The Razer Edge is coming on January 26 in Wi-Fi and 5G versions

The Razer Edge will go on sale in the US on January 26 in partnership with Verizon. Note that there is additionally a Wi-Fi solely model in case you are not a fan of Verizon or don’t plan on gaming whereas out and about.

The Razer Edge Wi-Fi will promote for $400. The Founders Edition features a Razer Hammerhead True Wireless (2021) earbuds and prices $500. You can reserve a Wi-Fi mannequin immediately from Razer.com.

(*26*), there is the Verizon model. The retail value is $600, however you will get it for $360 ($10 a month for 36 months) for a restricted time with a brand new contract. Another choice is shopping for a brand new 5G smartphone alongside the Razer Edge 5G, which can drop its value to $180 ($5 a month for 36 months). More particulars right here.

The Razer Edge comes with a Kishi V2 Pro controller. It is removable, so this is kind of a cellphone, though we’re not 100% certain whether or not this may make cellphone calls.

Anyway, the Razer Edge is powered by the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, which appears to be primarily based on the Snapdragon 888. This console has energetic cooling, so it is going to be capable of maintain greater efficiency ranges than a cellphone. The chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage (expandable with microSD playing cards as much as 2TB).

What provides this an edge (heh) over the likes of the Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch is the 6.8” AMOLED show – it has 2,400 x 1,080px decision (20:9) and 144Hz refresh price. For comparability, the Switch OLED has a 7” show, the Steam Deck has a 7” LCD, however each have solely 720p decision and run at solely 60Hz. There is no phrase on contact sampling price, nevertheless.

All versions of the Razer Edge have Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. You can use this to stream video games out of your gaming PC or console, in addition to utilizing sport streaming companies. Of course, the chipset is highly effective sufficient to deal with native Android gaming and emulation too. The model Verizon is providing has 5G – each sub-6GHz and mmWave. Both the 6GHz Wi-Fi and the 5G supply low-latency connections for minimal lag.

There is Bluetooth 5.2 on board and the controller has a 3.5mm headphone jack. If you don’t need to use headphones, there are 2-way audio system with THX Spatial Audio, plus 2 microphones for voice chat. There is additionally a single 5MP front-facing digicam ([email protected] video).

There is a 5,000mAh battery inside, however there is no phrase on charging velocity. The machine itself weighs 264g, which works as much as 5401g when you connect the controller.