Steam Deck OLED vs Legion Go: The Hardware Nobody is Talking About

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: Steam Deck OLED Chip ID: Deck OLED Chip ID/167632?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=SDOLEDvsLegion&utm_content=description Lenovo Go Chip ID: 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) 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 Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! Follow us on Twitter: Check us out on Facebook: