by If you haven’t had a chance to get your hands on one yet, Valve’s Steam Deck is a pretty cool gaming device that has become very popular. It does have its flaws though – its haptic rumble is weak, its display is lackluster and there’s only one USB port on board. As such, OneXPlayer is probably hoping you’ll find these shortcomings enough to consider its new Mini Pro instead.
The standout specs are the ones that really show off the Steam Deck. These include the screen, which is a 7-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1920 × 1200 and 100% sRGB coverage, and the external connectivity: a pair of USB 4 ports and a single USB 3.0 Type A connection. Having this box-shaped Type A connector on the machine is very convenient for connecting flash drives and similar devices.
There’s also the presence of rumble, which should beat the deck’s weak feel thanks to compact HD linear motors. OneXPlayer also addressed complaints about the quality of its analog sticks on previous models by replacing the current model’s sticks with Hall Effect joysticks, which should offer improved accuracy and reliability.
Compared to the Steam Deck, you miss the touchpads, and OneXPlayer doesn’t mention any touch functionality on its screen either. There’s also all the fancy SteamOS 3.0 features the deck offers – although there’s probably nothing stopping you from installing SteamOS 3.0 (or a custom build like holoiso) on your OneXPlayer, considering the hardware is very similar.
The real downsides are the battery life and the price. Due to its slimmer dimensions, the OneXPlayer Mini Pro only packs a 48Wh battery – larger than the Nintendo Switch, but still smaller than that of the Steam Deck. OneXPlayer says the battery lasts “10 hours of video, 2.5 hours of full-load gaming,” but that certainly depends a lot on what game you’re playing.
As for price, check out $1199 for the base model with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for storage. That’s quite a premium over Steam Deck, which starts at $400. However, if you’re excited about the machine, you can pre-order it starting tomorrow through October 7 with a $50 deposit. This will get you a final price of $919, which is $200 off, and you’ll get the pre-order bundle gifts pictured above. According to the manufacturer, orders will be carried out on October 15th.
