We’ve had the Lenovo Legion Go in our sights for a couple of weeks now. With its beautiful 8.8” QHD display powered by the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, innovative controls, and whispers of a repairable design, we genuinely thought that the Steam Deck may have finally met its match.
Then out of nowhere, Valve released an upgraded Steam Deck with an OLED panel, a new 6-nanometer processor, and a bunch of repairability upgrades! We couldn’t resist. We might have two repairability heavyweights in the teardown lab and we’re going to pit them against each other to see who's more likely to walk away after a good beating.
Read more about this teardown on our blog: https://www.ifixit.com/News/86954/handheld-head-to-head-steam-deck-oled-v-legion-go?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Steam Deck OLED Chip ID: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+OLED+Chip+ID/167632?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Lenovo Go Chip ID: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+Legion+Go+Chip+ID/167631?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
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Chapters
00:00 Steam Deck OLED vs Legion Go Repairability Face Off
00:34 Disclaimer
00:56 Lenovo Legion Go Teardown
01:17 Disconnecting the Battery
01:21 Removing the M.2 SSD
01:35 Removing the Legion Go Battery
02:15 Removing the Speakers and Thermal Management
02:24 Removing the Audio Board
02:31 The Legion Go Mainboard and the Ryzen Z1 Extreme
02:47 TSMC’s N4 Line and the 5 Nanometer Node
03:02 Soldered RAM and Lenovo’s LA1 AI Chip
03:30 Removing the Legion Go’s LCD Screen
03:39 Tearing Down the Legion Go’s Controllers
04:08 The Legion Go’s Hidden Mouse - Laser or Optical?
04:57 The Legion Go’s Drift Proof Sticks
05:17 A Closer Look at the Steam Deck’s Evolution
05:51 Steam Deck OLED Teardown
06:22 Removing the Back Cover Revealing Repairability Upgrades
06:36 Disconnecting the Steam Deck OLED Battery
06:44 OLED Thumbsticks and Bumper Button Redesign
07:06 Is the Steam Deck OLED Thumbstick Drift Proof?
07:19 Moving the Interconnect Cable to Prevent Damage
07:30 Removing the M.2 Drive
07:44 Removing the Steam Deck OLED Daughterboards
08:00 Removing the Thermal Management and Mainboard
08:13 A Closer Look at the Steam Deck OLED Mainboard
08:40 Removing the Steam Deck OLED Battery
09:12 Steam Deck LCD and OLED Batteries Compared
09:23 Steam Deck OLED Screen Removal and LCD Comparison - Can They Be Swapped?
09:55 Steam Deck OLED Touchpad Upgrades
10:15 Comparing Thermals and Speakers Between LCD and OLED Models
10:38 Can You Swap the OLED Battery with the LCD Battery?
10:54 Closing Thoughts and Repairability Score
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Then out of nowhere, Valve released an upgraded Steam Deck with an OLED panel, a new 6-nanometer processor, and a bunch of repairability upgrades! We couldn’t resist. We might have two repairability heavyweights in the teardown lab and we’re going to pit them against each other to see who's more likely to walk away after a good beating.
Read more about this teardown on our blog: https://www.ifixit.com/News/86954/handheld-head-to-head-steam-deck-oled-v-legion-go?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Steam Deck OLED Chip ID: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+OLED+Chip+ID/167632?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Lenovo Go Chip ID: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+Legion+Go+Chip+ID/167631?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Our best tools ever, now with a lightsaber(flamethrower)
https://www.ifixit.com/products/ifixit-x-hacksmith-bundle?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description
Chapters
00:00 Steam Deck OLED vs Legion Go Repairability Face Off
00:34 Disclaimer
00:56 Lenovo Legion Go Teardown
01:17 Disconnecting the Battery
01:21 Removing the M.2 SSD
01:35 Removing the Legion Go Battery
02:15 Removing the Speakers and Thermal Management
02:24 Removing the Audio Board
02:31 The Legion Go Mainboard and the Ryzen Z1 Extreme
02:47 TSMC’s N4 Line and the 5 Nanometer Node
03:02 Soldered RAM and Lenovo’s LA1 AI Chip
03:30 Removing the Legion Go’s LCD Screen
03:39 Tearing Down the Legion Go’s Controllers
04:08 The Legion Go’s Hidden Mouse - Laser or Optical?
04:57 The Legion Go’s Drift Proof Sticks
05:17 A Closer Look at the Steam Deck’s Evolution
05:51 Steam Deck OLED Teardown
06:22 Removing the Back Cover Revealing Repairability Upgrades
06:36 Disconnecting the Steam Deck OLED Battery
06:44 OLED Thumbsticks and Bumper Button Redesign
07:06 Is the Steam Deck OLED Thumbstick Drift Proof?
07:19 Moving the Interconnect Cable to Prevent Damage
07:30 Removing the M.2 Drive
07:44 Removing the Steam Deck OLED Daughterboards
08:00 Removing the Thermal Management and Mainboard
08:13 A Closer Look at the Steam Deck OLED Mainboard
08:40 Removing the Steam Deck OLED Battery
09:12 Steam Deck LCD and OLED Batteries Compared
09:23 Steam Deck OLED Screen Removal and LCD Comparison - Can They Be Swapped?
09:55 Steam Deck OLED Touchpad Upgrades
10:15 Comparing Thermals and Speakers Between LCD and OLED Models
10:38 Can You Swap the OLED Battery with the LCD Battery?
10:54 Closing Thoughts and Repairability Score
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