ROG Ally vs Steam Deck OLED - Closer Than You Think!
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The OLED Steam Deck and ROG Ally are both fantastic handheld gaming options that will take care of your gaming needs. But how to you determine which one works for you? Let's discuss in this video!
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I have the legion go, deck oled LE, and win mini 64 gig ram, 2 tb. I love all 3 of them. But I have to admit if I had to pick 1, as much as I’m into my windows handhelds, it’ll be the steam deck. It just can’t be beat, and yes it can’t play some games, but one could argue their mostly competitive type games that most people would be playing on their main setup and not on the go. For portable, single player type games played offline, at decent battery life, the deck is on top.
I don't want to lean one way, but I have to be transparent about how the the SD is at what it's designed to do. Simple and not as powerful? Sure. But for what's it's supposed to do it does it very well.
@@freakytechreviews very true. Dependable pick up and play
@@freakytechreviews and if your someone who games at lower tdp, under 15, I’ve seen alot of cases were the deck beats the 7840 in performance.
And not just that, it's also that the Steam Deck has more consistent frame times. This has been proven by several more technical outlets. And I've long ago leaned that frame time consistency is just as important as average framerate. Big swings in frame times will be perceived as stutter even on a variable refresh rate display. I've been very impressed with how balanced the Steam Deck is and how consistent its frame times are.
Wow amazing video, With the quality of your video i would of never guessed you're under 2k subs!!! i would have thought 100k!! keep grinding
I appreciate it my friend! My goal is for the viewer to enjoy watching so it always makes me happy to hear this feedback!
Rog Ally z1 extreme, 1080P, VRR!!!, 120hz, best speakers, best performance, plays all the games.
I was able to get the ally Z1 extreme for 425 on offerup with the asus dock. Cant beat that price
This is good information but I have a question Which one is more quiet?
Bottom line, its just great weve got options
Deck is still the champ. It may have some game restrictions but it’s still the best well put together device. Until the claw releases and we see how it does, I’m more than happy with the Deck.
I’ve had both and I stuck with the Ally simply because I like to use mods when I play PC games and I’m more familiar with Windows than Linux.
I also like the freedom of having multiple games and storefronts readily available. I got tired of waiting for games to be “Steam Deck compatible”
Otherwise I think the Steam Deck is better built. Especially the OLED. The spec boost on the Ally is a plus, but the battery and SD card issue requires an upgrade.
I 100% agree with all of that. I failed to mention anything about mods so that’s a great point!
@@freakytechreviews I think you got your point across well regardless. I used to work at Best Buy and whenever people would ask between the two, I would pretty much say what you summarized: “Do you want a more powerful Switch?” Or “Do you want a handheld Windows device?”
I like playing good old PC games, and old games needs many physical inputs cuz theyre not tailored for controllers. So I will always pick the handheld with the most physical input you can do specially the left trackpad of SD, its quite very useful and Im still wondering why other handhelds wont copy this design/function 😅
This is a fair point as well, but docking the Ally would solve this. But because the trackpads are so good from Valve I would imagine that have that patent locked down TIGHT, lol.
@@freakytechreviews " Im still wondering why other handhelds wont copy this design/function"
1. because they don't wanna pay the money for the potent
2. With the sticks and button layouts there is no much of free space left for touchpads. Look at LeGo. Huge Bulky thing but with one trackpad.
Dude, how big are you that the deck looks like a pocket 3+ in your hands lol
lol! I'm 6'10"! That's why there's always an element of appreciating larger pieces of tech for me.
There is no officail importer for the steam deck in my country so straight away the deck cost about 200$ more thgan the Z1 EX that its a no brainer what choice you should make.
SD didn't sell in my area😢
But ally is cheaper(549$) then other area
You're not missing out on much it struggles to run most modern games and even higher end emulation I just sold mine last week and bought a gpd win mini
@@somerandomeguyonyoutube gpd didnt sell here either
Maybe i will go with Ally that officially(2yr warrants) sold and cheaper
I have an original steam deck and picked up an open box ROG Ally Z1 Extreme for $491 plus tax…now deciding if I keep the ROG Ally.
Have you decided to keep the ROG Ally?
@@xfypdx I actually returned it; more comfortable with the steam deck and didn’t need two handheld devices. Loved the screen, the speakers and it was very comfortable to hold, but just decided to stick with the steam deck.
