Acer challenges the Steam Deck with the Nitro Blaze 7: the power of a PC in a handheld console
The next item in our list is the Nitro Blaze 7 Specifications.
The Nitro Blaze 7 packed with more features that are awesome. Mentioned in the earlier parts of this section, it is slimmer than the iPad with dimensions of “10. 1 x 4. 5 x 0. 9 inches” and weighs 1. 5 pounds, it making the grip quite comfortable. It has an IPS display with a screen size of 7-inches, a screen resolution of 1080p, a refresh rate of 144Hz, and brightness of up to 500 nits. Inside the device, it features an AMD Ryzen 7 8840S processor, an AMD Radeon 780M an integrated graphics solution, and 16GB LPDDR5x RAM. In the storage section, acer can provide up to of 2TB SSD.
High-level performance
The Nitro Blaze 7 has a powerful processor in the form of an AMD Ryzen 7 8840S that increases the computing performance of the device. These chips are very similar in terms of the number of cores and base frequency, but, for instance, the 8840HS has integrated graphics 780M and a higher base TDP which prove the device’s powerful. Along with this, it should be possible to obtain the Super Resolution upscaling of the performed by the AI.
Designing the equipment with high ergonomic features and tackling the problem of thermal management.
To ensure that the Nitro Blaze 7 is comfortable and long lasting in its usage the design has been made as follows. The buttons and joysticks are well placed, very responsive and made for durability because of the use of Hall effect triggers. The cooling is on the other hand offered by the many fans and the openings on the structure.
Autonomy: the weak point?
All the same, the Acer Nitro Blaze 7 model gives an impression that it holds a lot of potential, the all-important question of battery life has not been well addressed. Actually, the one chip that could be employed is that typically used in the high-end laptops and this along with an approximately 50Wh battery could soon be drained. Furthermore, in case with the Asus ROG Ally X turned into the Steam Deck, Windows 11 can impact battery life in “PC consoles”. To combat this issue Acer developed a software solution called Game Space, although a portable battery is suggested to be kept close by in the event.
