The Best Handheld Is… Steam Deck OLED Vs ROG Ally Vs Legion Go

In this video take the Steamdeck OLED The ASUS ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion GO, 3 of the most popular handheld gaming PC and face them off against each other to find out which handheld gaming PC is The Best! We take a look at performance by running some benchmarks and testing AA Games, Price, Battery Life, Specs and more.

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00:00 Introduction
00:39 Pricing
02:09 Steam Deck OLED Geekbench
03:23 Spec Overview and Differences
07:40 Gaming Benchmark Steam Deck Oled VS ROG ALLY VS LEGION GO
10:47 STEAM DECK OLED ROG ALLY LEGION GO BATTERY LIFE
12:31 So hat Handheld Is The Best?

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[claudendah]

I love how such a niche market has evolved into a full variety of specs that cater to the different priorities of different types of users. These 3 cover just about everything you’ll ever need. For me it’s the OLED SD

[hb_k]

People that dont have a laptop or pc, get the Legion go or rog ally, if you have a pc already then get the steam deck simple as that

[samserious]

Went for the ROG Ally as Desktop and light Gaming replacement (docking station). Edited the BIOS (smokeless) to 35W TDP, which will give me a little more headroom in gaming. The Ally can hit over 16000 points in Cinebench R23 when tweaked correctly, which is just insane for a handheld.

[zombieimpact]

I'm going to choose the Steam Deck Oled for better battery life. It's no longer a portable device if you have to plug it in constantly. I mind as well get a gaming laptop from a pawn shop if I want to have it plugged in all the time.

[tritonh]

Asus Rog has been beyond amazing for me.

[eliezerortizlevante]

Steam Deck has a 3rd antenna dedicated only to Bluetooth. Which is pretty overkill for controller stability

[mithrillis]

This is great. I wish no one ends up dominating the handheld market for years to come, so we get to see more tech innovations and exciting devices. Make it like the Android phone scene around the time when Google was still making Nexus devices. So much innovation around that time. The Steam Deck can kinda serve as the Nexus for handheld gaming PCs, and also fill the "long time support" role, whereas the other devices from various manufacturers try to push the boundary in different directions and offer things to be excited about every year.

[studentzero]

I upgraded from the Deck LCD to the Ally and enjoyed it for a while but I never played high end games on it because I preferred to play those at higher resolutions with maxed out settings on my Desktop. I gave the Ally to my wife and ordered an OLED because older steam games and Indie games is what I mostly play on it. If one of these devices will be your only PC then a Ally or Legion Go might be a better choice. The OLED is a no brainer for me because of the battery life alone, battery life is essential for a handheld in my opinion unless you only use it near a wall outlet. I found with car rides I only used my Ally for 30-45 minutes before the battery warning went off.

[escowoah]

I have the original Steam Deck (Y1 purchase) and the ROG Ally.

I like the Steam Deck’s interface, battery life and how intuitive the experience is. Not the biggest fan of Linux but it works perfectly with the SD. Also like the SD’s joysticks and control pad - they are sturdy and console like. I use my SD mostly as an emulation device and for traveling.

The ROG Ally’s display is fantastic but Windows sometimes is laggy. I’m not also a fan of the battery life or the quality of the joysticks/control pad. They don’t feel as high-end. I have a gorgeous Asus gaming monitor so I use my Ally mostly in docked mode for playing AAA or demanding titles and as a PC.

I was initially torn over whether I should sell the Ally and coo the Legion Go but decided against it as though I like the large screen size of the Go, it would be of no benefit if it was mostly in docked mode which is how I use my Ally.

I will definitely be upgrading my Steam Deck to the Oled version. Im waiting a bit to see if Valve decides to roll out from trade in program or if refurbished SD Oleds become available at a discounted price. I’m also waiting to see what other tech companies decide to do in the coming months as the bar has been set a bit higher - whoever is releasing a handheld now has to offer HDR, 1TB storage and Oled as standard. Maybe Microsoft, Sony, Dell, HP, Samsung, Google, Amazon or LG may be tempted to push the button further with a release.