@@laurafreeland9851 that’s what heard as well. Thanks for the update. You got the 1TB or 512GB?
In my opinion the ROG Ally is a bit of a stillborn device, which I suppose is a risk that comes with being first to market.
When the capabilities of the Z1E starts at 15w which is also the maximum power consumption of Steamdeck, putting the same 40Wh bettery in the ROG Ally was a huge mistake.
1-2 hour battery life hardly qualifies as a portable gaming machine.
Then you have the SD card reader issues.
I'm sure Asus will come back swinging with a much better product whenever AMD reveals the Z2E processor.
I actually had the ROG Ally pre-ordered but cancelled when I found out about the GPD Win Max 2 refresh, which would still be my #2 pick for the best handheld gaming system today because of its HUGE 67Wh battery (and the GPU Win Max 2(2023) is still the best optimized 7840u powered system on the market).
The problem with the GPD is its screen is a spectacularly unspectacular 60hz LCD.
So after ALMOST buying three different handhelds (Legion Go was out of stock) when Steamdeck OLED was announced it was an instant buy.
(And I very much love the Steamdeck for being able to play Xbox 360 era games for 6-8 hours.)
This is a great breakdown. A lot of where the Ally could improve was only blatantly obvious after it had released. To your point I do think that Asus will come out with a beast of a handheld with the next iterations, because that's the only reason the OLED Steam Deck even competes: it's a second generation. I hope to see this market really take off as the foundation of handheld gaming is strong, so I can't wait to see what they do from here.
@@freakytechreviews Things the ROG Ally 2 needs:
1. Mini LED (I say LCD and not OLED because apparently VRR on OLED is very difficult, but if Asus can pull off VRR OLED then that's perfect)
2. Double the battery life (better optimized system and bigger battery)
3. Trackpad (native mouse support is a BIG deal for some games)
@@freakytechreviews I think the biggest problem with all of these Windows handhelds is in part AMD's fault.
Unless 60Wh batteries are going to become standard the future Z2E chip needs to be optimized to perform well at 10w and maximum output should be 20w.
Exactly matching the power envelope of Steamdeck would also be a mistake because Windows can never compete head to head with Linux on efficiency, but the Z2E architecture just needs to be tweaked for peak performance/watt at a slightly lower window.
It's hilarious how when Steamdeck came out I was disgusted by the "weak" GPU, fast forward a year later and the moment competing products are on the market we find out Steamdeck is a masterpiece of system design, significantly outperforming all competing products at 10 watts (and that was before the 6nm refresh).
Ive never ever thought ah i need track pads 😂
Oled for indi games
Ally for AAA games
This is the correct answer. Own both!
That Z1 Ally is a waste of money at full price.
My Steam Deck installs my game library directly from my gaming PC rather than downloading a new copy. It did this automatically while both systems were hardwired to my network. Just another reason why the Steam Deck is the true champion here. The copium in the comment below is comical, as they don't know how to mod, nor should they be replacing hardware due to the skillgap.
This has been a feature for Windows for years
@@canisiusboy Any other windows features you want to tell us about? Maybe throw in some Mac features while you're at it? The rest of us will stay on topic.
The Steam OLED all the way!!
And bluntly, it's not even close: Better screen + significantly longer Battery life + more comfortable ergonomics is worth so much more than a 12-15 increase in FPS, and only for an hour and half or less of playing time for the high-end games!
I love the SD as well! But my personal opinion is that the merits of the Ally and other powerful gaming consoles put them in a different league really. I think they compete in too many areas whereas the SD does really well in it's niche. But to your point, if I had to choose one that I could pick up and play it would be SD 7-8 times out of 10!
Better screen? 800p 90hz no VRR a better screen? Majority of reviewers said that Ally has a better screen than the steamdeck OLED.
@@nathanjuan6042 majority? is this majority in the same room with you?
@@Scatner 1080p vs 800p? 1080p is always gonna be sharper than 800p OLED just makes your screen saturated but in sharpness its very noticable. 120hz vs 90hz? VRR vs No VRR? If you think that steam deck has better screen then I don't know what eyes you have. Anyways its hard to argue with a fanboy.
@@nathanjuan6042 ok. Let's talk.
1. what vrr does ,actually does, on 7 inch screen? Can you tell me please?
2. 800p is ideal for hardware and 7 inch screen SD has. Idk how 1080p makes the SCREEN itself anyhow better.
