In the past, if you wanted to game on the go, your only real option was to invest in a handheld gaming device like the Nintendo Switch or the PlayStation Vita. However, with the rise of powerful and affordable handheld gaming PCs, that may be about to change. Unlike a traditional desktop PC or laptop, most handheld gaming PCs can easily fit in your pocket, meaning you can take them with you wherever you go.
Handheld Specs
| Handheld | CPU | GPU | Display | RAM | Storage | Input | Battery | Ports | Wireless | Audio | OS | Dimensions | Weight | Additional Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steam Deck | Custom AMD Zen 2 “Van Gogh” APU Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32) | 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32) | 7″ diagonal, 1280 x 800px (16:10 aspect ratio), Optically bonded IPS LCD for enhanced readability, 400 nits typical, 60Hz | 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (5500 MT/s quad 32-bit channels) | 64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 x1), 256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 or PCIe Gen 3 x2*), 512 GB high-speed NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 or PCIe Gen 3 x2*), UHS-I supports SD, SDXC and SDHC | Full-sized controls, Trackpads, Gyro, Grip buttons, Touchscreen | 40Whr battery, 45W USB Type-C PD3.0 power supply | USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio, microSD card reader | Bluetooth 5.0 (support for controllers, accessories and audio), Dual-band Wi-Fi radio, 2.4GHz and 5GHz, 2 x 2 MIMO, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | Stereo with embedded DSP | SteamOS | 298 x 117 x 49mm | 669g | |
 | Steam Deck OLED | 6nm AMD “Sepiroth”, 4 Zen 2 CPU cores / 8 threads, 2.4 GHz – 3.5 GHz, 4-15 watts | 8 RDNA 2 Compute units, 1 – 1.6 GHz | 7.4 inches, 1280 x 800 pixels, HDR OLED, 90 Hz, 1000 nits peak brightness (HDR), 600 nits (SDR), 110% P3 color gamut, <0.1ms response | 16GB, LPDDR5-6400 | 512GB/1TB NVMe SSD UHS-I supports SD, SDXC and SDHC | Full-sized controls, Trackpads, Gyro, Grip buttons, Touchscreen | 50 Wh, 2.5 meter charging cable | USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio, microSD card reader | WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 | Hi-Fi audio | SteamOS | 298 x 117 x 50mm | 640g | |
 | Legion Go | AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 8 x Zen 4 CPU cores up to 5.1 GHz), 5W – 30W (plugged in), 5-30W (on battery power) | AMD Radeon RDNA 3 | 8.8” QHD+ (2560 x 1600) IPS; 16:10 10-point Touch (144Hz / 97% DCI-P3 / 500nits / 83%AAR | 16GB 7500Mhz LPDDR5X | 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242 | 10-point multitouch, Detachable controllers w/gaming buttons and touchpad, Hall effect joysticks, 1 x mouse wheel, 1 x mouse sensor, 6 x assignable buttons, 6-axis gyroscope, RGB lighting around joysticks and on power button | 49.2WHr with Super Rapid Charge, Controller battery capacity: 900mah | 3.5mm audio combo jack1 x USB Type-C (USB 4.0, DisplayPort™ 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0)1 x microSD card reader, 1x USB Type-C (USB 4.0, DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax), Bluetooth 5.2 | 2 x 2W SpeakersDual-array near-field microphone | Windows 11 | 210 x 131 x 20mm | 854g | |
 | ROG Ally X | AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 8C/16T up to 5.1 GHz | AMD Radeon RDNA 3, 12CU @ 2.7 GHz | 7″ 1920×1080, 120Hz, 500 nits, 7ms, VRR | 24GB LPDDR5X-7500 | 1TB M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD PCIe 4×4 | 10-point multitouch, Detachable controllers w/gaming buttons and touchpad, Hall effect joysticks, 1 x mouse wheel, 1 x mouse sensor, 6 x assignable buttons, 6-axis gyroscope, RGB lighting around joysticks and on power button | 80Wh | Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2 | 28.0 × 11.4 × 3.7 cm | |||||
 | ROG Ally | 1) AMD Ryzen™ Z1 (6-core, 12 threads, up to 30W – 2.8 TFlops) 2) AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme (8-core, 16 threads, up to 30W – 8.6 TFlops) | 1) Z1: AMD Radeon™ RDNA 3 Graphics (4GB VRAM, 4 compute units) 2) Z1 Extreme: AMD Radeon™ RDNA 3 Graphics (4GB VRAM, 12 compute units) | 7-inch display, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 500 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate, VRR | 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM | 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, UHS-2 Micro SD card expansion | Controllers, Macro Buttons, Touchscreen | 40 WHrs, 65W USB-C PD 3.0 power supply | 3.5mm audio jack, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 combo port with DisplayPort 1.4 support, UHS-II microSD card reader | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5 | Dolby Atmos | Windows 11 | 280 x 113 x 39mm | 608g | XBOX Game Pass Ultimate – 3 months |
