A collaboration between Razer, Qualcomm and Verizon
US network operator Verizon announced the Razer Edge 5G at the Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The gaming handheld offers support for 5G via the built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1.
The successful Steam Deck brought a breath of fresh air to the handheld segment. Accordingly, various manufacturers are venturing into alternatives to the valve bestseller. After Logitech recently announced a handheld designed for cloud gaming, telecommunications group Verizon followed up during MWC in Las Vegas in collaboration with Razer. The so-called Razer Edge is 5G The first 5G gaming handheld.
Debut for Qualcomm’s handheld chip
They worked together with Qualcomm, this is why on the device Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 are used. The chip was introduced in December 2021 as a platform for gaming handhelds, is based on the Snapdragon 888, and has Exclusive Adreno-GPU. Razer has already contributed the corresponding developer kit from Qualcomm. Incidentally, the gaming brand launched a gaming tablet with a controller called the Razer Edge in 2013.
How Logitech G Cloud Works Android as operating system, but has a lot more power than Edge 5G. So nothing stands in the way of local games with high graphics settings, but Verizon also promoted them during the announcement Opportunities for cloud gaming – The Xbox logo in the teaser already confirms support for Xbox Cloud Gaming
The MWC announcement contained no further information and a closer look at the design. You just want all the details RazerCon is October 15 to express. Apart from the expected controller components, the teaser also revealed additional shoulder buttons, a display that was apparently rounded at the corners and a front-facing camera.
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