Razer has announced the Razer Edge 5G at the RazerCon 2022 event. Developed in partnership with Qualcomm and Verizon, it is a 5G-enabled handheld gaming console. It will work with all AAA games, including Android games and games like Fortnite and Rocket League Sideswipe, which can be played through the Epic Games launcher that comes pre-installed.

Cloud streaming services such as NVIDIA GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming will also be available (still in beta) to Razer Edge 5G users. It also offers remote play options, giving full access to PC libraries through Steam Link, Moonlight, Parsec, and Xbox. Here is a look at the specifications of the Razer Edge 5G.

Razer Edge 5G specifications and features

The Razer Edge 5G has a 6.8-inch AMOLED display that produces a Full HD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the device is equipped with the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 mobile platform and 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The gaming console is powered by a 5,000mAh battery.

The Edge 5G is equipped with 128 GB of UFS 3.1 storage and a microSD card slot for more storage. It will run on the Android 12 OS. It has a 5-megapixel camera on the front. It offers connectivity features like sub-6GHz, mmWave Verizon 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2. It measures 259.7 x 84.5 x 10.83mm and weighs 263.8 grams.

The Razer Edge 5G is bundled with the Razer Kishi V2 Pro controller, which offers advanced haptic feedback and a 3.5mm audio jack.

 Razer Edge 5G price and availability

The Razer Edge 5G is priced at $399 in the US and is now available for reservations. The Razer Edge Founders Edition, which comes with the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds, is priced at $499. It will be available for purchase in January 2023. The company will showcase it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.

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Qualcomm recently unveiled its next-generation flagship smartphone processor, dubbed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which will be powering the upcoming premium smartphones, starting with flagship phones from Xiaomi and Motorola later this month.

Today, at its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company has unveiled several new products and one of them is the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform. It is an Android-based platform that is designed to allow you to play Android games and stream them from a console or PC or play games through cloud services.

The Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 platform can be used to make handheld gaming consoles like Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck. It packs the new G3x chip which has Kryo CPU and an Adreno GPU that lets you play games at 144fps.

It supports output to a 4K display or tethering to a mixed reality headset over a USB-C port. As for the connectivity, the platform supports Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 5G sub-6 GHz and mmWave for faster speeds. It also comes packed with Snapdragon Sound which is designed to improve audio quality.

Qualcomm has partnered with Razer to showcase this new gaming platform. It has built the first Snapdragon G3x Handheld Gaming Developer Kit that features a 6.65-inch OLED screen with support for 120Hz refresh rates and has a 5MP webcam on the front so that players can livestream while playing a game.

So far, there’s no information available about which other manufacturers will be launching devices powered by this new Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform. Qualcomm’s Micah Knapp says that the company is currently focusing on the developer community and launching devices is up to OEMs.

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