Razer’s Edge 5G handheld is coming to Verizon on January twenty sixth for $359.99

Razer and Verizon co-announced the pricing for the 5G-enabled Edge gaming handheld throughout CES 2023. It’s launching on January twenty sixth for $359.99 once you add it as a brand new pill line to your account. With an installment plan, Verizon says the mathematics works out to $10 per thirty days for 36 months. This pricing is obtainable for a restricted time, however a timeframe wasn’t offered by Verizon, so we’ve adopted as much as discover out. The retail worth for the 5G mannequin is $599.99, which is $200 greater than the Wi-Fi-only mannequin.

We first heard in regards to the Edge (Razer’s revival of the awkward 2013 tablet-handheld hybrid) in October 2022. It has a 6.8-inch OLED display screen with a quick 144Hz refresh charge, and it sits snugly in between the Kishi V2 Pro, a modified model of the cell controller that provides rumble. This handheld’s focus is enjoying cloud video games over Wi-Fi and over 5G, and to that finish it helps Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Steam Link for once you’re inside vary of a gaming PC.

While the Edge Wi-Fi and Edge 5G are very related, the 5G mannequin helps Verizon’s sub-6GHz and ultrawide band networks, so it’s best to get dependable protection of various speeds across the nation. The huge query with this mannequin is what enjoying video games by way of 5G will really feel like. While 5G can transfer a bunch of information shortly, latency is one other query fully. Razer’s handheld shall be one of many greatest assessments of 5G’s viability for demanding use circumstances like gaming. We count on to get our arms on it quickly, so keep tuned for extra Edge protection.