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Razer’s Snapdragon G Series hands-on: the future of handheld gaming šŸŽ®

Still in the prototype phase, we go hands-on with Qualcomm and Razerā€™s handheld vision for the future of dedicated gaming hardware for mobile and game streaming. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:

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  1. Pat Lu

    December 1, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    Ive heard that multiple times

  2. Frank Johnson

    December 1, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Looks like my Aya neo

  3. EyesOfByes

    December 1, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Imagine a pure gaming M1 Pro device

    • Andrew

      December 1, 2021 at 11:32 pm

      the day this exist and the day it gets a witcher 3 port I would buy it without blinking an eye, the only thing that has keep me away from reserving a Steam deck is that we don’t know yet how good it will perform, but with a m1 pro chip on a handheld device it would be a sure thing.

    • ZOOZ VOOV

      December 1, 2021 at 11:57 pm

      M1 Pro size was massive it won’t fit in handheld plus will drain power less than hours .

    • GHOST LEGIT

      December 2, 2021 at 12:06 am

      @Andrew 40- 60 fps 720 p medium settings. That’s how it will perform. If u mostly play singleplayer or non fps games the steam deck will be great.

    • Jeff Young

      December 2, 2021 at 1:05 am

      I dream of an iPhone with a M1 proā€¦ of course I also dream of a MacBook Pro M1 max with native pc gaming support. If that happened Iā€™d sell my pc and convert

  4. Steven Casamento

    December 1, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    Razer makes garbage Android related hardware. Pass

  5. Berkant K

    December 1, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    This thing looks so ugly XD

  6. bACe in Yo' fACe!

    December 1, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    Ps vita 2!! where are you!

  7. M4rio21

    December 1, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    Good idea but it’s too late to the market. Phones are already powerful enough with a mobile controller that you don’t need this. You need a faster than your phone mobile platform? Steam deck would be a better alternative.

  8. Kalif_Saladin

    December 1, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    I just hope the consumer version doesnt look that ugly… Small Bezels pls!

  9. ClasheR's World

    December 1, 2021 at 11:52 pm

    Lol Mobile games?? Really?šŸ¤£

  10. Yuu 365

    December 1, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    Looks like a mid 2000 portable console, I’ll stick to my pre-ordered Steam Deck thank you very much.

    • KevinDaGoat

      December 2, 2021 at 12:34 am

      It’s a proof of concept build, not the consumer version

    • ALL HANDS ON STEAM DECK

      December 2, 2021 at 1:13 am

      STEAM DECK = GODMODE

  11. Anik Alam

    December 2, 2021 at 12:02 am

    Mobile gaming has come a long way but this isn’t it.

  12. Jesus Vasquez

    December 2, 2021 at 12:09 am

    That thing looks terrible, I like the design of the steam deck a whole lot better

  13. Jeremy Tanudtanud

    December 2, 2021 at 12:20 am

    I just hope more mobile consoles come with support for console/pc games for mobile like halo, forza, god of war, and last of us etc. Basically portable like a switch but with higher resolution, game controller support and external hdmi for plugging into a TV, monitor, when gaming at home and games from the ps5, xbox series x and pc.

    • Jeff Young

      December 2, 2021 at 1:03 am

      So basically your phoneā€¦ just attach a Kishi and you have exactly that. My iPhone 13 pro max can do everything you just mentioned, (with exception to pluggin into a tv, Iā€™ll just use the console or pc at that point), and I can play using 5G with basically zero latency issues most places.

    • Jeremy Tanudtanud

      December 2, 2021 at 1:07 am

      I mean actually playing the games that I described by having an option to download the games and use the internal storage and play them on 5g or wifi without streaming.

  14. LIVEWIRE MEDIA

    December 2, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Please , for the love of God , give us a tv box similar to the nvidia shield tv …. NEED!!!!!

  15. AJ Cano

    December 2, 2021 at 12:28 am

    No Preview if it can play GTA5 or Cyberpunk.

  16. 山乇äø‚į‘ŽIį‘•į•¼Oį’Ŗ

    December 2, 2021 at 12:36 am

    It seems like they just covered a Lenovo Legion phone in a controller shroud the camera lines up on the side and the speakers on the bezels probably use a sound chamber on either end.

