Razer’s new handheld gaming device, the Razer Phone 2, looks and feels a lot like Nintendo’s Switch console. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo and has a 6-inch IGZO display with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels. The phone also has an 8MP front-facing camera and a 12MP rear camera. The Razer Phone 2 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor and 4GB of RAM. It comes with 64GB of internal storage and supports microSD cards up to 512GB. The phone also has a 3,500mAh battery that should last for about two days on average use. The Razer Phone 2 is available now in black or blue color options for $799USD. ..
The Razer Edge is the company’s first Android device since the Razer Phone 2, which is saying a lot. But rather than this being a phone, it’s actually a Nintendo Switch-like handheld. It has two detachable controllers on the left and right, known as the Razer Kishi V2 Pro, as well as a 6.8-inch 144Hz AMOLED display.
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When it comes to internals, we have a Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 SoC with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Qualcomm has been pretty secretive about that chip, but we know that it has a boost frequency of 3 GHz and, in the case of the Razer Edge at least, it’ll be actively cooled.
Clearly, it doesn’t carry PC specs, so you shouldn’t expect to play AAA PC games natively on a Razer Edge like you can on a Steam Deck. Instead, this device is much more similar to Logitech’s cloud gaming handheld in that aspect. You can play Android games and, if you want to, play heavier games on the cloud through services such as Xbox Cloud Gaming and NVIDIA GeForce Now.
If you wish to try it out, it’ll be available in 2023, starting at $399 for the Wi-Fi version. There will also be a 5G version that will be exclusive to Verizon, but we’re yet to learn the pricing details for this one.
Source: Qualcomm, Razer, NotebookCheck
