The Stem Deck OLED is a mild iteration on the original Steam Deck, but is it worth buying? Here's how the Steam Deck OLED and Steam Deck LCD stack up.
The Steam Deck is one of the most popular handheld gaming machine s, offering stiff competition to the likes of the Nintendo Switch OLED, and Asus ROG Ally. But now it has new competition from … itself. A new version with a bigger OLED display, new more efficient internal components, and a boosted battery life is on the way.
Related Moving forward, only one of the LCD models will remain available, with 256GB of storage space and a $400 price tag. The display is new and improved, with OLED offering much higher contrast and greater control of brightness on a per-pixel basis. means the screen will look far more vibrant and rich, offering a more immersive gaming experience in just about everything. It also gets much brighter, with support for HDR mode and a peak brightness that’s close to 1,000 nits. That really helps some content pop off the screen.
One of the biggest changes, though, is in battery life. With a bigger battery and more efficient components, Valve has managed to increase overall battery life by up to 50%. It’s now claiming that in ideal circumstances the Steam Deck can run for up to 12 hours, which is way beyond what you’d expect. You’ll typically get less than that, but more power is always good in a device like this.
Network performance is improved, too. If you have a high-end internet connection, you’ll be able to download games faster on the Steam Deck OLED — as long as you have a Wi-Fi 6E-compatible router.
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