Though it wasn’t the primary onto the scene, the Razer Edge undoubtedly made a splash as a devoted Android gaming handheld. Whereas the thrill has fizzled out, that is truly a superb factor as a result of at lower than $215, that is the most affordable we have seen Razer’s first and solely handheld.
The Razer Edge was introduced with a lot pleasure, because it’s mainly an Android pill paired with the wonderful Razer Kishi V2 Professional controller. Not solely that, however Razer additionally utilized a 6.8-inch AMOLED show, full with a 144Hz refresh charge. Due to its distinctive design, this implies you may truly swap out the controller for those who aren’t a fan of the V2 Professional, or simply upgraded to the Kishi Extremely.
On the time, it was additionally one of many extra highly effective Android gadgets in the marketplace, courtesy of the Snapdragon G3X Gen 1, which was basically a gaming-optimized model of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. With this, you have got an all-in-one Android gaming handheld that also manages to place a minimum of among the competitors to disgrace.
The unique enchantment of the Edge was to supply a devoted handheld that was nice for each cloud gaming and your favourite Android video games. Its solely main competitors was the Logitech G Cloud, which was severely underpowered, regardless of providing higher ergonomics.
A part of the issue for Razer was that it form of fumbled the launch, because it supplied two variations: one with Wi-Fi and the opposite with mobile connectivity. When it was formally launched, Razer claimed each fashions would function the identical listing of specs, nonetheless, it was later revealed that the Wi-Fi mannequin truly featured much less RAM.
To not point out the truth that the Wi-Fi model initially retailed for $400, so truly, you are saving virtually $200 on the Razer Edge. Though the value has hovered across the $250 mark for the higher a part of the 12 months.
