This is the lightweight portable handheld gaming PC I’ve been waiting for.
The OnexPlayer OneXFly is looking like it might be bringing everything I want together in a modern handheld gaming PC. I’m waiting to get my hands on a review unit ahead of the launch of the new lightweight device, but I’ve just got hold of some new images which make it look way more portable than the likes of the Steam Deck or ROG Ally.
Using the same AMD Radeon Ryzen 7 7840U as the AOKZOE A1 Pro I recently reviewed, the OneXFly ought to perform around the same as both it and the ROG Ally. Which is to say it should be a supremely capable mobile gaming slab.
But the key difference is that the OneXFly has been wrapped in a far smaller chassis, theoretically making it easier to slip in a pocket (though I’d recommend wearing a belt—this thing still weighs over half a kilo). That smaller scale is immediately obvious from the side-by-side comparison shots up against the ROG Ally, and in fact makes it look a lot more like those wee game controllers that you stick on either end of your phone.
I never really thought the ROG Ally was too big in my time using it, but I would absolutely welcome the smaller size. I’ve been regularly using the larger A1 Pro since testing it, and while I’m into the device itself, it does feel far too chonky to be the sort of thing you can just slip into a bag on your way out the door. It barely even fits in the oversize Steam Deck carry case I’ve co-opted for it.
