NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q | Up to Nvidia RTX 2060 | Up to NVIDIA RTX 2060 | Up to NVIDIA RTX 2060 | (To be paired with Legion BoostStation) | Up to NVIDIA GTX 1650Ti |
| RAM | Up to 32GB | Up to 32GB | Up to 16GB | Up to 16GB | Up to 32GB | Up to 16GB |
| Display Size and Panel | 15.6” IPS | 15.6” IPS | 15.6” IPS 17” IPS | 15.6” IPS | 15.6” IPS | 15.6” IPS |
| Refresh Rate | Up to 240Hz | Up to 240Hz | Up to 240Hz | Up to 144Hz | 60Hz | Up to 120Hz |
| Color Space | Up to 100% Adobe RGB | Up to 100% sRGB | Up to 100% sRGB | Up to 100% sRGB | Up to 100% Adobe RGB | Up to 72% color gamut |
| NVIDIA G-SYNC | Optional | - | - | - | - | - |
| Storage: NVMe SSD | Up to 2x 1TB | Up to 2x 1TB | Up to 2x 1TB | Up to 2x 1TB | Up to 2x 1TB | Up to 1TB |
| Advanced Optimus (selected configs only ) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Webcam | 720P with privacy shutter | - | 720P with privacy shutter | 720P with privacy shutter | 720P | 720P with privacy shutter |
| Battery Capacity | 80Whr | 80Whr | 60Whr, | 60Whr, | 60Whr | 45Whr |
| Battery Life | Up to 8 hrs | Up to 8 hrs | Up to 8 hrs | Up to 8 hrs | Up to 8 hrs | Up to 8 hrs |
| Colors | Slate Grey | Iron Grey | Phantom Black | Phantom Black | Iron Grey | Chameleon Blue and Onyx Black |
| Dimensions W x D x H | 360 x 259 x 19.9 | 363 x 260 x 23.6 | 363 x 260 x 23.6 | 363 x 260 x 23.6 | 356 x 251.8 x 14.9 | 359 x 249.6 x 24.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2kg | 2.5kg | 2.5kg | 2.5kg | 1.7kg | 2.2kg |
Lenovo Legion Tower 5i
Lenovo Legion Tower 5i is a prebuilt gaming PC. It will feature up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPU and Intel Core Processors. With blue LED lighting, optional RGB internal lighting and its chassis in a Phantom Black hue. The new tower also features Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 cooling system.
Also, the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i will offer an AMD Ryzen option later this year.
- The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i desktop will start at PHP 72,995 and will be available by June 2020.
IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
The new IdeaCentre Gaming 5i sports a blue ambient lighting at the front. Available with up to Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU.
Available in an iridescent Chameleon Blue hue, the improved thermals on this tower can both cool the system and hush fan noise under heavy gaming loads. The IdeaCentre Gaming 5 will offer AMD Ryzen desktop processors as an option later this year.
- Prices of the IdeaCentre Gaming 5i desktop and IdeaCentre Gaming 5 will be announced soon. Both desktops are going to be available in the second half of the year.
Lenovo Legion Y25-25 Gaming Monitor
The Lenovo Legion Y25-25 is a 24.5″ inch, 1080p, IPS Panel Gaming Monitor. It also has a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. In addition, the upcoming gaming monitor will be equipped with AMD’s FreeSync Technology.
- The 25-inch Lenovo Legion Y25-25 Gaming Monitor will start at PHP 14,995. It’s expected to be available starting in June 2020.
In summary, that’s it for the new Lenovo Legion lineup this 2020. What do you think about their new gaming products? Let us know!
For more info, visit Lenovo Legion Philippines on their website. Also, you can take a look at our review of one of the best selling Lenovo laptops here in the Philippines. The Lenovo L340 Gaming.
