Apart from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (aka Snapdragon 898) and the new compute platform chips, Qualcomm is also taking a shot at the mobile gaming sector with the new Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 gaming platform. As explained in our dedicated article linked here, you will learn that the American chipmaker looks to usher in an era of portable Android gaming. And well, to show off this future, Qualcomm has developed a handheld gaming devkit with Razer.

To demonstrate the capabilities of the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 gaming platform, Qualcomm has partnered with Razer to develop the first Snapdragon G3x Handheld Gaming Developer Kit. It’s a handheld console device that looks similar to Valve’s Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch at first glance. It is designed to give OEMs a prototype to develop their own handheld consoles. Developers can get their hands on the developer kit starting today.

Now, you must be wondering – what are the specifications of the Razer handheld gaming console developer kit? Well, we have detailed the key specifications of this developer kit right here:

Could Snapdragon G3x Kickstart an Era of Handheld Android Gaming Consoles?