Steam Deck OLED vs Steam Deck LCD | Should You Upgrade?

Today we take an in-depth look at the brand new Steam Deck OLED made by Valve and how it compares to the original LCD Steam Deck!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Should you buy the Steam Deck OLED?
1:23 - OLED's Current Price
1:50 - Etched (anti glare) display vs Regular
2:45 - Internal Storage
3:36 - LCD's Current Price
4:34 - Comparing Battery Life
5:17 - Comparing Displays
7:21 - Comparing Internal Specifications
12:39 - Comparing Size and Weight
14:04 - Comparing Cosmetic changes
19:00 - OLED's Improved Analogs
20:07 - Boot Speed Test
21:47 - Wake From Sleep Test
23:20 - Comparing Gaming Performance
36:45 - Comparing Fan Noise
38:17 - Comparing Speaker Quality
40:05 - OLED's Improved Touch Screen
42:56 - OLED's Improved Touch Pads
43:42 - Final Thoughts
45:34 - THANK YOU VALVE
47:02 - Is the OLED worth the upgrade?
47:39 - Outro

#steamdeck #steamdeckoled #valve

[silvskill]

I would say I wish I waited for the OLED, but honestly have been playing my steam deck for the entire year I’ve had it and I don’t regret it one bit

[cybercatvoodoo]

Thanks for the review! I was debating updating and am excited about the OLED steam deck I ordered. Got the 512 after listening/ viewing your review. Nice points and very nice information.

[Zelchacha]

I get mine in the mail tomorrow, coming from someone who has wanted one for a while now the OLED pushed me over the edge with the overwhelmingly positive reception, thanks for the video, great quality and that touch screen though!

[edgartheface]

Little correction: The 5500 MTransfer/s vs. 6400 MTransfer/s is the RAM bandwidth and has nothing to do with WiFi or download speeds. But it helps the otherwise identical CPU and GPU to stall less often and increases the overall performance a bit.

[Ezpzwin]

Kudos! The effort and dedication put into creating this video are truly commendable. I tip my hat to you for a job well done.

[jimmymac]

Oled is a nice to have. But I cant justify buying when my LCD SD works just fine

[Nicktechnoo]

Thanks For watching!

I wanted to add one more thing that the OLED has an advantage of over the LCD that I forgot to mention in the video! The Steam buttons (Bottom left and right buttons right above the speakers on the steam deck) have been improved with their tactile response and overall feel MUCH better to press compared to the LCD. Sorry I forgot to mention that!

[donovangabel]

I’ve had my deck for a year and half, saw this one and bought I pretty much instantly. I know it’s technically not a steam deck 2 but it kinda is. Plus I’m upgrading from the 64 gig model with slower storage, so for me I feel like it’s definitely worth the upgrade cuz everything is improved. Regular deck is sick but this one is definitely miles better

[Xbob]

The faster charging, at least in my experience, is less about getting to 100%, and more about getting to about 80%. All batteries slow their charging significantly as they get closer to being fully charged, but I notice my OLED charges from lower percentages to, like I said, about 80%, MUCH faster than the LCD. From there, it slows down greatly on both at the 80% mark which is where my LCD "makes up" a lot of the time, so if this is true in general, it might make more sense to not go for a full charge if you're just wanting enough battery to play for a while.

[celestial_froggy]

The performance difference in GTAV was because on LCD Deck you had it capped at 60FPS in quick access menu. OLED was "faster" only because its screen caps at 90Hz and it was not always able to reach that target. I'm pretty sure that OLED really is faster if only by a few frames but in order to see this difference you'd have to toggle "Disable Frame Limit" on LCD Deck, so that it processes as many frames as it realistically can - just like capped at 90Hz OLED does

[tyler]

I don't have a Steam Deck. I do own both a regular Switch and an OLED Switch and I use both of them regularly. OLED has a better display for sure but I don't mind the look of LCD either. I don't plan to buy a Steam Deck now, but I would like to own one in the future. For now I am content with what I have.

[J.Wick.]

I've considered upgrading to the oled. But i haven't been able to make it make sense. I paid 350 for my lcd last summer, new on sale. I can't bring myself to pay 200 more for the upgrade.

[IIIReDEyeDIII]

I appreciate the effort of actually comparing them and not just "hey its cooler lmao"

[itsdtxjd]

The glossy 512gb oled screen looks amazing!

[tanidaree]

Im torn between the two models I would mostly play it docked on my 50 inch tv
Plus i work from home i don't really travel. Would it be better to just buy the LCD?

[waberoid]

If only they allowed trade in. That would be a win for everyone.

[Wipou]

during the lag test on the screen you were moving your finger like twice the distance in the same amount of time on the lcd vs the oled... just pointing that out

[oscopin]

Is it worth upgrading from the LCD to OLED? Take it from an LCD preorderer, yes it F'ing is. Well worth it.

[Xbob]

Still surprised people are pressing the paddle buttons incorrectly. Yes you can squeeze them from the sides, but for easy presses you're meant to press the small part on the back of the Deck. The sides are harder to avoid accidental presses, meanwhile you're not gonna be pressing the back accidentally so it's super easy to click there.

[chrisbrown-lxqz]

I’m still gaming with my steam deck lcd model even tho i got the cash to buy the oled model im not gonna upgrade my lcd im happy with my steam deck lcd model im gonna wait until steam make steam deck 2 😃