Review of the smartphone Lenovo Legion Pro - the legendary return of the company

The noticeably hushed Lenovo brand is returning to the top Chinese companies in 2020. The prepared trump card in the sleeve has a noticeable advantage over weak smartphones. The Lenovo Legion Pro model promises to be, at a minimum, the owner of a unique retractable selfie camera, a powerful gaming processor and a futuristic design.

Let's figure it out together:

• Where is the limit of the phone?
• What will be the price tag in Russia?
• Who is this model for?

Where has Lenovo gone?

The phrase "Was and swam" is best suited to describe the work of Lenovo in Eastern Europe. It seemed that only a young company entered the market and immediately fell in love with its excellent performance and unpretentious price, as it was time to say goodbye. It is not surprising that many miscalculated the moment the brand left. It happened in 2018, when sales statistics for the CIS countries reached a critical minimum.

With the advent of fresh and ideological Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, only 2% of buyers remained for the brand in the huge wireless network market. But in India, the business of manufacturers only improved. Since then, Russian users have seen only the budget and most stamped devices. Yes, they can do even better!

However, the year 2020 has come and Lenovo is again taking a route to Eastern Europe. How the Legion Pro smartphone with a speaking name will take root here will be known very soon!

Design

The design of the novelty was painstakingly worked on, thanks to which it immediately stands out against the background of the “trend” chips of budget models. Of course, the Legion Pro smartphone has large dimensions - 16.9 x 7.8 x 0.9 cm. The length and width of the gadgets have already reached a whole new level, so it is not surprising that very soon users will not be looking for covers, but for a suitable bag for transporting equipment. Weight - 239 grams.

Children, despite the excellent performance for games, the smartphone is unlikely to fit. In small hands, it will look no better than huge backpacks on first graders.

However, the appearance of the flagship (with such dimensions!) Still remains elegant.

The case and display are covered with tempered glass, the side faces are made of aluminum. All materials are waterproof. Let's go directly to the design.

A third of the heel counter is a corrugated coating, and in the middle in the form of the letter "X" a glossy cutout. The design seems to be inspired by the Transformers franchise, because the smartphone looks like a real robot. The main camera settled in an atypical place - almost in the middle of the case. It is represented by two round sensors. In addition to it, there is a brand logo on the lid.

Interesting to know! The color of the inscription "Lenovo" can be changed in the settings.

The fingerprint has also moved to the display.The volume swing, speaker and lock button are still on the side frames. New - an additional USB connector to play and charge your phone at the same time.

Also, it is worth noting a truly frameless phone screen. Due to the retractable selfie camera, the display is presented to the user from and to without unnecessary “bangs” and “chins”.

It's important to know! The Legion Pro lacks a wired headphone jack.

Equipment

Smoothly moving into the category of luxury brands, Lenovo has not abandoned free cases. Therefore, the set of lotions will be non-standard, as well as the box as a whole:

• Clip for SIM card slot;
• Type-C USB cable (has a unique connector);
• Adapter for charging;
• Talon, certificates.
• Unusual transparent case;

Probably, the designers considered the new product to be unique even without a lot of colors, which is why gamers have only two shades to choose from: red and blue.

Characteristics

Screen

A large, modern display is one of the main advantages of a smartphone. Its dimensions are 6.65 inches. For most time-consuming games and widescreen movies, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels (almost the maximum) is definitely enough.

Additionally, the quality of the picture is guaranteed by the expensive Amoled matrix, most often used on Samsung smartphones. Firstly, this type of screen slowly drains the battery, and a nice detail appears in the form of Always-on-display. The pixel ratio on the screen is 388 ppi. Experts have already called the model a real breakthrough.

Legion Pro features can easily be confused with the options of a budget laptop!

Despite the minus "in the form of a PWM effect, the screen refresh rate is 144 Hz. As you know, the higher this value, the smoother the image will look. The Lenovo brand has not stinted on HDR10 +, or rather a wider range of colors in the display. Thus, Legion Pro is comparable to an art gallery.

You can further adjust the color saturation and scheme in the settings. The maximum brightness reaches 450 nits.In sunny weather, at 100%, the text is perfectly visible; when deviated, the picture does not go into negative.

Operating system

As for the system, here the developers have worked no less. First of all, the new model works based on the convenient Android 10 OS. Already at the stage of the first inclusion, the user is able to synchronize Google accounts. Facebook or Yandex. Increased speed of transition between widgets. Thanks to a whole system of gestures, a game is launched in an instant or the “Tools” folder is opened.

