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[News] Steam Deck OLED review: Includes specs on new screen and other improvements (www.polygon.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is the best coverage of the new Deck that I've seen yet.

Upgraded:

7.4" OLED HDR screen with a 90hz refresh rate and 600 nits brightness(with 1000 nits peak brightness), (old screen 7" LCD with 60hz refresh and 400 nits brightness). Touchscreen accuracy and responsiveness is reportedly improved.
Longer battery life. Improvements to software and hardware are supposed to increase the battery life by 30-50%. New battery is 50wh vs original 40. Original decks will see some of this improvement thanks to software/bios updates, but not as much as the new Decks. The new Deck charges faster as well, charge from 20 to 80% battery in 45 min.
6E wifi module for improved wifi speed.
Dedicated bluetooth module, allowing better audio quality over bluetooth and the option to wake the steam deck from a bluetooth controller. Will also support more controllers at once for multiplayer.
Faster RAM, 6400 MT/s vs 5500 MT/s on original.
More repairable. The screws are now torx, and all thread into metal screw holes. Should prevent stripped screws that were the most common issues with SSD replacements.
New carrying case, for the 1TB model, there's an insert case inside the full size case. The insert can be pulled out and used as a slim carrying case when you don't need full protection.
Weighs 5% less.

Prices:

$649 - 1TB OLED

$529 - 512GB OLED

$399 - 256GB LCD

For a limited time, Valve will sell a special edition 1TB OLED with a translucent shell for $679, only in the US and Canada. Expected to sell out quickly.

Note: I'm updating this as I get more information, so the written out info will change as I learn more.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Gotta check whether iFixit already did a teardown on this. Repairability is improved, but I'm wondering by how much, especially when it comes to screen and battery replacement.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reading more details on the repairability, they've changed the screws to torx and they all thread into metal thread now. Should prevent screw stripping. They also say internal components are easier to access, but that might just be with the new heat shield design that was already present in recent Steam Decks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

According to LTT, Valve went a bit easier on the battery glue this time. So that will be easier to replace.

However according to Dave2D, the dimensions are slightly bigger so the new 50 Wh battery won't fit in older Decks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't Valve release their own teardown of the Deck before its release?