  17. David M.

    December 2, 2021 at 12:37 am

    Sure, low power is the future, but what is the total power draw of this thing? Is it much less than steam deck’s 15W? And if it is very low power, I’d rather just buy a phone with this chip and carry an attachable controller.

  18. linkin543210

    December 2, 2021 at 12:45 am

    Wow I can now play candy crush with a controller at 120fps.

  19. Scrap Bongo

    December 2, 2021 at 12:55 am

    They could use that as the new Yoke wheel in the Teslas /cheers ScrapBongo Liked

  20. MrBucketlist

    December 2, 2021 at 12:57 am

    I see you playing redout. I love that game but it is so hard and intense and no one plays online anymore.

  21. Amar S

    December 2, 2021 at 1:08 am

    Snapdragon is late.

  22. Alexandre Tapin

    December 2, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Holy crap that thing is huge!!!!

  23. Andrew W

    December 2, 2021 at 1:17 am

    Since controllers fall apart easily it makes more sense having them detachable.

  24. iCmonsters

    December 2, 2021 at 1:19 am

    this is a developer platform device, NOT intended for consumer.
    That said, Use a 16:9 screen for goodness sake.

  25. MusiciansReflib

    December 2, 2021 at 1:23 am

    Mobile Gaming and PC are still in vastly different leagues. They said the same BS when PS vita came out and all the games for it feel like Mobile games. This might be the next gen of mobile hardware, but it’s never going to compare to a recent Nvidia Ti card. When a gaming PC can fit in my hand, then I will believe you. Until then you are misleading people with this garbage.

  26. Lee Parker

    December 2, 2021 at 10:32 am

    It’s android m8, you have the EXCACT same hardware in a half decent mobile phone, don’t get dupped, the steam deck has Xbox series X cpu!! (cut down) this is a mobile phone without the phone or detachable sticks, please don’t waste money, buy sticks for your phone m8

  27. SuperChiko 2.3

    December 2, 2021 at 11:21 am

    It looks like amazing

  28. apdroid geek

    December 2, 2021 at 11:48 am

    No because mobile have vwry little game library.

  29. Ken Kaneki

    December 2, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    In the end its better to have a high end phone with a detachable controller

  30. SABlister

    December 2, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    uh except it’s running android, not on a recent gpu or cpu, and incompatible with most games. But sure, if you think a crappy android phone with terrible ergonomics is dedicated gaming and not something like the steamdeck.

  31. NativeRambler

    December 2, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    If in the future, mobile gaming can be comparable atleast gba level quality, then i will be happy. I already play Final Fantasy 1 on my phone, and i love it. Fortnite was kind of fun on iphone when they used to have it too. Touch controls do suck though

  32. Splendid D102

    December 2, 2021 at 2:36 pm

    Iā€™ll buy this over the Steam Deck any day. This is the STEAM SHREK KILLER

    • MInh Ha

      December 2, 2021 at 4:09 pm

      Itā€™s not even a PC based built. This is an android. Stop spreading rubbish before doing some research, please.

  33. John Abraham

    December 2, 2021 at 3:05 pm

    Android game offerings are just so weak compared to PC or Switch. In this form factor I see no reason you’d want to go with Android over a PC like the Steam Deck.

  34. sd mods

    December 2, 2021 at 3:30 pm

    Snapdragon has always been the premium choice for ARM and Android gaming and if you have ever slapped a heatsink and ran benchmarks on them, you will know that it completely eliminates throttling, unlocking sustained top frequency performance. That combined with a gaming dedicated cream of the crop custom ARM processor and Adreno GPU, this is no slouch.

  35. Hito157

    December 2, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    This presenter is awesome! šŸ‘šŸ½

  36. MInh Ha

    December 2, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    Jeez, and I thought this gonna be another mini PC like Deck or OneX. Turned out itā€™s an android based device. I wanna play Doom while on the go through Steam library, dang it.

