Some of these are just as substantial as the new display.
Here are five of the most important ones.
That’s far from disappointing and better than what you’re free to get on most other handhelds.
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This puts the Steam Deck OLED at the front of thehandheld gaming PCpack when it comes to battery life.
The larger battery not only lasts longer but also charges faster.
It can go from 20% to 80% in 45 minutes when hooked up to the official charger.
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I have a 500Mbps internet plan, but my Deck rarely goes north of 300350Mbps when downloading games.
These downloads were far from complete and should have been completed in around half an hour or less.
The wireless performance issues also affected mylocal game streaming experience.
The Steam Deck OLED is a clear improvement over Valve’s original handheld console, with a larger battery, more storage, faster Wi-Fi, and more. Not to forget the bigger and better-looking OLED screen that gives the device its name.
It’s the original Steam Deck’s wireless chip that was to blame.
The new Deck OLED should put all those issues to rest thanks to itsWi-Fi 6Echip.
Valve didn’t only upgrade Wi-Fi.
It’s also more performant, allowing theAPUto run cooler than on the Steam Deck LCD.
While the Steam Deck LCD tops out at 400nits, the OLED version goes up to 600 nits.
It’s alsoHDR-ready and has a 90Hzrefresh rate.
HDR support isn’t just a marketing ploy.
On the flip side, the OLED screen doesn’t supportvariable refresh rate, which is a bummer.
The screen is slightly bigger, too.
The 7.4-inch panel is slightly larger than the 7-inch panel found on the original Steam Deck.
This makes the Steam Deck OLED look even sleeker than the Steam Deck LCD.
Aside from these visible improvements, the touch-screen layer is now more responsive thanks to the 180Hzpolling rate.
Not to forget the bigger and better-looking OLED screen that gives the gadget its name.