[cogspace]

Personally I adore my Steam Deck OLED. Most of the games I like to play on the go run great at 5W which means I get 10 hours on a charge. It's really in a league of its own in that regard. But if you're primarily playing docked or on the couch, the Ally is probably the best pick overall. I could see the Legion Go making a lot of sense for games that really benefit from a larger screen, like those with text that would be hard to read otherwise. And there's compatibility to consider. It seems like damn near everything runs on the Steam Deck thanks to the incredible effort that Valve has put into Proton, but even if your favorite games only run on Windows you still have two great options. Hooray for competition!

[denisruskin]

- Deck OLED if you want the overall best experience and display
- Ally if you like to tinker a bit more but also get a superior gaming experience fps wise, and you can play anything with Windows, GamePass included. Also has VRR, which is huge.
- The Legion Go is the only one I would not recommend. Chunky, display is excessively high resolution so you will always have to downsscale resolution, which looks worse than native. Unless you only plan to play really old games and indies.

[sniper_monkey]

I ordered my oled last Thursday and I can’t wait to get it

[yamazakitakahiro]

Steam Deck OLED🎉
This is a portable device so I’m going with the one that provides objectivity the most balanced experience between power, ease of use, and battery life.
Although a docked mode that could access higher watts would be awesome

[Jay-flvy]

I’m actually surprised how well the steam deck keeps up with both of these devices paired with better battery life oled screen and valve support and optimization def made me pick up the steam deck oled and I’m coming from a ally. Sometimes power isn’t everything.

[YouCanCallMeMich]

I have an LCD 512 SD, the Ally and the Legion Go now for about a week and I enjoy the LLG by far the most, once you get this huge screen in front of you and experience the FPS mode ( I'd rather call it RTS mode) you really can't go back imo. It's an awesome device, the devs are actually participating in the subreddit and giving us updates on what is about to drop and what they are working on like custom controllers, TDP issues, button remapping etc. + a BIG misconception here, the LLG performs as well and even better on higher TDP's, the custom W TDP is just having issues atm.

[PaulieK]

All are good but I have the Ally and been loving it and it has gotten better with updates. I also have a rig with an RTX 3080 and at least on the weekdays, I tend to use my ally more in quick bursts. I'm going to hold out to the 2-year anniversary of ownership before I consider upgrading because next jump I want to be at 50 to 100% performance and battery increase.

[FSAPOJake]

I own a Steam Deck and a ROG Ally, and owned a Legion Go for a few days before I returned it.

The Steam Deck, especially now that it has an OLED screen, is the best overall device for most users.

If you're experienced at tinkering with Windows, play plugged in most of the time and want much more performance and better game compatibility (basically all apply to me. I play in bed most of the time, plugged in, or at hotel rooms or on planes, also plugged in), the Ally is worth considering. And unlike the Legion Go, the screen has VRR so you don't have to worry about adjusting the refresh rate or framerate caps. I love mine and use it a ton. The screen won't match the colors, black levels, and contrast of an OLED, but it's still a phenomenal LCD with good resolution and super accurate color reproduction, and some of the best viewing angles of any IPS I've ever seen.

[coreyhoward]

I went from Steam deck to ROG ally and back to steam deck with the OLED update. ROG Ally is great for a lot of reasons, but for a handheld, I have realized what the steamdeck offers is more important to me. I will be keeping both with the ally for streaming my PC via Moonlight, but for a stand alone gaming experience the steamdeck + Xreal glasses (if I want a bigger screen) is perfect for me.

[MrTekSuggest]

Truly appreciate this head-to-head comparison as we close in on the holidays. I personally cannot wait to pit these 3 against each other as well. If Lenovo continues to put in the work on the Software side and delivers non-FPS mode focused controllers, It could end up being a game changer. But even so, the Deck OLED looks fantastic all around, and that VRR beast that goes by ROG Ally is amazing in its own right.

[jcugnoni]

For me the Steam Deck is the best handheld. For mostly tethered /docked the Legion is more interesting. And the Ally is a pretty good compromise with some advantage for heavier games. Overall, all are very good products and deliver a lot for the price.