The Lenovo software package includes an engineering calculator with a converter, a calculator, notes, and a music player.

Folders and desktop shortcuts are miniature; the font, however, is regulated in the settings in a fairly wide range. The developers believe that the most correct position of the phone is horizontal. Therefore, the display is sensitive to rotation.

Pre-installed in the smartphone and the author's shell Legion OS. With it came a huge amount of customization tools, from a dark theme to a special application for choosing icons, themes and wallpapers (some are paid). Moreover, users enjoy NFC contactless payment after creating an individual account in the Lenovo system.

Performance, memory, sound

90% of the success of the Legion Pro advertising campaign is the nimble Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor. The chipset is built using a 7nm process technology and easily handles the most complex applications.

In its arsenal, it has 8 active cores that work simultaneously, taking into account the HMP configuration (distribution of current processes by execution complexity). They are divided into three productive clusters. The first "gaming" is represented by a single Kryo 585 core at 3 GHz.The second took 3 cores with a clock frequency of 2.42 GHz. The last - the weakest - is 4 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz. In comparison, many "gaming" smartphones do not at all live up to the characteristics of at least the second cluster.

The processor also has integrated graphics and dynamic frequency scaling. The smartphone often itself determines which processes to spend the charge on. Of course, most productive 3D games at maximum settings are suitable for this monster. Games like WoT or Pubg 9 are just warm-ups for Legion Pro.

The developers have provided 5 options for the combination of RAM / ROM: 128/8 GB, 128/12 GB, 256/12 GB, 512/16 GB, respectively. In all cases, the memory will be enough for at least 10 demanding applications.
Despite a significant drawback - the lack of a headphone jack - the sound from the model's speakers is very loud. At maximum values, it does not break, the bell and the alarm clock are clearly audible.

autonomy

Not the last role in game phones is the level of charge. The Legion Pro has a 5000 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery. With this value, users can count on the full operation of the smartphone with mobile Internet / WiFi throughout the day. The gameplay, at the same time, will discharge the novelty in 15 hours.

Depending on the price, charging methods are offered. The most expensive option is 90-volt fast charging, which replenishes energy up to 100% in 30 minutes. There is also a block for 65 and 45 Volts, they are coupled with 128/12 GB and 256/12 GB memory.

Camera

The brand paid attention to the characteristics of the cameras. Of course, they do not occupy a dominant position in the Lenovo Legion Pro, but the image is still clear and bright. Consider the main camera:

The first sensor is 64MP with f/1.9 aperture and 25mm ultra-wide field of view. The photo shows a large landscape with a lot of shades. It is worth noting that without post-editing, the colors of the sky and trees are saturated. Also, the photo was taken in the evening, but even small details are clearly visible. There are no pixels on the leaves, and overall the main camera does a good job.

The second sensor is 16MP, f/2.2 aperture, 120-degree field of view and 16mm zoom (ultrawide). This image is an example of macro photography. The foreground is clear, the relief of the stone is visible, and even the smallest stripes. It is worth noting that the trees and water did not lose their color during the blur. The photo is really widescreen, even distant buildings get into the frame.

However, the most interesting of this set is the front camera. It slides out from the side of the phone and resembles old models of cameras. The developers have equipped it with an interesting feature - in case of a fall or sudden movement, the selfie camera automatically closes, thus the risk of breaking parts is very small.

Its capabilities are 20 MP, f/2.2 aperture and 25mm zoom (wide). You can select single/group photo mode before shooting. Of course, it cannot be compared with the main camera. Here you can see a fuzzy outline of distant objects, but the color saturation is preserved.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Beautiful, unique design;
• Large screen without frames;
• Unusual branded case;
• Large amount of memory;
• Capacitive battery;
• Fast processor;
• The latest version of Android OS 10;
• Good cameras.

• No headphone jack;
• Large, therefore inconvenient sizes.

Bottom line and price

Lenovo's novelty appealed to both CIS users and foreign commentators.In this smartphone for $600 or 45 thousand rubles, according to preliminary data, the most powerful stuffing and attractive design are perfectly combined. The release of the smartphone took place on July 22, 2020.

Of course, when creating the brand, it was focused on gamers, so only gamers will be able to fully appreciate all the features of Lenovo Legion Pro. For shoppers looking for a good smartphone for everyday use, any cheaper model will do.