From PC World: How many Steam Deck-style PC gaming handhelds is too many? We still don’t know because there are plenty still to come, apparently.
The Zotac Zone looks mighty familiar from the outside, but it’s bringing a few features that might turn heads in this highly competitive market segment — like an AMOLED screen, no upgrade required.
The Zone’s display isn’t any bigger than the competition at 7 inches, but it is a bit sharper than usual with its 1080p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The OLED panel is the highlight, though, offering more vivid colors and perfect contrast alongside 800 nits of brightness. (The Steam Deck comes in an OLED model, but only at the most expensive tier.)
There are a couple of other aspects to the Zone’s design that might be of interest, and which weren’t obvious at the Zone’s preview at Computex, though at this point it kind of feels like all of these handhelds are remixing the same elements. For example, the Zone has a very similar control scheme to the Steam Deck, including the front-mounted dual touchpads that are omitted on devices like the ROG Ally.
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