 | ONEXPLAYER X1 Mini | AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.1GHz | AMD Radeon 780M, 12 compute units, up to 2700MHz | 8.8-inch touchscreen, 144Hz refresh rate | Swappable SSD | Touchscreen, detachable controllers | 65Wh, around 2 hours high-demand gaming, longer for less intensive use | Harman Audio | Windows 11 | 710g | |||||
 | ONEXPLAYER 2 Pro (Ryzen™ 7 8840U) | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, Zen 4 architecture, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.1 GHz | Radeon 780M Graphics | 8.4” 2.5K (2560 x 1600 resolution), 358 PPI | 32GB LPDDR5X, 7500 MHz | 1TB/2TB, PCIe 4.0 x4, Read speeds of 7,109.76MB/s, Write speeds of 6,316.21MB/s | Pro-Level Joysticks, 500Hz refresh rate, virtually no dead zones | 65.5Wh, up to 4 hours of gameplay (GTA5 at 60FPS), 8-9 hours video playback | USB 4.0 Port with up to 40 Gbps, Thunderbolt Technology compatible | Certified Harman AudioEFX Tuning | Windows 11 | ||||
 | GPD Win 4 (2024) | 1) AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) AMD Ryzen 5 8640U, 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 1) 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 6 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60 Hz, Slider (covers a physical keyboard) | 16GB /32GB / 64GB, LPDDR5x-7500 | 512GB / 2TB / 4TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, microSD card reader | Sliding physical keyboard, touchscreen | 45.62 Wh | 1 x USB4 Type-C (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps), 1 x OCuLink (63 Gbps), 1 x 3.5mm audio jack, 1 x microSD card reader | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, optional 4G LTE module | 3.5mm audio jack | Windows 11 Home 64bit | 220 x 92 x 28mm | 598g | |
 | AYANEO Flip KB | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Radeon 780M (RDNA3) | 7″, 1920 x 1080 IPS Dynamic Screen, 120Hz | 16/32/64GB | 512GB/2TB | Optical Finger Mouse, Master Controller, Hall Sensing Joystick, Linear Hall Trigger, X-axis Linear Motor Standard character full keyboard with Fn keys; RGB Lightings. | 45Wh | Full-featured USB4 Type-C | Up to 40Gbps, USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Data Only) | Up to 10Gbps, OcuLink SFF-8612 | Effective Bandwidth of 64Gbps, UHS-II TF Card Slot | Maximum Read Speed of 300MB/s, 3.5mm Headphone Jack | WiFI 6E , BT 5.2 | Windows 11 Home | 180 x 102 x 29.8 | 650g | All-new arge Area VC + Air Cooling System | |
| AYANEO Flip DS | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Radeon 780M (RDNA3) | 7″, 1920 x 1080 IPS Dynamic Screen, 120Hz Secondary Display: 3.5x960x640 IPS screen, 3:2 screen ratio | 16/32/64GB | 512GB/2TB | Optical Finger Mouse, Master Controller, Hall Sensing Joystick, Linear Hall Trigger, X-axis Linear Motor | 45Wh | Full-featured USB4 Type-C | Up to 40Gbps, USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Data Only) | Up to 10Gbps, OcuLink SFF-8612 | Effective Bandwidth of 64Gbps, UHS-II TF Card Slot | Maximum Read Speed of 300MB/s, 3.5mm Headphone Jack | WiFI 6E , BT 5.2 | Windows 11 Home | 180 x 102 x 29.8 | 650g | All-new arge Area VC + Air Cooling System | |
 | GPD Win Max 2 2024 | 1) AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) AMD Ryzen 5 8640U, 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 1) 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 10.1-inch IPS display with ultra-narrow bezels, eye protection, 1920×1200 default resolution (max 2560×1600), 299PPI, 16:10 aspect ratio | Up to 64GB LPDDR5x RAM @ 7500 MT/s | 1TB or 2TB M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD (expandable with dual M.2 slots) | Built-in keyboard, touchpad, Hall Sensor joysticks, mappable back buttons, touchscreen with 10-point multi-touch support, optional active stylus compatibility | 67Wh battery with up to 3 hours of gaming, supports 100W PD fast charging | Full-speed USB4 with PD 100W charging, Oculink port (eGPU compatible), high-speed SD and microSD card slots, headphone jack | Wi-Fi 6 with maximum transmission rate of 2402Mbps, Bluetooth 5.2 | Built-in 4-channel smart amplifier, 4 super-linear speakers | Windows 11 | |||
