Valve’s Steam Deck is one of the largest handheld gaming consoles to be sold in the last 30 years but, at 1.47 pounds, Valve has worked some magic to make the Steam Deck feel almost weightless in your hands. You can hold the Steam Deck for hours without your fingers cramping! What we like Lightweight and extremely comfortable

All configurations come with a carrying case, for instance, but the most expensive Deck includes anti-glare etched glass in the display.Įditor's note: We originally published our Steam Deck review in March 2022. The storage speed increases with the size, and the more expensive configurations come with extras. The Valve Steam Deck currently comes in three configurations: a $399 model with 64GB of eMMC storage a $529 model with 256GB of NVMe SSD storage and a $649 model with 512GB of NVMe SSD storage.

Operating system: steamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), KDE Plasma for the desktop.

Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz), 3.5mm headphone jack, dual-microphone array, USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode support, microSD with SD, SDXC, and SDHC support.

Display: 1280 x 800 (16:10 aspect ratio), optically bonded IPS LCD panel, 7-inches, 400 nits, 60Hz, touch-enabled.

Graphics: AMD 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.66GHz.

Here are the specs of the handheld console we tested:

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