Razer Edge handheld sport console is now accessible for $400 and up

The Razer Edge handheld sport console is mainly a small Android pill with a removable sport controller. Whereas Razer is positioning the Edge as a tool for streaming video games from the cloud, it has higher specs than most merchandise on this class and also needs to be able to dealing with most native Android video games or basic console video games (by way of emulation).

Razer unveiled the console final fall and introduced earlier this month that it could be accessible beginning January 26. Now you possibly can pre-order a WiFi-only mannequin from Razer or purchase a 5G mannequin from Verizon.

Razer expenses $400 for the WiFi-only mannequin and says it ought to start delivery February eighth, 2023. Of us trying to purchase a mannequin with assist for Verizon’s 5G community can both pay $600 to purchase the Razer Edge 5G outright or spend $10 monthly for 36 months… however as a way to get that value you’ll additionally have to pay $10 monthly so as to add the gadget to your wi-fi plan.

Each the WiFi-only and 5G variations of the Razer Edge characteristic a 6.8 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 144 Hz AMOLED shows, a Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 processor (which is mainly a rebranded Snapdragon 888), 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5,000 mAh battery.

The wi-fi capabilities aren’t the one factor setting the 5G mannequin aside although. Whereas Razer had initially indicated that every one variations of the Razer Edge would ship with 8GB of LPDDR5 reminiscence, the corporate has quietly up to date the specs for the WiFi-only mannequin to state that it has 6GB of RAM. In line with Verizon, the Razer Edge 5G has 8GB.

The removable controller is a Razer Kishi v2 Professional which has similarities, however not an identical to the Razer Kishi v2 that sells for $100, so you might theoretically make your personal Razer Edge-like console by choosing up a controller and utilizing it along with your present smartphone.

However Razer says the Edge affords a couple of key benefits over most telephones. First, it has a fan for lively cooling, which ought to result in higher efficiency throughout lengthy gaming periods. Second, the Kishi v2 Professional controller has a couple of options you don’t get from the non-Professional model, together with haptic suggestions and a 3.5mm audio passthrough port. The controller is simply accessible to prospects who purchase a Razer Edge at this level.

And one of many key advantages of utilizing a devoted gadget for gaming is that, nicely, it’s not your cellphone. You gained’t miss any necessary cellphone calls, textual content messages, or different notifications in case your Razer Edge battery dies. And for the reason that Edge is designed as a gaming-first gadget, it affords extra of a distraction-free expertise than your cellphone, which most likely had dozens of apps.

I’ll depart it to you to determine whether or not that’s value spending $400 or extra on.

Right here’s an outline of key specs for the Razer Edge and Razer Edge 5G: