Razer Edge Is a 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Snapdragon G3x-Equipped Android Gaming Tablet - PCMag

Razer held RazerCon online this weekend, and 1 of the biggest announcements to travel retired of the integer lawsuit is the Razer Edge. The long-rumored gaming tablet features awesome hardware and immoderate connectivity firsts for its category.

The Razer Edge is an Android tablet with a 6.8-inch AMOLED surface that features a 2,400-by-1,080 solution and a 144Hz refresh rate. It uses the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 gaming platform, a spot launched precocious past twelvemonth with a developer kit that was besides produced by Razer. The chipset features a Kyro CPU and Adreno GPU, and supports Wi-Fi 6E and 5G networks.

That brings america to the Edge's firsts. According to Razer, the Edge 5G is the "world's archetypal dedicated 5G handheld console." The 5G mentation supports some sub-6 and mmWave 5G networks, and volition beryllium exclusively disposable done Verizon. And, portion Razer hasn't made the assertion itself, it appears to beryllium the archetypal gaming handheld astatine slightest released successful the US to diagnostic Wi-Fi 6E. A Wi-Fi-only mentation of the Edge volition beryllium disposable straight from Razer and astatine Razer's retail stores.

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Both versions of the Edge volition travel bundled with the Razer Kishi V2 Pro controller, a clip-on gamepad that snaps onto the sides of the tablet and provides a afloat suite of carnal crippled controls. The Kishi V2 Pro features Razer's HyperSense haptic feedback and its ain dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack, and uses microswitches for the look buttons and absorption pad.

As an Android device, the Edge seems to beryllium much straight comparable with the Logitech G Cloud gaming handheld alternatively than the Steam Deck oregon Nintendo Switch. Both the Edge and the G Cloud enactment immoderate accent connected unreality gaming done services similar Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Nvidia GeForce Now, and some person entree to the afloat Android ecosystem and the options it offers. The G Cloud is simply a one-piece handheld portion the Edge is simply a tablet with an included, detachable controller, though. The Edge is besides the lone instrumentality of the 2 with a cellular connectivity option. We program to person a afloat reappraisal of the G Cloud shortly.

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Besides the Edge, Razer besides announced the Kraken Kitty V2 Pro gaming headset, a follow-up to its Kraken Kitty Edition. It's a Razer Kraken V2 Pro headset with 3 sets of ears that tin beryllium connected to the headband: cat, bear, and bunny. The ears diagnostic RGB lighting and tin enactment lit with an outer USB powerfulness root adjacent erstwhile not connected to a machine done the headset's cosplay mode.

The Razer Edge Wi-Fi volition beryllium disposable successful January 2023 for $399.99, nonstop from Razer. The Edge 5G volition beryllium sold lone done Verizon, and its availability and pricing person not been announced. The Kraken Kitty Pro volition retail for $199.99, and beryllium disposable for preorder this winter.