Lenovo’s Game Boy Is Real and Reportedly Stuffed With Ill-Gotten Games
Lenovo has introduced a retro handheld device called the Lenovo G02, resembling a Game Boy. This device is available for purchase on AliExpress but is criticized for its lack of power compared to Lenovo's more advanced handhelds. It comes preloaded with a large number of classic games, raising concerns about copyright issues.
- ▪The Lenovo G02 is priced around $73 and features a Rockchip RK3326 CPU with 1GB of RAM.
- ▪It has a 4.5-inch IPS display and is designed to play games from the early Game Boy and possibly GameCube eras.
- ▪Lenovo claims the device was produced under a brand licensing agreement for the China market only.
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Lenovo makes a Game Boy. Well, actually, it’s complicated. The name of the world’s largest PC producer by market cap is attached to a janky retro handheld called the Lenovo G02. You can buy one through AliExpress for around $73. But you probably shouldn’t. The Lenovo G02 doesn’t land anywhere close to the beastly power of the company’s existing handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go 2, which now costs $2,000. The Game Boy-like device is running on a Rockchip RK3326 CPU with 1GB of RAM. It features a 4.5-inch IPS display that hits a resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels (though the AliExpress tech specs claim it’s 1,024 x 600 pixels). It looks just like many other devices in its class, with a D-pad, four face buttons, and a single analog stick.
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