got the oled, didnt have an lcd before, and can say ive not had an issue with the battery life. the oled screen at 40% is as bright as my laptop screen at 100%. have used it basically every day since i got it, which means ive hurt my sleep schedule, but im actually getting thru games i was putting off due to having to sit with a hot, noisy laptop. it's also an emulation beast.
Sitting in front of a tv is not that comfy.. that's why people love handheld consoles. Oled is great for viewing. I use mine for PlayStation remoteplay mostly, since Sony ditched PS4 compatibility on PlayStation portal
Battery life is amazing, so I couldn’t agree anymore than you. I got the oled when it first dropped and battery lasts me a good 3-4 hours. I never had the original deck but this is amazing.
The Steam Deck OLED is an amazing system. I bought one in December (never played the LCD version), and it's now my go-to machine. I absolutely love it!
I love the steam deck so much I was happy to upgrade. Steam deck made me able to actually play games and discover games I never even knew about before owning the deck. Now I can play whenever without hogging the tv. When you’re married to a non gamer it is very hard to play.
I was on the fence on getting a Steamdeck for a while now. When the Oled came out, my decision to get one was set. I got my Oled Steamdeck a few weeks ago, and it’s been amazing! I love how my Steam saves carried over, so I didn’t have to start over. Screen is beautiful, I love how vibrant the colors are.
Totally agree on all fronts. I loved my LCD Deck for the short 8 months that I had it. For perspective, I was planning on getting the LCD Deck for my girlfriend for Christmas but the OLED was announced around that time so I decided to wait to see if I could snag one first. When it came in, I wanted to test it out to make sure it worked and also wanted to install and set up game for her so she could play right out of he box. Within the first few hours, I fell in love with it and decided to sell my LCD for my own OLED to mitigate the cost of the upgrade. It's easily the best decision I've ever made, but I still want to point out that the LCD is amazing on it's own. If I didn't have the OLED to compare it to, I would be blissfully happy with it.
Well I hope I made the right choice spending 200 more for the OLED.. just ordered my deck 2 days ago. I have wanted a deck for a while but it was hard for me to justify it since I have a nice 3080gpu but I'm in A circumstance where I can't play my PC for more than a few hours a day(off grid living) I also have a c1 oled as a monitor and now the deck is OLED I had to make the purchase
Have a nice time gaming and using the device. I was not convinced when the original Steam Deck was released, first I’m not a big fan of handhelds, secondly I remembered the Steam Machines, and I did not wanted to be early adopter. But Steam Deck OLED is a beast. Does wonder for my backlog of games, I also use it in docked mode hooked to 27” display as Linux PC and its works. I’m really impressed what this small, low powered device can do.
Considering my steam deck is the only gaming device I own, I think this would be a great upgrade considering how heavily I use it and I think for people in my shoes this would also be an upgrade. Hell even just for the battery, I play Elden ring as well and AN EXTRA HOUR?! That’s kinda crazy 🔥
I had the og deck, but decided to buy the oled anyway... and I made the right choice: the oled screen is in an another league and 90hz feels super smooth! Even 30hz, 40hz, 45hz feel smoother. Also, battery upgrade is huge: it is even more noticeable with games that consume few tdps
@@Enyel210 Realistically you won't use that 90Hz unless maybe, perhaps if you Stream content from your desktop (would need to use Moonlight, Steam Remote Play is hard capped at 60fps). Even such a simple game as Vampire Survivors crunches down to 20fps on the Steam Deck once the things get going. Also the screen still doesn't support variable refresh rate so that 90Hz isn't exactly an upgrade that matters a whole lot. You will still be capping your framerate at 40 or 60 for best battery life (and if you're at home and you own PC, just do yourself a favour and stream it - your Deck will last 7hr on battery with framerate and fidelity that your desktop allows you to, there's just 0 reason to run game on the Deck itself if you're just moving to the couch.
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I am upgrading from LCD to OLED. My biggest complaints about original deck was it was loud, heavy and had poor battery life. Valve is playing it smart. They focus on user experience. For example they don’t ship device with full HD screen because there is no chip that can handle Full HD screen and provide good battery life anyway.
It's true that the battery life is INSANE. I literally did a transatlantic flight with 1 stopover and a total travel time of 12 hours (from the first flight departure) , I played the whole time during the flights (FFX remaster) and i arrived at 3% battery (starting from 96 %) only when there were about 2h left. Excluding the 1h stopover in amsterdam it means that 93% of the battery lasted something like 9 hours. It's just insane. Then I simply charged it with a powerbank till 15% at around 15W charging, took like 20-30 mins while I was doing something else. Then played the other 1h30 while plugged to the powerbank to avoid getting the battery too low. 93% 9 hours. Any other PC handheld would have already died not even at the end of the first flight inside europe lol.
Listen you are not being overdramatic you are on point . The steam deck oled is amazing for a refresh . Just imaging the 3rd and 4th gen ! If you have the money definitely get the oled only ….if you have lcd just get rid of it lol you can give away trade sell whatever just start enjoying that oled now lol life is too short enjoy now .
Controller config on steam deck are 10 levels above the competition. I don't think Valve actually has a marketing team. They make a product like once every 5 years and they just have the engineers do the ad roll.
Have an LCD already like yourself. Ordered an LE even though I know I didn't need it, but man I Wanted it, and boy did it deliver in a way that feels way above just the specs and upgrades alone. It was already such a fantastic handheld, and the OLED upgraded nearly everything that should have been upgraded. It's fantastic all around. Now I have two Steam Decks which I got my Dad using for the game Sledders which scratches the itch of Snowmobiling while we were waiting for the snow during Christmas. Also. The OLED Deck is lighter, but the LE Deck, is even Lighter than that!?
