AOKZOE. A-ok, Zoe. Oak Zoe. I am not solely certain how you can pronounce this handheld PC’s identify, however I can at the very least verify that its new A1 Professional handheld seems to be mighty because of the Ryzen 7 7840U stuffed inside it.
The AOKZOE A1 Professional is a handheld gaming PC that appears lots like another. It comes with an 8-inch display, flanked by analogue sticks, however this one does include some patches of RGB lighting. Admittedly, I really feel these will nearly at all times be lined by your palms as you play, however there may be power-sucking RGB. Let that be recognized.
Let’s be trustworthy, the principle draw of this handheld is the chip powering it: the Ryzen 7 7840U.
That is mainly the identical as the highest ROG Ally, which is utilizing a semi-custom model referred to as the Ryzen Z1 Excessive. Each share an eight-core Zen 4 CPU with 12 CU RDNA 3 GPU, and that is an enormous step up on the AMD chip powering the Steam Deck.
For all that energy, the AOKZOE A1 Professional can run a 1920 x 1200 pixel display—one other massive improve over the Steam Deck.
AOKZOE has dropped a handful of benchmarks to offer a tough thought of the efficiency you may anticipate out of this handheld. Simply notice a superb few of those benchmarks are operating on the identical decision to the Steam Deck, and never on the handheld’s native res.
The AOKZOE A1 Professional will launch on April 30 at 8am PT (4pm BST) on Indiegogo, forward of the ROG Ally’s launch date of Could 11, however I doubt you may get this console in your palms earlier than somebody that buys the ROG Ally at launch.
There are a number of fashions to select from:
- 7840U | 64GB RAM | 2TB SSD – $1,159
- 7840U | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD – $959
- 7840U | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD – $859
- 7840U | 32GB RAM | 512GB SSD – $799
The cheaper mannequin can be $100 greater than the rumoured worth of the highest ROG Ally (opens in new tab), however would include 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM, which is double what Asus is providing. The A1 Professional is notably heavier, nonetheless, at 729g to 608g, and that can matter while you’re taking part in on this factor whereas mendacity in mattress. Even the Steam Deck can really feel a bit onerous to recreation on above your head and it is simply 669g.
Plenty of that further weight is probably going all the way down to the monster battery the A1 Professional is sporting. With a full 65Wh battery in it, with a 17,100mAh score, that is approach upfront of the 40Wh, 5200mAh battery contained in the Steam Deck. We do not know what the ROG Ally is packing on the battery entrance but, however provided that it is lighter than Valve’s handheld, I would not anticipate this degree of battery.
That alone could possibly be an enormous plus for the A1 Professional over both Deck or Ally.
However you might be getting an alternative choice for a conveyable PC right here, and I am eager to see how this technology of handhelds stack up in opposition to the Steam Deck. The primary factor for me is how properly they will utilise Home windows with solely a pair analogue sticks and a contact display. That OS just isn’t the most convenient in cramped areas, neither is it going to be as well-optimised because the Steam Deck’s SteamOS. However hey, if they will make it work, there’s plenty of efficiency to unlock right here.
