Asus ROG Ally review

05 August 2023
This review has been a long time coming, but with Asus making constant improvements to the performance and user experience, it made sense to hold off for a while.

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Anonymous, 08 Aug 2023not to mention the gpd win 4 and the ayaneo air 1s are much... moreThe who what now? Ayathingy? Gpd... That's all chinese right? Can't walk in a store and buy it? No thanks

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    • 08 Aug 2023

    Vegetaholic, 07 Aug 2023Not sure what it has to do with GPD. There is no chipset fa... morenot to mention the gpd win 4 and the ayaneo air 1s are much smaller yet more powerful again with the stock 7840u chip the z1e is based on, so yes there are more powerful devices and in a much smaller form factor than the rog ally

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      • 08 Aug 2023

      Vegetaholic, 07 Aug 2023Not sure what it has to do with GPD. There is no chipset fa... morelol what? yes there are and on the contrary the 7840u chips (that z1 extreme is based on) on all the other pc handhelds such as the gpd win 4 7840u version, ayaneo 1s and 2s, aokzoe a1, onexfly, etc have actually all performed better/netting higher fps results than the rog ally, maybe after eventual amd driver updates the z1e can net similar results, but saying there is nothing better than rog ally is straight false, plus most of these have the faster ram setup than the rog, many also have hall effect input unlike rog, only thing rog can be praised on in comparison is the vrr capabilities of the display which the others lack, onexfly for example also has a 120hz display, but isn't vrr...so yeah plz don't comment unless u have done your research

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        • 07 Aug 2023

        Anonymous, 07 Aug 2023True There is no "GSM" in this device This is f... moreIt's not a console. It's a handheld PC.

          Anonymous, 07 Aug 2023You must not have seen the likes of GPDs, then. But I can&#... moreNot sure what it has to do with GPD. There is no chipset faster than Z1 extreme in this form factor. Meaning not matter who produces PC handhelds they cannot get any faster than Ally Rog at the moment, they can only match it. The only way to go faster would be buying real gaming laptop.

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            • 07 Aug 2023

            salarx, 06 Aug 2023You can get 60fps+ in many titles with FSR (plugged in 30w)... moreLots of these desktop and laptop people won't understand so there's no use reasoning out with them. I can build one, even an RTX desktop but then what's the point if I can only use it at home? What an expensive dust collector.

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              • 07 Aug 2023

              Vegetaholic, 06 Aug 2023Lol, there is no handheld on the planet which could produce... moreYou must not have seen the likes of GPDs, then. But I can't blame you since the the mainstream west only took notice on portables when the Deck was announced/launched or that they were biased against GPD's home country.

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                • 07 Aug 2023

                Anonymous, 07 Aug 2023Or... You can install custom steamOS on the Asus And turn... moreThat's ChimeraOS, not the actual SteamOS from Valve.

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                  • 07 Aug 2023

                  Fearghast, 06 Aug 2023There is no need for that as there are a ton of comparison ... moreOr...
                  You can install custom steamOS on the Asus
                  And turn it into "asus-deck"

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                    • 07 Aug 2023

                    fsdfds, 06 Aug 2023Battery technology is long overdue for a huge leap. These g... moreWould you use like a Nintendo DS with 3 days of battery life now?
                    Compared to this beast?

                    10 years from now,
                    People will still try to play that year AAA games with "small battery" of that era

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                      • 07 Aug 2023

                      Anonymous, 06 Aug 2023How is this is any way a product type for GSMarena to review ? True
                      There is no "GSM" in this device
                      This is for consoleArena

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                        • 06 Aug 2023

                        WhoCaresTM, 06 Aug 2023No, you won't get better battery life, just on par wit... moreBigger display, higher resolution, stronger processor. Just those 3 things seem like pretty good reasons to get the bigger and more expensive device.

                          Anonymous, 06 Aug 2023Interesting that, according to that fps comparison, GTA V i... moreLol, there is no handheld on the planet which could produce 60 FPS on other triple AAA games, this is most fastest handheld gaming pc.

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                            • 06 Aug 2023

                            "The handheld console market has gone through a renaissance after the incredible success of the Nintendo Switch." Nintendo has always been successful with its handheld consoles. The Game Boy sold over 118 million units. The GBA sold over 81 million units. The DS sold over 154 million units. The 3DS sold over 75 million units. Yes, the 3DS era is a decline compared to the DS era, but the handheld console market has always been healthy. The Switch is a hybrid console, by the way. The Switch Lite, which is a handheld console, is the worst selling model of the Switch by a huge margin.

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                              • 06 Aug 2023

                              Daemon Targaryen, 06 Aug 2023Calling them e-waste when pretty much everything now which ... moreThe new model of the Switch and the Switch OLED can play demanding games for 4 to 5 hours.

                                WhoCaresTM, 06 Aug 2023No, you won't get better battery life, just on par wit... moreLink to your battery life tests?

                                  Anonymous, 06 Aug 2023Does exynos not share simular gpu in 3 core setup and its p... moreIts a generation older, not that it matters much, Its still more efficient than the 660m of the same gen in the 6600h. But since its in a phone it needs to be even more efficient. Geekerwans video about the exynos 2100 explains some stuff.

                                    You can get 60fps+ in many titles with FSR (plugged in 30w). The state is same as any other gaming laptop, you just need to be plugged in to get most out of demanding titles. So far I'm loving my Ally. For outdoor use, a 65w power bank supplies all the power it needs. A gaming laptop is more powerful, and a desktop PC is even powerful. But can you use any of them when commuting in a a car, bus, subway, etc? No way a 30w device is gonna deliver the same power as a 300w PC. But you don't need so much power and fps to enjoy most games, and do basic tasks.

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                                      • 06 Aug 2023

                                      Does exynos not share simular gpu in 3 core setup and its performance on android is rubbish to what could be on desktop

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                                        • 06 Aug 2023

                                        fsdfds, 06 Aug 2023Battery technology is long overdue for a huge leap. These g... moreThe Deck buyers know what they are getting into. A lot of these devices already existed for a long time but it's only during the Deck release when mainstream reviewers are finally hopping into the bandwagon. Portables and mini pcs have their own market that isn't satisifed by desktops and laptops.