I own the previous Steam Deck LCD 500GB flagship version and still have no regrets getting the Steam Deck OLED LE version. The OLED screen just looks much better and the fan is so silent even when gaming. My LCD version gets too loud in comparison. Valve is doing such a super job with the Steam Deck that I'll definitely get the Steam Deck 3 too whenever it gets released. 👍
This has been very insightful, I am from India and a proud owner of steam deck, I am simply in love with valve & their team thanks to deck, everyday I learn something new about it & reflects how much time effort & thought they have put into making the steam deck lcd & now you are telling me that valve has done it again with oled deck. Just shows that they don’t take their customers for granted unlike some other companies. Can’t wait what they will come out with next.
Been looking at the steam deck for a while now, even before the OLED, but having a pretty decent gaming PC with my monitor, have held off, but now with my job I'll be traveling a lot, away from home up to 3 months at a time, and don't want to lug my consoles around with me, so... ordered my 1TB OLED just yesterday and super excited to get my hands on it! Great video and review, and kinda glad I held out so that I could end up with this version over the LCD.
Great video! Noone's talking about the faster charging. That has been game changing for me since I don't like playing tethered. Imagine I come home I fire up the deck I see it's on 30% , charge it for 30-40 mins until I take a shower, grab something to eat and it's up to 80% .. ready to go!
I didn't have the O.G steam deck, went straight to the OLED so i can't compare it to anything. But now that you mentioned it. It does charge really friggin' fast. I didn't even think about it.
I really love your reviews, they feel early genuine and down to earth, subscribed :)) I know I want an OLED deck but I’m not yet in a position to get one, and I love going down research rabbit holes to hype me up, so this was very cosy without being overly techy, and feels very applicable to the usual buyer
Steam Deck LCD battery hasn't been an issue for me yet and I put it through the paces. It's great compared to competition. I think you have a battery issue.
I have been on the fence for awhile about the deck bc I have a Switch. However, I am now bitting the bullet to order a OLED today. One of the best reviews I have seen on this console!!
The main reason i like the steam deck more than a pc is that you dont just have to sit at a chair to play the games you love you can do it on your couch or your bed and the deck itself still runs just as well if not better than a whole ps4
I recently got my 1st deck in the form of an oled, and man... It's such a good experience it's giving me nostalgia for when I got a new console as a kid. Each new device was something exciting to me back then: The NES started it off, n64 made it 3D, gba was a handheld, xbox was a crazy powerful alien computer, ps2 showed me this other side to gaming I had little experience with, DS was the most futuristic gimmick to my child brain, 360 is when I really got into buying my own games and got sweaty in games like Halo etc., when my friend showed me his gba emulator I was completely blown away. Steam Deck is the 1st device relevant to me in a LONG time that felt truly novel to use again. Of course it helps I'm both emulating a bunch of childhood games on it while also discovering the latest games the way I did as a kid, that on top of my go-to's like Warframe, Terraria, Megaman: Battle Network and Dark Souls 1 I played on my PC before kinda just make it a streamlined everything-machine. I can play all that... On my balcony? Over at a friend? On the go? Wow. I was in the hospital when I got my PSP as a kid, I can only imagine a kid getting this thing nowadays. I can also imagine a kid dropping it.
Agreed Agreed and agreed. For sure for me it was 100% worth upgrading for me..... the experience to me has increased dramatically when it comes how pleasant the screen is to look at, how much better battery is and i do notice slight performance boosts and for some triple A games an extra 3-7fps sometimes more depending on the game makes a difference especially if it means not going under 30 fps or even not going whatever fps cap you cap it to.
Got my SD in March of 22'. I have to fight my urge tooth and nail every day to wait for the SD2. My reasoning? My SD works great, I mostly play plugged in on the couch so I'm not taking up the TV on the PS5 (chiaki4deck) or in the office away from my wife and kid, that means battery life is rarely an issue (I also carry a 25k battery pack when i'm not home). The screen and the better ram are a HUGE pull for me, but then I'd have almost a thousand bucks on a 1st gen console, so I'll wait for the next one.
Your hair grew crazy fast in a year. Currently growing mine out. It’s getting places but I’m still in an awkward phase. Also, thank you for your videos. Helpful for my purchase decisions.
I upgraded from the LCD after exactly a year of owning it and I don't regret it 1 bit. It was already my favorite device ever, so ofc I wanted the best version of it.
Great video, thank you for this...your question at the end about who should upgrade from lcd to oled...I think if you got the lower end of the lcd...y'know, the 64gbs version....take the leap and get the terabyte oled....upgrades all round....better screen, battery life, storage and al the rest of it. Again, great content Sam, thank you.
my original Steam Deck stopped working and was no longer under warranty. after a good amount of diagnosis it turned out to be the main board so it was unreparable. I waited a few months and finally purchased an OLED Steam Deck. this is a different machine folks. it's better than the original. they may not call it an upgrade but it's an upgraded unit.
I bought the OLED for my first PC handheld and now it's replaced my desktop entirely. I've used it basically every day since I bought it, I love playing indie games on it.
i have to point out that your LCD deck has a more degraded battery than the oled one and in the temps test the oled is heating up the LCD deck by blasting the heat upwards into the LCD deck intake
The Steam Deck OLED is my first Handheld PC and I wasn’t sure if I would keep it or not. After the first week this wasn’t a question anymore. I already upgraded to an 2TB SSD and use it every single day … mostly to play Cyberpunk at the moment. By the way … I‘ve never seen a product with such a consumer friendly engineering regarding repairability/upgradeability. The cooling is awesome. I never play with headphones and I cannot hear the fans at all. I think it’s an awesome device and worth the money.
Liked and subscribed!!!! Thanks for such a thorough video!!! I have never owned a steam deck and was wondering which to get. I’m definitely going with the OLED after watching this!!!!!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like the OLED display isn't draining the battery as fast as the LCD, hence it's the display that's maximizing the game time in this test. Also, using a 65W charger is pointless when the device only supports 45W
Well the valve marketing team didn’t have to sell the new deck because they knew whence people got them into their hands the word would get out.we’re gamers by heart
Bought the LCD loved it. Bought the OLED and fell in love with it. An essential purchase for any gamer with little actual gaming time on their hands. It’s witchcraft.