3. 120 Hz. How many games support it?
You just repeat what asus marketing says without thinking too much.
4. Examples of MAJORITY who claimed that rog ally screen is better? If you don't confused they compared it with SD LCD ofc
I took my Steam deck limited edition oled to work but no one was impressed because someone had the Ally also. They all agreed the Ally looks better, sounds better, runs games better and is far easier to buy because you can get one at Best buy using a Best buy card with 24 months no interest. You also can return it for 15 days if there is a problem or you just don't want to keep it. They concluded my Steam deck is old school and can't even run game pass. I sold the Steam deck and have the Ally now. We have three Ally owners at work now and another planning to get one. When Steam deck beats the competition I will get another one. I believe any system that beats the Ally will be another windows system. Maybe the MSI Claw will have a chance.
Lol NO!!!!!! The Steam Deck Oled is by far a better balanced hand held machine.
@@chadjohnson7712 100% agree! These people must be smoking something. Sure the ROG Ally is marginally more powerful - but that comes with a much shorter battery life (and thus less playing time), less comfortable grips and a poorer screen - and you have to pay MORE for it?!?
@williamegan6756 Yea that whole comment sounded like a Ad for the Ally Lol. I'm going to be honest I like all the hand held machines they all are nice and the competition is good thats how we get better consoles with that said I'm going to keep it real the Steam Deck Oled is the complete package right out the box. The Ally looks good on paper but real life performance for a handheld it's lacking in alot of important areas the main one being the battery you can't use the 1080p at 120hz it boast cause the battery just can't handle it so it needs to stay plugged and most likely you will cook your sd card to get a good experience with the Ally you have to turn all the settings down lower then what the Steam Deck Oled can run all day with no problems.When it comes to these Handhelds its all about Balance and the Steam Deck Oled without a doubt is the best machine on market at the moment.
@@chadjohnson7712 What's the point of buying a device if it cannot play every game you have or will soon buy I mean there is a powerbank if its running out of battery problem solve while the cons of steamdeck cannot be fixed due to it being linux and it having a weaker processor. If you only play steam libraries well sure but don't expect others to be like you. SD card reader only problems was their early release the issue was the motherboard not the placement of the SD card they already fixed that in their new models also majority of people would buy SSD anyways instead of micro SD.
@nathanjuan6042 I play everything on my Steam Deck Oled I have yet to try a game that didn't work.
I have both of them lol
This is the best way, lol.
Both of these portable gaming consoles can't beat GPD WIN MAX 2 2023. Especially, when it comes to storage upgrade.
Ok I just looked that up as I have never heard of it and said out loud "what the hell is that" lol. What an interesting looking device! I'll be looking more into it for sure as would love to bring it to the channel. Thanks for commenting about it!
Daddy hands.
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I sold my steam deck for a rog ally and I didn't regret it. Now I have gamepass , other stores and much better performance. Steam deck had much better grip though
This is a great reason to do so as the availability of games across devices is unmatched on Windows. The Ally really is a jack-of-all-trades where the SD is really good at one thing.
I owned the Steam Deck OLED before getting the Ally. I wasn't impressed. Trying to install a 4TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (Samsung 4TB 990 Pro) on the Steam Deck OLED was too difficult and felt unsafe. With about 2TB of ROMs for emulation, the lack of upgrade options was upsetting. Additionally, when attempting to mod some Steam games, I discovered that some of the mods I wanted weren't compatible with Linux.
Upon getting the Ally, it had everything I needed. I could upgrade and install the 4TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, mod games because it runs on Windows, and play non-Steam games like Kingdom Hearts 3 on Epic. The variable refresh rate improved game smoothness, as tested on Elden Ring.
Having a 4TB SSD eliminated concerns about the SD card issue, and with a battery bank, the battery life on the Ally wasn't a concern either. I later found out that you can mod the battery on the Ally to make it even bigger. It's done.
What I like about the Ally is its versatility compared to the Steam Deck. The only thing I would like the Ally to have is the Oled screen and 32GB of ram. I ended up giving away my OLED to my brother.
Interesting on modding the battery! I will absolutely be doing that! But I agree with all that you said, but while the Steam Deck is limited and really should be in a different class than the Ally, I do absolutely love the ergonomics and how simple it is. Each have their markets!