  37. Matt M

    December 2, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    This razer thing is just a phone inside a handheld case. You can look at it and see thatā€™s what it is. No thanks.

  38. Thach Nguyen

    December 2, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    Nit sure why you need physical controls to play gacha gambling games šŸ™‚

  39. the77

    December 2, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    Nah Bloodā€¦. This $h!+ UGLY AF! Iā€™m still buying but viewers of the futureā€¦.. please note that we ALL knew that this isnā€™t the future of gaming šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

  40. Justin Wong

    December 2, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    Why do I suspect that Appleā€™s devices will still probably have higher performance or anything running on a tegra

    • monkeslayer69 Ourchungus07

      December 3, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      Apple= their chip & software optimization
      Tegra= software optimization (switch)

  41. Lanchester Naanyane

    December 2, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Pubg New State and Apex mobile would play so good on itšŸ¤¤

  42. NoOne

    December 2, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    Vavle anyone?

  43. Rex Overbey

    December 2, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    Way too big for a portable handheld. Who wants to carry their handheld in a laptop bag.

  44. Ab. Su.

    December 2, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Looks cheap

  45. Preston Gower

    December 3, 2021 at 12:07 am

    I think they should make a different version where you can pop the top shell to put your phone in but still has the same exact features as this one SD card slot and what not then youvqouod have to download a app for it to work with your phone

  46. Nick Panda

    December 3, 2021 at 12:52 am

    Looks really good has huge potential obviously apps just need to update for it and the price needs to be sweet hopefully they donā€™t mess that up I wouldnā€™t mind if they ditched the camera honestly or at least mad a version without a camera

  47. Vision

    December 3, 2021 at 1:13 am

    The SteamDeck will destroy it, bad idea.

    • XV

      December 3, 2021 at 2:17 am

      on paper looks a lot better as well

  48. Joe schmoe

    December 3, 2021 at 2:09 am

    I dont see the need for a camera, i think it should be removed

  49. XV

    December 3, 2021 at 2:12 am

    it looks terrible!

  50. wolfmanw2205

    December 3, 2021 at 4:12 am

    I like that

  51. Thai Binh

    December 3, 2021 at 4:27 am

    Imo, Steam Deck will this battle. Itā€™s a good gaming handheld device, and a full pledge pc when you need it.

  52. Natapon Yenklao

    December 3, 2021 at 5:44 am

    Waiting for PS4vita

  53. John Ekow

    December 3, 2021 at 7:58 am

    Great device. But I feel the camera isn’t needed.

  54. RealLifeTech

    December 3, 2021 at 10:57 am

    it would have been great if you gave some specs of the chip (from CPU-Z or AIDA64) because Qualcomm has been very secretive about it but probably so do you have to be due to NDAs I guess?

  55. Cesar Varela

    December 3, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    You would really need to want to game for you to go and spend tons of money on what is basically a phone with a built in controller instead of just buying a gaming controller for like $100 or less

  56. Busted Time

    December 3, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    Yeah, if I’m gonna be playing Android games, I’ll just do it on my phone.

  57. Ad Den

    December 3, 2021 at 1:47 pm

    Looks nice, but Nintendo switch is KING!!! šŸ™Œ

  58. Kaushik B

    December 3, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    Lol it looks so outdated

  59. NintendoGuide

    December 3, 2021 at 6:23 pm

    Š’ŠøŠ³Š»ŃŠ“Š°Ń” тŠ°Šŗ Š½Š°Ń‡Šµ тŠµŠ»ŠµŃ„Š¾Š½ Š·Š°ŃŃƒŠ½ŃƒŠ»Šø Š² Š“ŠµŃˆŠµŠ²ŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠøтŠ°Š¹ŃŃŒŠŗŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠ¾Ń€Šæус

  60. Faethe

    December 3, 2021 at 8:08 pm

    The hardware doesn’t even really matter. If it can only play Android games, it’ll fail. The Android game ecosphere is terrible.

  61. Maxx Estevez

    December 3, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    audio is low

  62. dzz9

    December 4, 2021 at 12:44 am

    SNAPDRAGON GECS

  63. James Stewart

    December 4, 2021 at 1:01 am

    The toggles need to be easily replaced.. bc this will 100% develop stick drift within 2 months of heavy use.