A new feature that you missed: Bluetooth controllers can wake the OLED model from sleep. On the LCD model, only wired USB controllers (or controllers which use a USB dongle such as the Steam Controller) can do this.
I really wish they would upgrade connectivity on it - like bring USB4 or add more ports since they've taken the time and effort to redesign PCB... the amount of people walking around with dongles strapped to their Deck is a clear message that many people DO need it - one extra USB-C or even full size USB-A would go a looooong way. Also custom back paddles that come with JSAUX backplate for the original Deck are the GOAT.
just found your channel, looking into getting a steam deck and this was a super helpful video and i see you do esk8 stuff too! just got myself a backfire g3+ (used of course). subscribed
While the battery life is definitely a big improvement, it might not be as big as your test suggests, as it's not really a like-for-like comparison. Your LCD model had been heavily used for over a year, whereas your OLED model is nearly new. The LCD model's battery likely has some decay, which is typical for Li-ion batteries, and would potentially be quite significant if you were cycling charges a lot (especially if you drained the battery deeply before recharging), or keeping it at 100% charge while playing demanding games a lot (heat from games + high charge = higher battery decay). Overall, I agree with your sentiments though, as someone who upgraded from an LCD to OLED model as well.
a potential problem with your battery test is that the battery is going to show signs of decoration first so your old handheld might just have a degraded battery
The annoying thing about the oled steam deck, is the fps/hz 40fps/40hz would be ideal like on the LCD. Where as the lowest on the oled is 47fps/47hz. At 40fps it gives 80hz on the oled. They should go back to having them at separate slider control, so we can choose...
I had the 64gb lcd with a 1tb micro. I was so sick of dealing with shaders filling it up. so upgrading to a 1tb alone made it worth it. but with it being lighter i play it so much more now, on the lcd my wrist would start to cramp after a hour so it was annoying to play. that dose not happen anymore, so now i play it all the time
Is it important to put a screen protector on the OLED anti glare version? I heard it may not need one, but what do you think? Any brand recommendations?
if you wanted the screen protector you chose the wrong deck. Glossy deck is much more flexible for this. With the matte oled any screen protectors will ruin your experience: with the glossy protector if you have the worse of both worlds: not vivid colors for the matte underneath and the reflections of the protector, with the matte protector you have a worse quality matte above and with double matte layers you'll have washed out colors. This is one of the reasons I picked up the glossy deck. Much more versatile. Glossy is the best choice unless you're playing outside under the sun. But that's not the use case for 99.99% of the people. I play it at home, during flights or train rides without any issues whatsoever. I put a glossy screen protector on my glossy screen. Zero regrets.
@@poopymcfartbean it's a protection against accidents that can happen. If you in a year didn't have accidents good for you but people like to protect expensive devices against possible scratches or damages
@@Tonno7 Incorrect, it's the other way around. Glossy you can never get a decent anti glare that is as good as etched, if you put a protector on the 1TB etched glass version that it just becomes like the glossy, the colours are the same i've had several.
@@alistairsmith2396 if you apply a glossy screen protector to the matte steam deck, you'll always have the etched surface underneath that will interact with the light and spread it. It's physics. So it will never be the same as with the glossy deck.
Nah you nailed the head, ever since i picked up the OLED i completely stopped playing on my computer it runs things so much smoother in the steamOS environment and the mods already available make it perfected.
I think the battery life is just theoretical. Things like more efficient drives in the Linux kernel and other software improvements can boost performance. Either, great to hear
Usually when I'm playing on the couch or whatever, unplugged, I always limit the TDP and adjust settings for better battery life. I've never heard the fans ramp up while playing. In every way the device was a pleasant surprise. Actually loving the desktop mode too. It's not as good as my daily Linux box, but not far off. I could see myself using the Deck as a daily driver.
It'll get to the point that it's comparable to your Linux box and I can't wait for that day that both of us can enjoy something that advance and easy to travel with
I bought an lcd deck before watching this video, really wishing i found this before buying mine, might have swayed my decision as to lcd vs oled. great video though!
So glad Valve is like this it shows they have high integrity and wants to make the best products and let them sell because they are good and not because of marketing. Only downside about the steam Deck Oled is the price at least for me its very expensive. On a different note when I played half life alyx was when I realised just how respectably skilled Valve is best game ive played in VR and also one of the best game ive ever played.
Hoestly I think next gen deck would be mind blowing. It would crush gaming pc sales. Something like 16 CU on the GPU side and something like 8533 ram or even LPDDR6.
I got a great PC but since I got my Steam Deck OLED, I don't even touch my PC, except on my day off. The new Steam Deck OLED gives me everything I need for 2 - 3 hours straight of AAA gaming after work (8 - 9 hours with indie titles). I'm also a big emulator fan,so having 65k games on my handheld device that can play PC games? That is all I wish when I was a kid.
Got a question about the chargers. Isn't it recommended to use the 45w to not charge too fast making the battery life drop faster than it would? I was using the 65w on a deck base and also another different to travel, but seems the battery life dropped a little more than expected for me.
nah it shouldn't make a difference, i've tested my deck out with a bunch of different chargers and if you go over 45w on the charger, the deck wont charge any faster. 45w will hit the max charging speed, going over wont increase that speed
I made my boyfriend get the OLED steam deck for himself as a nice gift that I knew he’d use, and he’s never had an issue with the battery, says the screen looks amazing, and (even though he hates playing on anything portable) says the handling, size of the device and interface of the buttons is entirely bearable to use when he’s away from the house. His only issue is the speakers, as some games on Steam are extremely quiet, he says the LCD’s speakers were actually louder 😮 I find it interesting and I’m glad he’s happy with it. I wish I had one now 😂
can be worth checking the speaker volume levels in desktop mode, the max volume may not actually be max'd out, i had that issue with bluetooth audio, when paired to the deck, i used a bluetooth devices own volume up/down and at max it was quiet, on desktop mode the bluetooth audio for some reason was only on 50% of max, if that can happen to bluetooth it can happen to any audio device and is worth checking out.
