Razer’s Edge is one sharp-looking cloud gaming Android handheld

Razer is lastly displaying off the Edge, its moveable Android gaming handheld. Good information: it appears to be like so much higher than the final time we noticed it in December 2021. There’s so much to go over with this one. The Edge will launch in a Wi-Fi-only model for $399.99 in January 2023, adopted by a 5G-ready model by Verizon in early 2023. It’ll help the service’s extremely wideband and sub-6GHz networks. Razer’s following the Steam Deck reservation mannequin, permitting folks to pay $5 to order an Edge.

It’s meant to be an excellent gadget for cloud recreation streaming by Xbox Cloud Gaming or Nvidia GeForce Now. Razer says that the Edge helps as much as 144 frames per second by the Steam Link app if you’re streaming PC video games domestically. The Edge runs on Android 12 with Qualcomm’s G3X Gen 1 chipset, although as a substitute of being an all-in-one handheld just like the idea proven off months in the past (like Logitech’s G Cloud Gaming Handheld is), it’s a 6.8-inch pill that may be faraway from its controller. That controller, by the best way, is a Kishi V2 Pro, a extra feature-packed model that features haptics and a 3.5mm headphone jack. That gamepad gained’t be accessible individually in the intervening time; for now, it’s solely accessible packed in with the Edge.

The pill part stands out with its specs, specifically its 6.8-inch FHD Plus (2,400 x 1,080) OLED display that has a quick 144Hz refresh fee. Alongside the G3x Gen 1 chipset, which Qualcomm refers to as a “Gaming Platform,” there’s 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, which ought to give it some velocity, and 128GB of storage. It sports activities Bluetooth 5.2 for connecting headphones, and it additionally has Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, making it suitable with among the quickest routers accessible, like Google’s Nest Wifi Pro, Eero’s Pro 6E, and extra.

The Edge has a front-facing digital camera, so you may stream on Twitch when you recreation or soar right into a Zoom name. As for battery life, Razer shared that the Edge may have a 5,000mAh battery, so it should probably final some time when you’re simply utilizing it for cloud recreation streaming.

While the Edge isn’t the primary of its form, it’ll probably don’t have any concern standing out at $399.99, which is simply $50 greater than Logitech’s G Cloud Gaming Handheld, which has lesser specs. If Razer’s 144Hz refresh fee display and highly effective chipset present nice efficiency each with cloud recreation streaming and with operating Android video games natively, I believe the Edge would be the one to beat when it’s launched in early 2023.

The Edge with Wi-Fi will probably be accessible by Razer’s web site and at its RazerRetailer places, whereas the Edge 5G will probably be accessible completely by Verizon.