Lenovo Legion Y90 full details released, confirms UFS, SSD tech

Lenovo officially unveiled the specifications of its next gaming smartphone thru their Chinese website, the Lenovo Legion Y90 which comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and Adreno 730 GPU.

The Lenovo Legion Y90 comes with 6.92-inch AMOLED display with 2,460 x 1,080 resolution and peak brightness at 1300 nits. Its display has a max refresh rate of 144 Hz, supports HDR10+, TUV Rheinland certification, and calibrated to Delta E <0.6 for better color accuracy.

The base model starts with 12GB of RAM going up to 16GB and 18GB configuration, all LPDDR5. While the two lower configurations come with 256 GB storage, the top-tier variant packs a dual storage capability of 640GB in total — a 512GB UFS 3.1 plus 128 GB SSD in RAID 0, Lenovo claims.

Lenovo Legion Y90’s is powered up by a 5,600 mAh battery paired with 68W fast charging capability. While its camera hardware has a total of three sensors. The back panel sports two sensors—64 MP main sensor and 13MP ultra-wide sensor—and the front panel has a 16 MP selfie shooter.

Below are the rest of Lenovo Legion Y90 specs:

• Android 12, ZUI 13
• Dual SIM, Dual standby
• 6.92-inch FHD+ AMOLED E4 display, 2460 x 1080-pixel resolution, 388ppi
• 144Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling
• HDR10+, 1300-nits peak brightness
• 3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core processor
• Dual cooling fans
• 12GB/16GB/18GB RAM
• Adreno 730 GPU
• 256GB/640GB (512GB UFS + 128GB SSD) internal storage, non-expandable
• 16-megapixel front camera
• 64-megapixel (f/1.9, PDAF) + 13-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, dual-LED flash
• Under-display fingerprint scanner
• 4x shoulder triggers, 2x pressure sensitive zones on the display
• Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
• No headphone jack
• Dual Z-axis linear motors
• RGB logo
• HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
• WiFi 6, dual-band
• Bluetooth 5.2
• dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
• NFC
• 2x USB Type-C ports
• Dimensions: 177 x 78.4 x 10.1mm
• Weight: 252g
• Colors: Gray
• 5,600mAh non-removable battery, 68W fast charging

The Lenovo Legion Y90 is priced at CNY4,299PHP 34,654USD 591INR 50,052EUR 562 (around Php34,900USD 595INR 50,417EUR 566CNY 4,331), CNY4,599PHP 37,072USD 632INR 53,545EUR 602 (around Php37,400USD 637INR 54,028EUR 607CNY 4,641), and CNY5,299PHP 42,715USD 728INR 61,695EUR 693 (around Php43,100USD 734INR 62,262EUR 700CNY 5,349) for the 12GB/256GB, 16GB/256GB, and 18GB/640GB models, respectively.

Pre-orders are now available in China starting March 10. Global release (including the Philippines for that matter) has not been revealed.