Which model did you buy? I’ve just gone for the 512Gb since I don’t mind missing out on the etched screen since I prefer glossy. But curious as to which one you bought and if it’s really worth the upgrade for the 1TB stock model vs the 512gb stock model?
i got the limited edition 1tb oled model, put on a glossy screen protector now i cant tell it was ever etched to begin with, definitely worth it for the LE alone
@@SvGPlayer831 maybe that was your impression but there are several videos that shows that it's not the same thing as having a glossy screen you still partially lose vivid colors and true blacks because of the matte underneath.
good question! i got the same battery test result (1 minute different) when i tested my LCD deck over a year ago. So there may be battery degradation, but it seems to be negligible
This is also a win for those in other countries where getting a Steam deck is hard, the 64GB LCD variant prices are dropping to an affordable price and simply buying a dock and a microSD card and you got yourself a portable gaming PC and also can run Linux for office work, Windows is also an option but I heard it’s clunky, now I’m planning to save up and get one so I can move my games from my laptop(to use for rendering and video editing only) to the steam deck and free up space, also a 15.6in gaming laptop is not a good travel buddy at all 🤣
I waited like a year before buying one, and i got the LCD 256GB steam deck, and a few months later they came out with the Oled, i was pissed off, said it on a few other video's as well and people told me to shut up, i mean i find myself being bam boozled, as they said they would not get any upgrades and now i am here with this steam deck, why did they not do this in the first place .... am i suppose to sell my steam deck now or?
Just got me an lcd model since I want to take a dip in the pc handheld market and since they have a sale right now for the decks so went and got the 512gb model
You also have to take into account that your lcd decks battery has had many more charge cycles than the new oled. It’s not like you compared both a new lcd and a new oled
So… compared to the ally and the Legion Go.. still go with the Steam Deck? I am primarily a console gamer.. I bought a pretty mid range PC that I’m slowly upgrading it to a damn good gaming machine but I ran into some slight hiccups and it’ll take longer than I expected it to. I was planning on getting the OLED but then people told me to look into the Ally.. but Ally 2 is coming out sometime in 24.. I decided I won’t be doing that lol. Legion Go seems a bit “more” than I want to deal with on a handheld. So.. I’m leaning towards the SD OLED.. Worth it? People online tell me that “you won’t be able to play every game on Steam..” and honestly I’m not entirely sure that’s something I even want to do. 😂
Valve undersells those features so users will do it instead of them from their own experience. They are playing 4D chess.
i much prefer that to the alternative of over promise and under delivery
@@sam.alexander.reviews same here
They knew that customers would make less videos about the new features if Valve already talked about them a lot
have u play the last of us on the steam deck oled if so how is the game and graphic I’m thinkin about buyin myself a steam deck oled also
Yes exactly. Then users and reviewers alike leave positive impressions online because they are pleasantly surprised.
Valves just didn't wanna piss off all the people with LCD decks 🤣
They did a bad job at that 😂 I wish I would’ve held off and got an OLED
@@cameron4447 yea I sold mine and got the OLED.. and I just had gotten the LCD 2 months before 🙄
well, here I am a bit pissed lol
@@ed278 yea I bought mine two months before OLED released...I feel ya lol
Did you upgrade or still using the LCD@@drizzyd4498
got the oled, didnt have an lcd before, and can say ive not had an issue with the battery life. the oled screen at 40% is as bright as my laptop screen at 100%. have used it basically every day since i got it, which means ive hurt my sleep schedule, but im actually getting thru games i was putting off due to having to sit with a hot, noisy laptop.
it's also an emulation beast.
literally its crazy. i play baldurs gate at max brightness and get 3 hours
Sitting in front of a tv is not that comfy.. that's why people love handheld consoles. Oled is great for viewing. I use mine for PlayStation remoteplay mostly, since Sony ditched PS4 compatibility on PlayStation portal
Do the emulated games include the bug fixes for each game?
Battery life is amazing, so I couldn’t agree anymore than you. I got the oled when it first dropped and battery lasts me a good 3-4 hours. I never had the original deck but this is amazing.
As soon as I started playing games on my OLED I noticed immediately that they almost all ran better than on the old deck
Really? I've had the lcd since launch my oled comes tommorow.
The Steam Deck OLED is an amazing system. I bought one in December (never played the LCD version), and it's now my go-to machine. I absolutely love it!
I love the steam deck so much I was happy to upgrade. Steam deck made me able to actually play games and discover games I never even knew about before owning the deck. Now I can play whenever without hogging the tv. When you’re married to a non gamer it is very hard to play.
my exact situation
Or have a child. If the TV is on its Bluey on the screen.
Ahah or cocomelon 😂
Amen brother.
Exactly! 😂
I was on the fence on getting a Steamdeck for a while now. When the Oled came out, my decision to get one was set.
I got my Oled Steamdeck a few weeks ago, and it’s been amazing! I love how my Steam saves carried over, so I didn’t have to start over.
Screen is beautiful, I love how vibrant the colors are.
My SD Oled just arrived today. I'm so freaking excited to finally experience the world of handheld PC gaming.
Totally agree on all fronts. I loved my LCD Deck for the short 8 months that I had it. For perspective, I was planning on getting the LCD Deck for my girlfriend for Christmas but the OLED was announced around that time so I decided to wait to see if I could snag one first. When it came in, I wanted to test it out to make sure it worked and also wanted to install and set up game for her so she could play right out of he box. Within the first few hours, I fell in love with it and decided to sell my LCD for my own OLED to mitigate the cost of the upgrade.
