Lenovo Legion has come up with the ultimate 2020 gaming gift guide filled with the best devices for your game experience.
“Gaming is a proven effective stress reliever in trying times. Lenovo teamed up with the World Health Organization in the ongoing #PlayApartTogether initiative to encourage the activity during the pandemic, while also helping promote crucial health guidelines such as physical distancing and proper hand hygiene. We encourage everyone to do some gaming to cap off their 2020 as it creates many opportunities and new memories with family and friends,” said Michael Ngan, Lenovo Philippines President and General Manager.
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i
The Legion Slim 7i is a powerful laptop while keeping a slim form factor at 17.9mm and staying light weighing at 1.8kg. It packs an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 for extra realism through the graphic card’s ray tracing technology. That coupled with a 10th Generation Intel Core processor and formidable RAM and storage, it can handle everything you throw at it.
Specifications:
- Display: 6” FHD resolution display with 144Hz refresh rate and 100% sRGB
- Processor: 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10750H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Memory: 16GB 2933MHz DDR4 RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD (with extra SSD slot)
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- Price: PHP 99,995
- Where to buy: All Lenovo authorized retailers nationwide and official online stores
Lenovo Legion Y740Si
The Legion Y740Si, on the other hand, has an impressive 4K display with dual Dolby Atmos speakers. Both of which come in handy when gaming, watching your favorite series or movies, or even when editing.
It features an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU powered by Legion BoostStation eGPU which allows you to crank up your settings. The laptop also is equipped with Lenovo’s Coldfront 2.0 thermal management system technology which aids in the overall cooling experience.
Specifications:
- Display: 6” In-Plane Switching (IPS) display with UHD resolution and High Dynamic Range (HDR)
- Processor: 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10750H
- Graphics: Powered by Legion BoostStation eGPU with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card
- Memory: 16GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- OS: Windows 10
- Price: PHP 144,995
- Where to buy: Legion SM North EDSA, Lenovo SM Mall of Asia, Lenovo SM Marikina, Legion SM Megamall, Lenovo SM Megamall, and Legion SM Cebu; Complink, VillMan, Accent Hub, and Thinking Tools in Cebu and Davao
Lenovo Legion 5Pi
The Legion 5Pi offers a more minimalist design which should come in handy for those that prefer a more low-key design.
Low-key, it may be but it can still impress as far as hardware goes. Its display itself already features a 15.6-inch FHD (1920×1080) IPS anti-glare panel with 300nits brightness and 144Hz refresh rate. It also has Dual Burn technology that pushes the processor and graphics card together for improved framerates.
Specifications:
- Display: 6” In-Plane Switching (IPS) display with FHD (1920 x 1080) resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, less than 3 ms response time, 100% sRGB, Dolby Vision Enabled, 300 nits of brightness
- Processor: 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10750H
- Graphics: Up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660Ti graphics card
- Memory: 8GB 2933MHz DDR4 RAM (with an expansion slot)
- Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (with an SSD expansion slot)
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- Price: Starts at PHP 71,995
- Where to buy: All Legion Concept Stores nationwide
Lenovo Legion 5 and 5i
Lenovo Legion 5
The Legion 5 and 5i are the mainstream workhorse laptops. Both offer an abundance of performance options that assure value for money.
Lenovo Legion 5i | Source
They have several features like Coldfront 2.0 thermal management system, TrueStrike keyboard, and improved battery life. The latter of the three can be further prolonged using Advanced Optimus and Hybrid Mode.
Setting apart the devices is their processor. The Legion 5 can have up to an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor and the Legion 5i packs up to an Intel Core i7-10750H processor.
Specifications:
- Display: Up to 15.6″ FHD IPS (1920 x 1080, 500 nits brightness, up to 240Hz refresh rate, less than 1ms response time, 100% sRGB, Dolby Vision-enabled, VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified
- Processor: Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H mobile processor (Legion 5) or 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10750H processor (Legion 5i)
- Graphics: up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card
- Memory: Up to 16GB 3200MHz (Legion 5) or 2933MHz DDR4 RAM (with an expansion slot)
- Storage: Up to 1TB PCIe SSD (with an SSD expansion slot)
- OS: Windows 10
- Price: Starts at PHP 56,995
- Where to buy: All Legion Concept Stores and Lenovo authorized resellers nationwide and official online stores
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 and 3i
IdeaPad Gaming 3i
IdeaPad Gaming 3 and 3i are built for those that don’t want to break the bank while getting into gaming. The two laptops are priced under PHP 60,000 but still feature a 15.6-FHD Anti-glare display with a 120Hz refresh rate as found in higher-end laptops.
IdeaPad Gaming 3 | Source
They also feature Power Charge technology which gives the laptop a 50% charge with 30 minutes of charging.
Specifications:
- Display:6″ FHD IPS (1920 x 1080), 250 nits brightness, 120 Hz refresh rate
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H (IdeaPad Gaming 3) or 10th-Generation Intel Core i7-10750H (IdeaPad Gaming 3i)
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti graphics card
- Memory: 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 RAM or 2933Mhz DDR4 RAM for the IdeaPad Gaming 3i (with expansion slot)
- Storage: Up to 512GB SSD storage with an SSD expansion slot
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- Price: Starts at PHP 46,995
- Where to buy: All Legion Concept Stores and Lenovo authorized resellers nationwide and official online stores
Lenovo Legion Phone Duel
Last on the list is the Legion Phone Duel which clearly isn’t a laptop but still quite a formidable gaming device in the mobile gaming realm. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor and built around a 6.65-inch Full HD AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. It also features a 240Hz touch sampling rate, gyro sensors, and dual ultrasonic shoulder keys.
Specifications:
- Display: 65” Full HD AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
- Memory: 12GB (Blazing Blue), 16GB (Vengeance Red)
- Storage: 256GB (Blazing Blue), 512GB (Vengeance Red)
- Battery: 5000mAh with 65W Turbo Power Charging
- Rear camera: 64MP, f/1.9 25mm (wide), 16MP, f/2.2, 120 degree, 16mm (ultrawide)
- Front camera: 20MP, f/2.2, 25nn (wide), Motorized side-mounted pop-up camera
- Price: PHP 39,995 (Blazing Blue); PHP 49,995 (Vengeance Red)
- Where to buy: All Lenovo authorized resellers nationwide and official online stores
Because it is the holiday season, Lenovo is also gifting customers that purchase participating Legion devices through The Empire Christmas Sale promo until December 31, 2020. Those that buy any Legion, IdeaPad, or IdeaCentre Gaming device can earn corresponding Empire Points that can be used to redeem exclusive Legion merchandise.
For more on The Empire Christmas Sale, click here.
Ram found his love and appreciation for writing in 2015 having started in the gaming and esports sphere for GG Network. He would then transition to focus more on the world of tech which has also began his journey into learning more about this world. That said though, he still has the mentality of "as long as it works" for his personal gadgets.
