Lenovo Legion 2 Pro gaming phone is so powerful it needs this built-in fan

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Lenovo's not messing effectually with its new Legion two Pro gaming phone — new leaked snaps bear witness information technology'll take a physical cooling fan built in.

The successor to the Lenovo Legion Telephone Duel first surfaced last month in the course of leaked specs that suggested it would pack some serious power. At present photos of the device accept now appeared ahead of its scheduled launch in Mainland china this week — and information technology's sure to plough a few heads.

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Lenovo was relatively late to enter the smartphone gaming arena, only debuting its Legion brand terminal twelvemonth, but the new model looks set to pose a serious challenge to the likes of the Asus ROG Telephone 5.

Based on photos of the device shared with AnTuTu, the front of the handset isn't too dissimilar to many picks in our all-time phones listing, sporting a traditional smartphone shape.

The Lenovo Legion 2 Pro'southward back, however, shows a colorful module nestled in the middle of the phone. There's some doubt every bit to whether this module is raised or not, with Beebob reporting that it juts out to produce a rocking motion when laid on a tabular array, but GMSArena stating that they call back it's an optical illusion, and that the middle module is flat with the rest of the phone'southward rear.

Either way, GSMArena claims that it will feature twin-turbo fans, plus a liquid cooling chamber between them to dissipate rut.

At a glance, the externally visible fan leaves the Legion 2 Pro exposed to dust and water due to its open vents. Despite this, it looks pretty darn cool; we just promise it ships with some form of protective seal for the fan's casing, but Lenovo has yet to confirm annihilation of this nature.

Other gaming phones such equally the Nubia Reddish Magic 6 use integrated cooling fans also, but Ruby Magic keeps the fans subconscious inside to force hot air outside through the organisation'south grilles for better protection.

Putting durability to one side, some of the Lenovo Legion ii Pro'southward stellar specs have also leaked via NotebookCheck.net and GSMArena. The phone will reportedly have a 6.92-inch, 144Hz screen, a touch-sampling rate of 720Hz and the premium Snapdragon 888 chipset. It'll besides go a large 5,500mAh battery, and volition support 90W fast charging.

Its front-facing camera too looks like offering something a petty dissimilar: it'll sit down on the side of the telephone rather than the meridian, and then you face information technology correctly when playing in landscape way, and will accept a motorized pop-upwards mechanism as on the OnePlus 7 Pro. The principal rear camera, meanwhile, is said to be a 64MP effort that can capture 8K video at 30fps.

We won't have to expect long until we know for certain what the Lenovo Legion Pro two will offering: its official launch takes place in China on Thursday (April viii). Stay tuned for more than news presently.

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Luke is a Trainee News Writer at T3 and contributor to Tom's Guide, having graduated from the DMU/Channel 4 Journalism School with an MA in Investigative Journalism. Earlier switching careers, he worked for Mindshare WW. When not indoors messing around with gadgets, he's a disc golf enthusiast, keen jogger, and fond of all things outdoors.