It's easily the best decision I've ever made, but I still want to point out that the LCD is amazing on it's own. If I didn't have the OLED to compare it to, I would be blissfully happy with it.
Well I hope I made the right choice spending 200 more for the OLED.. just ordered my deck 2 days ago. I have wanted a deck for a while but it was hard for me to justify it since I have a nice 3080gpu but I'm in A circumstance where I can't play my PC for more than a few hours a day(off grid living) I also have a c1 oled as a monitor and now the deck is OLED I had to make the purchase
@@randybobandy9828what are your thoughts on it now a month later?
@@hypnogri5457 love it. Have been playing nonstop
Bought the 1TB Oled a couple weeks ago and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this thing!! 👍👍❤️
The reason why Valve doesn't want this to be overblown is because they still need to sell the old gen version of the Steam Deck.
I just bought my OLED today. Hope it gets here soon I'm so excited
Have a nice time gaming and using the device.
I was not convinced when the original Steam Deck was released, first I’m not a big fan of handhelds, secondly I remembered the Steam Machines, and I did not wanted to be early adopter.
But Steam Deck OLED is a beast. Does wonder for my backlog of games, I also use it in docked mode hooked to 27” display as Linux PC and its works. I’m really impressed what this small, low powered device can do.
Hope you enjoy it!
Considering my steam deck is the only gaming device I own, I think this would be a great upgrade considering how heavily I use it and I think for people in my shoes this would also be an upgrade.
Hell even just for the battery, I play Elden ring as well and AN EXTRA HOUR?! That’s kinda crazy 🔥
right??
Screen is amazing. Also a nice little performance bump too
@@illuminatedGaming33 more efficient from from what I heard 👍🏼 That screen and the bump to 90HZ is definitely up there in “small” upgrades too tho
I had the og deck, but decided to buy the oled anyway... and I made the right choice: the oled screen is in an another league and 90hz feels super smooth! Even 30hz, 40hz, 45hz feel smoother.
Also, battery upgrade is huge: it is even more noticeable with games that consume few tdps
@@Enyel210 Realistically you won't use that 90Hz unless maybe, perhaps if you Stream content from your desktop (would need to use Moonlight, Steam Remote Play is hard capped at 60fps). Even such a simple game as Vampire Survivors crunches down to 20fps on the Steam Deck once the things get going. Also the screen still doesn't support variable refresh rate so that 90Hz isn't exactly an upgrade that matters a whole lot. You will still be capping your framerate at 40 or 60 for best battery life (and if you're at home and you own PC, just do yourself a favour and stream it - your Deck will last 7hr on battery with framerate and fidelity that your desktop allows you to, there's just 0 reason to run game on the Deck itself if you're just moving to the couch.
I am upgrading from LCD to OLED. My biggest complaints about original deck was it was loud, heavy and had poor battery life. Valve is playing it smart. They focus on user experience. For example they don’t ship device with full HD screen because there is no chip that can handle Full HD screen and provide good battery life anyway.
It's true that the battery life is INSANE. I literally did a transatlantic flight with 1 stopover and a total travel time of 12 hours (from the first flight departure) , I played the whole time during the flights (FFX remaster) and i arrived at 3% battery (starting from 96 %) only when there were about 2h left. Excluding the 1h stopover in amsterdam it means that 93% of the battery lasted something like 9 hours. It's just insane. Then I simply charged it with a powerbank till 15% at around 15W charging, took like 20-30 mins while I was doing something else. Then played the other 1h30 while plugged to the powerbank to avoid getting the battery too low. 93% 9 hours. Any other PC handheld would have already died not even at the end of the first flight inside europe lol.
Listen you are not being overdramatic you are on point . The steam deck oled is amazing for a refresh . Just imaging the 3rd and 4th gen ! If you have the money definitely get the oled only ….if you have lcd just get rid of it lol you can give away trade sell whatever just start enjoying that oled now lol life is too short enjoy now .
Controller config on steam deck are 10 levels above the competition.
I don't think Valve actually has a marketing team. They make a product like once every 5 years and they just have the engineers do the ad roll.
Have an LCD already like yourself. Ordered an LE even though I know I didn't need it, but man I Wanted it, and boy did it deliver in a way that feels way above just the specs and upgrades alone. It was already such a fantastic handheld, and the OLED upgraded nearly everything that should have been upgraded. It's fantastic all around. Now I have two Steam Decks which I got my Dad using for the game Sledders which scratches the itch of Snowmobiling while we were waiting for the snow during Christmas. Also. The OLED Deck is lighter, but the LE Deck, is even Lighter than that!?
I own the previous Steam Deck LCD 500GB flagship version and still have no regrets getting the Steam Deck OLED LE version. The OLED screen just looks much better and the fan is so silent even when gaming. My LCD version gets too loud in comparison.
Valve is doing such a super job with the Steam Deck that I'll definitely get the Steam Deck 3 too whenever it gets released. 👍
Steam Deck 3!?!? I thought Valve can't count beyond 2?
This has been very insightful, I am from India and a proud owner of steam deck, I am simply in love with valve & their team thanks to deck, everyday I learn something new about it & reflects how much time effort & thought they have put into making the steam deck lcd & now you are telling me that valve has done it again with oled deck. Just shows that they don’t take their customers for granted unlike some other companies. Can’t wait what they will come out with next.
Been looking at the steam deck for a while now, even before the OLED, but having a pretty decent gaming PC with my monitor, have held off, but now with my job I'll be traveling a lot, away from home up to 3 months at a time, and don't want to lug my consoles around with me, so... ordered my 1TB OLED just yesterday and super excited to get my hands on it! Great video and review, and kinda glad I held out so that I could end up with this version over the LCD.
