The Razer Edge goes on sale in the US on January 26 in partnership with Verizon. Note that there’s also a Wi-Fi-only version if you’re not a Verizon fan or don’t plan to play games on the go.
The Razer Edge Wi-Fi will retail for $400. The Founders Edition includes the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Earbuds (2021) and costs $500. You can reserve a Wi-Fi model today from Razer.com.
Alternatively, there is the Verizon version. The retail price is $600, but you can get it for $360 ($10 a month for 36 months) for a limited time with a new contract. Another option is to buy a new 5G smartphone alongside the Razer Edge 5G, which will drop its price to $180 ($5 a month for 36 months). More details here.
The Razer Edge comes with a Kishi V2 Pro controller. It’s detachable, so it’s sort of like a phone, although we’re not 100% sure it can make calls.
Either way, the Razer Edge is powered by the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, which appears to be based on the Snapdragon 888. This console has active cooling, so it will be able to sustain higher performance levels than a phone. The chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage (expandable with microSD cards up to 2TB).
What gives this one an edge (heh) over the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch is the 6.8-inch AMOLED display – it has a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080px (20:9) and a 144Hz refresh rate. For comparison, the Switch OLED has a 7″ display, the Steam Deck has a 7″ LCD, but both only have 720p resolution and run at just 60Hz. However, there is no word on the tap sampling rate.
All versions of the Razer Edge have Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. You can use it to stream games from your PC or gaming console, as well as use game streaming services. Naturally, the chipset is powerful enough to handle native Android games and emulation as well. The version that Verizon offers has 5G, both sub-6GHz and mmWave. Both 6GHz Wi-Fi and 5G offer low latency connections for minimal delay.
There is Bluetooth 5.2 on board and the controller has a 3.5mm headphone jack. If you don’t want to use headphones, there are 2-way speakers with THX Spatial Audio, plus 2 microphones for voice chat. There is also a single 5MP front camera (1080p@60fps video).
Inside is a 5,000mAh battery, but nothing is known about its charging speed. The device itself weighs 264g, which rises to 5401g once the controller is attached.
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