| GPD WIN Mini 2024 | 1) AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) AMD Ryzen 5 8640U, 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 1) 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, 15-30W TDP 2) 6 Zen 4 CPU cores / 12 threads, Up to 4.9 GHz, 15-30W TDP | 7 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 120 Hz, Variable Screen refresh, 500 nits, Native Landscape orientation, 10-point multitouch, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Options for 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB LPDDR5 6400 MT/s | 512GB/2TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD | Hall-effect, drift-resistant analog sticks; recessed D-Pad; linear full-analog triggers; full mini keyboard and touchpad | 44.24Wh | 1 x USB4 (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps), 1 x microSD card slot, 1 x 3.5mm audio jack | WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.2 Support | AAC Hyper-Linear Dual Speaker | Windows 11 | 168×109×26 mm | 520g | |
 | TECNO Pocket Go | AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS (35W, 8-cores, 16-threads, up to 5.1 GHz) | AMD Radeon 780M (12 x RDNA 3 compute units) | AR glasses with 0.71 inch Micro OLED screens, simulating a 215-inch screen experience | 16GB LPDDR5 | 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD | Resembles an Xbox controller design | 50 Wh replaceable battery | Windows 11 | ||||||
 | Orange Pi Neo | AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840U | Radeon 780M | 7-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA) 16:10, 500nits Brightness, 120Hz Refresh Rate | 16GB/32GB LPDDR5 (6400MHz dual channel) | 512GB-2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD (2280) | Linear Hall Trigger, Hall Sensing Joystick with RGB Lighting, Dual 6-axis gyroscopes | 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-polymer battery, Standard PD-65W GaN power adapter | 2x USB 4.0 Type-C, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack, 1x TF card slot | BT5.3, Wifi 6E | 2x 1W dual panoramic speakers | Manjaro Gaming Edition | 259 x 107 x 19.9mm | ||
 | ONEXPLAYER X1 | 1) Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16-core, 22-thread processor (higher-end configuration) 2) Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14-core, 18-thread processor (entry-level configuration) | 1) 8-core Intel Arc integrated graphics (higher-end configuration) 2) 7-core Intel Arc integrated graphics (entry-level configuration); compatible with ONEXGPU external GPU dock | 10.95 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel, 120 Hz | 16GB LPDDR5x | 1TB-4TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (replaceable) | Detachable game controllers, optional detachable keyboard, optional pen (4096 levels of pressure sensitivity) | 65 Wh, supports 100W fast charging | 2x USB4 ports, 1x USB 3.2 Type-A port, microSD card reader, 3.5mm audio jack | WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 | Stereo speakers with Harman Kardon tuning | Windows 11 | 251.5 x 162.6 x 12.7mm | 789g | |
 | MSI CLAW A1M | Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H, 16C/22T up to 4.8 GHz | Arc Graphics, 8 Xe-Cores @ 2.25 GHz | 7” FHD (1920×1080), 120Hz, IPS-Level Touchscreen | 16GB LPDDR5-6400MHz | 512GB PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2230 | Controllers, Macro Buttons, Touchscreen | 53Wh, 65W PD adapter | 1x Type-C (USB / DP / Thunderbolt™ 4) with PD charging, 1x Micro SD Card Reader, 1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack | Intel® Killer™ BE Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4 | 294 x 117 x 21.2 mm | 675g | |||
 | Aya Neo Slide | AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | AMD Radeon 780M | 6-inch 1080p IPS LCD screen (368 pixels per inch, up to 400 nits brightness, 85% DCI-P3 color gamut, 120% sRGB color gamut). This screen slides upward to unveil a QWERTY keyboard. | 16/32/64GB LPDDR5X | 512/GB/2TB/4TB M.2 2280 | QWERTY keyboard with RGB backlit keys, plus joysticks and trigger buttons equipped with hall sensors, a 6-axis gyroscope for motion detection, an X-axis motor for rumble effects | 46.2 Wh | 2 x full-feature USB4 ports, 1 x a microSD card reader | BT5.2, Wifi 6E | 64-bit Home Edition | 226 x 90 x 28.5 mm | 650g |