Yeah the OLED is way better IMHO, i loved my LCD but now i cant go back
Great video! Noone's talking about the faster charging. That has been game changing for me since I don't like playing tethered. Imagine I come home I fire up the deck I see it's on 30% , charge it for 30-40 mins until I take a shower, grab something to eat and it's up to 80% .. ready to go!
I didn't have the O.G steam deck, went straight to the OLED so i can't compare it to anything. But now that you mentioned it. It does charge really friggin' fast. I didn't even think about it.
I really love your reviews, they feel early genuine and down to earth, subscribed :)) I know I want an OLED deck but I’m not yet in a position to get one, and I love going down research rabbit holes to hype me up, so this was very cosy without being overly techy, and feels very applicable to the usual buyer
glad you like the videos! yeahh i watch waaaaay too many videos on tech i'll never buy lol
15:06 thats why i wait from the start, i just know that oled steamdeck will be a thing and if they dont change anything than screen id still buy it.
Steam Deck LCD battery hasn't been an issue for me yet and I put it through the paces. It's great compared to competition. I think you have a battery issue.
You also have to take into consideration updates to the game that increased performance and take less power draw
very true!
What an informative and well structured review! Thanks :)
Glad it was helpful!
I have been on the fence for awhile about the deck bc I have a Switch. However, I am now bitting the bullet to order a OLED today. One of the best reviews I have seen on this console!!
I cant believe how much better the battery is on the new model. They definitely under sold how big the upgrades really are
totally agree
The main reason i like the steam deck more than a pc is that you dont just have to sit at a chair to play the games you love you can do it on your couch or your bed and the deck itself still runs just as well if not better than a whole ps4
I recently got my 1st deck in the form of an oled, and man... It's such a good experience it's giving me nostalgia for when I got a new console as a kid.
Each new device was something exciting to me back then:
The NES started it off, n64 made it 3D, gba was a handheld, xbox was a crazy powerful alien computer, ps2 showed me this other side to gaming I had little experience with, DS was the most futuristic gimmick to my child brain, 360 is when I really got into buying my own games and got sweaty in games like Halo etc., when my friend showed me his gba emulator I was completely blown away.
Steam Deck is the 1st device relevant to me in a LONG time that felt truly novel to use again. Of course it helps I'm both emulating a bunch of childhood games on it while also discovering the latest games the way I did as a kid, that on top of my go-to's like Warframe, Terraria, Megaman: Battle Network and Dark Souls 1 I played on my PC before kinda just make it a streamlined everything-machine. I can play all that... On my balcony? Over at a friend? On the go? Wow.
I was in the hospital when I got my PSP as a kid, I can only imagine a kid getting this thing nowadays. I can also imagine a kid dropping it.
Agreed Agreed and agreed. For sure for me it was 100% worth upgrading for me..... the experience to me has increased dramatically when it comes how pleasant the screen is to look at, how much better battery is and i do notice slight performance boosts and for some triple A games an extra 3-7fps sometimes more depending on the game makes a difference especially if it means not going under 30 fps or even not going whatever fps cap you cap it to.
I heard it's capable of 1000nit peak brightness? HDR games should look amazing right? Mine should be here in 2 days... Can't wait.
Have you mentioned much faster RAM? (5500 LCD vs. 6400 OLED)
good point!
It's also more responsive like CL28 Oled and CL36 LCD
Guys, let’s give the dude more Adsense money so that he can buy a goddamn stand for a mic. Poor fella is holding it in the hand for half an hour 😂😂😂
my hand got tired :(
@@sam.alexander.reviews 🥹🥲
Got my SD in March of 22'. I have to fight my urge tooth and nail every day to wait for the SD2. My reasoning? My SD works great, I mostly play plugged in on the couch so I'm not taking up the TV on the PS5 (chiaki4deck) or in the office away from my wife and kid, that means battery life is rarely an issue (I also carry a 25k battery pack when i'm not home). The screen and the better ram are a HUGE pull for me, but then I'd have almost a thousand bucks on a 1st gen console, so I'll wait for the next one.
Your hair grew crazy fast in a year. Currently growing mine out. It’s getting places but I’m still in an awkward phase. Also, thank you for your videos. Helpful for my purchase decisions.
ugh the awkward hair phase lasts SO LONG
I upgraded from the LCD after exactly a year of owning it and I don't regret it 1 bit. It was already my favorite device ever, so ofc I wanted the best version of it.
This video knocked it out the park.. SUBSCRIBED🎉
Great video, thank you for this...your question at the end about who should upgrade from lcd to oled...I think if you got the lower end of the lcd...y'know, the 64gbs version....take the leap and get the terabyte oled....upgrades all round....better screen, battery life, storage and al the rest of it. Again, great content Sam, thank you.
my original Steam Deck stopped working and was no longer under warranty. after a good amount of diagnosis it turned out to be the main board so it was unreparable. I waited a few months and finally purchased an OLED Steam Deck. this is a different machine folks. it's better than the original. they may not call it an upgrade but it's an upgraded unit.
its very much so upgraded
So glad i waited for the revised steamdeck. I've been on the switch for 6 years and damm this deck is insane! The Jsaux exhaust fan is a must!
What is that fan? Im about to buy a steamdeck….is the Jsaux an aftermarket upgrade?
I bought the OLED for my first PC handheld and now it's replaced my desktop entirely. I've used it basically every day since I bought it, I love playing indie games on it.
i have to point out that your LCD deck has a more degraded battery than the oled one and in the temps test the oled is heating up the LCD deck by blasting the heat upwards into the LCD deck intake
The upgrades are not enough to convince me. If you want to save, get the lcd one.
The Steam Deck OLED is my first Handheld PC and I wasn’t sure if I would keep it or not. After the first week this wasn’t a question anymore. I already upgraded to an 2TB SSD and use it every single day … mostly to play Cyberpunk at the moment. By the way … I‘ve never seen a product with such a consumer friendly engineering regarding repairability/upgradeability. The cooling is awesome. I never play with headphones and I cannot hear the fans at all. I think it’s an awesome device and worth the money.
