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Asus ROG Ally X review: king of the handhelds

This PC gaming handheld sequel has more battery and memory – and it’s cooler in all ways possible

Asus has also made plenty of ergonomic improvements including thicker grips, tighter thumbsticks, and a more accurate D-pad that makes the Ally X the handheld I always reach for. This has doubled the battery life of the Asus ROG Ally X. I got through a full four-hour Amtrak ride playing Mortal Kombat 1 and Deeprock Galatic Survivor from NYC to Boston without having to plug in once. Thanks to the extra 8GB of faster memory and enhanced cooling, the Ally X drives the highest synthetic benchmark scores and frames per second in games like Forza Horizon 5 and Cyberpunk 2077 of any Z1E-powered handheld we’ve tested.

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