  64. Silencer Muto

    December 4, 2021 at 1:13 am

    Razer build already a no for me.

  65. TƬwi Tiwƭ

    December 4, 2021 at 2:04 am

    lmao home menu looks exactly like the switch home menu

  66. Arnold Oliver

    December 4, 2021 at 4:05 am

    Thank you but I rather get the steam deck

  67. Juan David Trevilla

    December 4, 2021 at 9:02 am

    This is an awesome concept for the future of mobile gaming but if they really want to make a portable “console” they should consider ditching the rounded corners that most phones have and go for a traditional square screen

  68. ajd2393

    December 4, 2021 at 10:11 am

    Steam deck is going to put this in the dirt. A fancy device to play phone games doesn’t even sound all that appealing.

  69. isim

    December 4, 2021 at 10:26 am

    Thats not a gaming console, thats a android phone with controller!

  70. isim

    December 4, 2021 at 10:27 am

    Android has no good games:(

  71. TheBlackbirdii

    December 4, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    This chip was developed for next nintendo system but nintendo ditch it and went with amd whi h offered a much better and cheaper vega 10 chip

  72. Dom P

    December 4, 2021 at 3:36 pm

    The screen should definitely be a little bigger.

  73. Ben

    December 4, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    Really shows how ahead of its time the PSP was.

    • Choom

      December 6, 2021 at 12:51 am

      This is closer to the Xperia Play than the PSP.

  74. RANDOM

    December 4, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    I’m curious how genshin impact run’s on it

  75. Bullet Punch

    December 5, 2021 at 7:49 am

    The future of lootbox gaming

  76. Night Hood

    December 5, 2021 at 10:48 am

    nintendo will have a big rival.

    But that one can run Android games

  77. Drifter4Training

    December 5, 2021 at 11:30 am

    Wish they make another Razer edge tablet like a decade ago.. what happened to their OSVR kit ?

  78. Toni

    December 5, 2021 at 12:11 pm

    Can it install Windows 11 arm?

  79. jose P

    December 5, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    This doesn’t getting me excited to get one it’s like a cellphone whit kishi integrated besides steam deck that i can ply AAA games and store him whit out streaming other than that i guess it’s good another company’s start getting interested on the portable gaming industry

  80. Sean Godsell

    December 5, 2021 at 5:58 pm

    Since it has a USB-C port that supports 4k to a TV and monitor, then most likely you will be able to pair other controllers to this Razer handheld device. Plus Qualcomm mentioned that you will be able to attach an AR(VR) headset or glasses as well to this device,

  81. JUR O

    December 5, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    You mean the future of the Xbox portable we wanted as a kidd…a Xbox controller and a phone…..gluwed toghtehr
    IT has no charging port tho…..still….maybe this is the PSP 3004 that we sold because of kotor on the tablet and always regretted and now finally can replace so that we never have to rethink Our LIFE playing GTA Chinatown Wars in the airplane…..OR maybe that’s the switch….but its about the android part….as long there is inbuult controller mapping 2

  82. chinglin30

    December 5, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    That looks like switch on steroids

  83. joel carrick

    December 5, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    Mr Alejandro, my one and only trusted broker. A life changer, God bless you sir

  84. acwbit

    December 5, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    Steam deck Better lmao

  85. MOMOBTHE1

    December 6, 2021 at 12:21 am

    Looks amazing!

  86. The Eternal

    December 6, 2021 at 9:42 am

    *Everything is Cool until Valve enters the room.*

  87. tech user

    December 6, 2021 at 10:41 am

    Useless call of duty and bgmi are hot games but still no controller is usable

  88. Lionel T.

    December 6, 2021 at 6:54 pm

    I wonder how well an ARM v9 SOC like this can emulate x64 given that Apple Silicon seems to do it pretty well. If it’s half decent that would be very very interesting as long as you have the freedom to install Linux. Steam OS 3.0 anyone?

  89. Marek Orgoň

    December 6, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    Interesting product, but oh boy how bad and clickbait this video is…

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