Liked and subscribed!!!! Thanks for such a thorough video!!! I have never owned a steam deck and was wondering which to get. I’m definitely going with the OLED after watching this!!!!!!
Great video dude, sold me on it!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like the OLED display isn't draining the battery as fast as the LCD, hence it's the display that's maximizing the game time in this test. Also, using a 65W charger is pointless when the device only supports 45W
I wonder if you use AR glasses and turn off the screen to save power would it work?
But then the deck has to power the glasses, I’ve found it basically the same battery life either way
Had original for 8 months gave it away and got the oled both are great oled runs better like 90 instead of 60
Well the valve marketing team didn’t have to sell the new deck because they knew whence people got them into their hands the word would get out.we’re gamers by heart
The OLED and matte screen alone was enough for me to chose the steam deck over Ally and Go
Bought the LCD loved it. Bought the OLED and fell in love with it. An essential purchase for any gamer with little actual gaming time on their hands. It’s witchcraft.
I bought the 64 gig model a year ago so it was not enough storage for me so I bought the 512 oled a few days ago Hopefully it will be her soon
A new feature that you missed: Bluetooth controllers can wake the OLED model from sleep. On the LCD model, only wired USB controllers (or controllers which use a USB dongle such as the Steam Controller) can do this.
I really wish they would upgrade connectivity on it - like bring USB4 or add more ports since they've taken the time and effort to redesign PCB... the amount of people walking around with dongles strapped to their Deck is a clear message that many people DO need it - one extra USB-C or even full size USB-A would go a looooong way. Also custom back paddles that come with JSAUX backplate for the original Deck are the GOAT.
just found your channel, looking into getting a steam deck and this was a super helpful video and i see you do esk8 stuff too! just got myself a backfire g3+ (used of course). subscribed
no way!! thats awesome, i really wanna try out the G3+
its been snowy here so i can't skate much this last 2 weeks and i'm MISSING IT
While the battery life is definitely a big improvement, it might not be as big as your test suggests, as it's not really a like-for-like comparison.
Your LCD model had been heavily used for over a year, whereas your OLED model is nearly new. The LCD model's battery likely has some decay, which is typical for Li-ion batteries, and would potentially be quite significant if you were cycling charges a lot (especially if you drained the battery deeply before recharging), or keeping it at 100% charge while playing demanding games a lot (heat from games + high charge = higher battery decay).
Overall, I agree with your sentiments though, as someone who upgraded from an LCD to OLED model as well.
good video but in that stress test where you were measuring the temps you have the OLED exhaust fan blowing straight into the LCD intake…
2:58 lol what did you expect...😅 haha 😂
a potential problem with your battery test is that the battery is going to show signs of decoration first so your old handheld might just have a degraded battery
The annoying thing about the oled steam deck, is the fps/hz 40fps/40hz would be ideal like on the LCD. Where as the lowest on the oled is 47fps/47hz. At 40fps it gives 80hz on the oled. They should go back to having them at separate slider control, so we can choose...
I had the 64gb lcd with a 1tb micro. I was so sick of dealing with shaders filling it up. so upgrading to a 1tb alone made it worth it. but with it being lighter i play it so much more now, on the lcd my wrist would start to cramp after a hour so it was annoying to play. that dose not happen anymore, so now i play it all the time
Is it important to put a screen protector on the OLED anti glare version? I heard it may not need one, but what do you think? Any brand recommendations?
if you wanted the screen protector you chose the wrong deck. Glossy deck is much more flexible for this. With the matte oled any screen protectors will ruin your experience: with the glossy protector if you have the worse of both worlds: not vivid colors for the matte underneath and the reflections of the protector, with the matte protector you have a worse quality matte above and with double matte layers you'll have washed out colors.
This is one of the reasons I picked up the glossy deck. Much more versatile. Glossy is the best choice unless you're playing outside under the sun. But that's not the use case for 99.99% of the people. I play it at home, during flights or train rides without any issues whatsoever. I put a glossy screen protector on my glossy screen. Zero regrets.
I’ve had the anti glare lcd for a year without a screen protector and it’s been just fine. YMMV.
@@poopymcfartbean it's a protection against accidents that can happen. If you in a year didn't have accidents good for you but people like to protect expensive devices against possible scratches or damages
@@Tonno7 Incorrect, it's the other way around. Glossy you can never get a decent anti glare that is as good as etched, if you put a protector on the 1TB etched glass version that it just becomes like the glossy, the colours are the same i've had several.
@@alistairsmith2396 if you apply a glossy screen protector to the matte steam deck, you'll always have the etched surface underneath that will interact with the light and spread it. It's physics. So it will never be the same as with the glossy deck.
Just bought my oled deck and I absolutely love it
Bomb review bro. Top notch AF.
Nah you nailed the head, ever since i picked up the OLED i completely stopped playing on my computer it runs things so much smoother in the steamOS environment and the mods already available make it perfected.
I think the battery life is just theoretical. Things like more efficient drives in the Linux kernel and other software improvements can boost performance. Either, great to hear
Usually when I'm playing on the couch or whatever, unplugged, I always limit the TDP and adjust settings for better battery life. I've never heard the fans ramp up while playing. In every way the device was a pleasant surprise. Actually loving the desktop mode too. It's not as good as my daily Linux box, but not far off. I could see myself using the Deck as a daily driver.
It'll get to the point that it's comparable to your Linux box and I can't wait for that day that both of us can enjoy something that advance and easy to travel with
Locked fps not only improve battery life, also smoothness, unless your screen have VRR always lock fps
Thanks!
thank YOU!
I don't think Valve has a marketing team
I bought an lcd deck before watching this video, really wishing i found this before buying mine, might have swayed my decision as to lcd vs oled. great video though!
