After announcing the GPD XP Plus back in early April 2022, GPD has finally opened pre-orders for the GPD XP Plus, the company’s Steam Deck competitor running on the Android operating system, in both the Chinese market (via JD.com) and the global market (via Indiegogo). 

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GPD XP Plus. Source: GPD

Let’s start with pricing and availability. The GPD XP Plus will be available for sale in 4 purchase options in China and their pricing is as follows:

  • 6GB + 128GB：1999 RMB (299 USD)
  • 6GB + 256GB：2199 RMB (329 USD)
  • 6GB + 128GB + Protective Case：2049 RMB (307 USD)
  • 6GB + 256GB + Protective Case：2249 RMB (337 USD)

Meanwhile, for global buyers, you can purchase directly from GPD’s Indiegogo listing. The listing includes two purchase options and their prices (shipping included) are:

  • 6GB + 128GB：2660 HKD (339 USD)
  • 6GB + 256GB：2936 HKD (375 USD)

For those who are not familiar with GPD, the company is a Shenzhen-based startup in the gaming handheld market. The brand broke out into the market in 2020 and it is most known for its best-sellers such as its GPD Win 3, and GPD XP, which received positive reception among both Western and Asian audiences, as well as tech and gaming enthusiast crowds too. 

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Source: GPD

The GPD XP Plus is the successor to the original GPD XP launched back in November 2021. For the essentials, the GPD XP Plus features a 6.81-inch HD screen on the front, dual stereo speakers, and a large 7000mAh battery.

The GPD XP Plus features a more powerful flagship MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chip under the hood, compared to the MediaTek Helio G95 found on the original GPD XP. The new Dimensity 1200 SoC features MediaTek’s HyperEngine 3.0 software technology which GPD claims enhances the gaming performance to 2.5 times more than the Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon 845 chipset. 

Besides the upgraded processor, the GPD XP Plus now also features faster memory as well with 6GB of LPDDR4X 4266Mbps RAM and equipped with 128GB/256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, which promises more than 3 times the read and write speeds of UFS 2.1 on the previous generation. 

Another upgrade of the gaming handheld is its USB-C port which is slated to feature HDMI DisplayPort 1.2 and faster charging as the company plans to include a 65W charger in the package. 

 

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