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). 

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. 

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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GPD 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. 

Well in 2022, GPD Is looking to continue its Android gaming handheld, the GPD XP series, with a new member added to the family, the GPD XP Plus.

Looks-wise, the GPD XP Plus looks identical to its cheaper sibling, the GPD XP launched back in November 2021 with its dark grey aluminium chassis. It even features the same 6.81-inch HD screen on the front, dual stereo speakers, as well as the same 7000mAh battery too. So what has been upgraded to justify the extra charge on the GPD XP Plus?

Well, the GPD XP Plus features a more powerful flagship MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chip under the hood, compared to the MediaTek Helio G95 found on yesteryear’s model. The SoC is said to provide a better gaming experience as it comes in an octa-core configuration, 4 Cortex A78 high-performance cores + 4×A55 efficient cores, powered by ARM’s Mali-G77 MC9 GPU and with speedy 4266Mbps LPDDR4x memory. In addition, the Dimensity 1200 features the MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0 which enhances the gaming performance to 2.5 times more than the flagship Snapdragon 845 chip.

With the upgraded processor, the GPD XP Plus now also features faster memory as well with 6GB of LPDDR4X 4266Mbps RAM and equipped with 128GB 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. 

The last highlight of the device is its modular gaming controllers. The device includes 3 controllers in the package which are respectively a FPS Controller Module, a MOBA Controller Module and an Xbox Controller Module. 

Each module has magnetic connectors which are the points that allow the modules to be connected with the main handheld and they need not be charged as they charge wirelessly via the magnetic contacts. GPD assures that users need not worry about the controller modules suddenly falling off as the strength of the magnets ensures that it requires more than 1.1kg tensile force to pull them apart.

The GPD XP Plus is expected to ship in May 2022, and it is planned to open pre-orders soon on May 1st 2022 via Indiegogo.

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