😂 Wtf this is like comparing the ps5 with the ps4
While I do agree that the performance is quite different, the Ally is not 100% superior to the OLED Steam Deck. While it's capabilities are more limiting, the SD does what it's designed to do very well, instead of spreading itself across the gaming industry.
@@freakytechreviews i had the Ally but got rid of it as i got a laptop instead. Was more suitable for my needs. I am however curious to see the performance of the msi claw when that comes to market. When the Ally gets frame gen i think the claw may be pointless unless that also works with fsr 3
Everyone has their own preferences between the two. But make no mistake, the Ally is a more capable machine overall.
Agreed!
Yeah... but it has a much inferior battery life and is cumbersome to use, so you *can do more*, but often will *do less* with it more often.
@@HeyJes 90% of deck users are plugged in anyway. You can remedy battery life with power banks on the Ally, but you can't remedy performance on a Steam deck.
@@zeblackboi That’s 100% delusional. Edit: Next time supply some actual data before pulling claims out of thin air.
@@HeyJes Did I hurt your feelings? Assuming you came from a Nintendo Switch, the deck would be a huge jump for you. If you're familiar with the PC master race, we all know which is superior.
You can't compare a handheld to an actual PC.
Nither of them is as powerful, cool, and as practical as the GPD win mini. Im ordering one next paycheck as my windows handheld :)
Very biased video. Simplicity of Steam at the cost of not being able to run several games at all kills Steam deck for me.
You do realise that the vast majority for people buy on Steam vs. Epic or any other store, right? And Window's is very inefficient for gaming when compared to Valve's custom LINUX OS. And that Valve will still be full supporting the software of the Steam Deck OLED long, long after ASUS and MSI and the rest are forced to abandon supporting their device in favour of the next yearly iteration because handhelds aren't their only area, or even their most important area.
Every opinion is biased lol
I wouldn't say it's biased because I own the Ally, not the Steam Deck. The Steam Deck is designed for just Steam, which it does VERY well. The Ally spread itself across the gaming industry, much of which is not optimized for handhelds. Yes the Ally is more powerful in every way and I've loved mine, but that doesn't mean the Steam Deck isn't an equally capable device for what it's designed to do.
@@williamegan6756 Valve need to support Steamdeck in the long run because it is linux and because it is linux not all games are compatible with it while windows handheld only needs few updates for their game launchers and windows will do the updates in the long run. My Acer VX 15 is already 7 years and it is still getting updates from windows. Not even all steam games are compatible with steamdeck while ally can play all steam games and future steam games because its windows.
I own both and without a shadow of a doubt the Ally is a cut above.
I’ve never understood anyone who says playing games on ally is complicated.
I open steam on my Ally, I install a game.
To launch it, I use armory crate, and boom I’m in the game.
What’s the difficulty?
It's not difficult for people who are accustomed to desktop gaming, but let's say a person only handheld gamed on a Switch and came over to it then there would be a learning curve. My point was not that it's difficult to use, but that the Steam Deck is easier to pick up and play because of it's simple OS.
@@freakytechreviews That’s fair. I’ve found the steam deck to be more difficult if tinkering is required such as non steam stores etc. but if I stay inside steam then it’s a much better handheld experience.
I currently have both and am trying to decide if I should keep the deck.
Windows freedom and more power vs better continue and better battery life.
If you had tried the latest AMD AFMF driver, you wouldn't say that, because the Rog Ally has become significantly ahead and better. I now play a game with high and ultra graphics settings enabled. Unfortunately, when I go back to the Steam Deck, it feels like I've returned to a PSP.
Steam is only good for lower tier games anything like cyberpunk red dead frames are way to low
Another misleading steam deck commercial. 😂
How so? Steam Deck is simple and easy to pick up, but lacks overall power and performance compared to the Ally. It's a fair assessment that doesn't necessarily pick one over the other, but instead focuses on the fact that they are for two different audiences.
Who cares. Go legion go. Notice no one brave enough to challenge it. All these reviews ally and deck. 🤫 😮😅
I would absolutely compare it if I had the ability to check it out inperson. I AINT SCURD.
Dont im telling you from oled traded it to the legion regreted it after a day traded it back
@@freakytechreviewsim more just saying every review deck and ally. Or now msi “the deck killer”. The msi vids all compare to defk and ally. Especially now that mai backed outta the 32gb ram and stuck to 16gb.