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Steam Deck OLED is official: prices, release date and new features
Valve surprises with the announcement of the OLED model of Steam Deck, which will replace some of the current LCD models.
Steam Deck OLED is official. Valve listens to the community and starts to renew its portable changing one of the key points: the screen. From LCD we jump to OLED technology, a step that companies like Nintendo have already made with their consoles, in this case with the Nintendo Switch. The company claims that this model will replace the 64 GB and 512 GB LCD models; the entry model from now on will be the 256 GB LCD.
Steam Deck OLED: pricing, models and release date
Steam Deck OLED will be available starting November 16th in 512GB and 1TB models. They will cost $549 and $649 respectively. The entry-level 256GB model with LCD technology will follow at $399 and will replace the 64GB as the entry-level model. You will be able to purchase them through Steam.
Steam Deck OLED in depth
The change in panel technology is not the only improvement that the Steam Deck OLED will offer. Valve has introduced a higher capacity battery (50W), which together with changes such as the display will allow the autonomy to be extended between 30% and 50% longer than the original model. In addition, they point out that in an update they will make the AMD APU more efficient compared to what has been seen so far.
We also know that it will include Wifi 6E, which will allow it to have higher bandwidth and lower latency. They promise that downloads will be up to 3 times faster. It is also expected to be lighter and cooler thanks to a larger fan and other cooling improvements. The weight is expected to be reduced by 30g, 5% lighter, thanks to the screen change.
The screen is the big change that the Steam Deck OLED will offer. Its dimensions will be 7.4″, reaching a peak of 1000 nits when running the HDR function, another new feature. The refresh rate will increase to 90Hz.