I've already bought asus rog ally, do i need to change to steam deck oled? please advice
Yes
Got the LCD model to save some money, which is what makes most sense to me.
So glad Valve is like this it shows they have high integrity and wants to make the best products and let them sell because they are good and not because of marketing. Only downside about the steam Deck Oled is the price at least for me its very expensive. On a different note when I played half life alyx was when I realised just how respectably skilled Valve is best game ive played in VR and also one of the best game ive ever played.
Okay now I'm sold with SD Oled
It is shocking how much more quieter the oled is. I just upgraded and I barely hear them anymore
totally agree, i dont notice the fans anymore
Hoestly I think next gen deck would be mind blowing. It would crush gaming pc sales. Something like 16 CU on the GPU side and something like 8533 ram or even LPDDR6.
I got a great PC but since I got my Steam Deck OLED, I don't even touch my PC, except on my day off. The new Steam Deck OLED gives me everything I need for 2 - 3 hours straight of AAA gaming after work (8 - 9 hours with indie titles). I'm also a big emulator fan,so having 65k games on my handheld device that can play PC games? That is all I wish when I was a kid.
It is so good, it almost makes me forget that OLED it twice the average monthly pay in my country (and is twice as expensive as LCD deck)
I need to upgrade to this, because I get really fed up with the LCD battery life! Plus OLED.
SD Oled is what a refresh should be. People just thought it was just going to be another thing like the switch "refresh"
Got a question about the chargers. Isn't it recommended to use the 45w to not charge too fast making the battery life drop faster than it would? I was using the 65w on a deck base and also another different to travel, but seems the battery life dropped a little more than expected for me.
nah it shouldn't make a difference, i've tested my deck out with a bunch of different chargers and if you go over 45w on the charger, the deck wont charge any faster. 45w will hit the max charging speed, going over wont increase that speed
I made my boyfriend get the OLED steam deck for himself as a nice gift that I knew he’d use, and he’s never had an issue with the battery, says the screen looks amazing, and (even though he hates playing on anything portable) says the handling, size of the device and interface of the buttons is entirely bearable to use when he’s away from the house.
His only issue is the speakers, as some games on Steam are extremely quiet, he says the LCD’s speakers were actually louder 😮 I find it interesting and I’m glad he’s happy with it. I wish I had one now 😂
Then why would this guy say the speakers are better on the oleds?
can be worth checking the speaker volume levels in desktop mode, the max volume may not actually be max'd out, i had that issue with bluetooth audio, when paired to the deck, i used a bluetooth devices own volume up/down and at max it was quiet, on desktop mode the bluetooth audio for some reason was only on 50% of max, if that can happen to bluetooth it can happen to any audio device and is worth checking out.
@@disasterincarnate thank you, friend 😁 I’m almost sure he would have already known to check that, but I’ll be sure to let him know
Which model did you buy?
I’ve just gone for the 512Gb since I don’t mind missing out on the etched screen since I prefer glossy.
But curious as to which one you bought and if it’s really worth the upgrade for the 1TB stock model vs the 512gb stock model?
yeah i did 512 too, i prefer glossy on OLED, i'm not planning on increasing the SSD, but if i did i'd go to 2tb
i got the limited edition 1tb oled model, put on a glossy screen protector now i cant tell it was ever etched to begin with, definitely worth it for the LE alone
@@SvGPlayer831 maybe that was your impression but there are several videos that shows that it's not the same thing as having a glossy screen you still partially lose vivid colors and true blacks because of the matte underneath.
The LCD version run hot because the exhaust vent for the OLED is very near the LCD's intake vents. Could it?
What about battery deterioration on the LCD Steam Deck? You said you play it every day!
good question! i got the same battery test result (1 minute different) when i tested my LCD deck over a year ago. So there may be battery degradation, but it seems to be negligible
@sam.alexander.reviews possibly but, you really can't be 100% sure. Great video though.
Did they installed hall effect sticks for longer stability?
This is also a win for those in other countries where getting a Steam deck is hard, the 64GB LCD variant prices are dropping to an affordable price and simply buying a dock and a microSD card and you got yourself a portable gaming PC and also can run Linux for office work, Windows is also an option but I heard it’s clunky, now I’m planning to save up and get one so I can move my games from my laptop(to use for rendering and video editing only) to the steam deck and free up space, also a 15.6in gaming laptop is not a good travel buddy at all 🤣
I waited like a year before buying one, and i got the LCD 256GB steam deck, and a few months later they came out with the Oled, i was pissed off, said it on a few other video's as well and people told me to shut up, i mean i find myself being bam boozled, as they said they would not get any upgrades and now i am here with this steam deck, why did they not do this in the first place .... am i suppose to sell my steam deck now or?
Just got me an lcd model since I want to take a dip in the pc handheld market and since they have a sale right now for the decks so went and got the 512gb model
Im playing Bg3 on the lcd steam deck and fan is super high and hot but i get 1hr 40 min, all low settings, thanks for this comparison
its crazy that the switch games on the deck last as long 6-8 hours on this now
I just placed my order for an Oled Today.
how did it feel to see your new look side by side with you a year ago in that OG steam deck review
it felt like progress! tryign to make better quality as i learn more
You also have to take into account that your lcd decks battery has had many more charge cycles than the new oled. It’s not like you compared both a new lcd and a new oled
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she critical lol
So… compared to the ally and the Legion Go.. still go with the Steam Deck? I am primarily a console gamer.. I bought a pretty mid range PC that I’m slowly upgrading it to a damn good gaming machine but I ran into some slight hiccups and it’ll take longer than I expected it to.
I was planning on getting the OLED but then people told me to look into the Ally.. but Ally 2 is coming out sometime in 24.. I decided I won’t be doing that lol. Legion Go seems a bit “more” than I want to deal with on a handheld.
So.. I’m leaning towards the SD OLED..
Worth it? People online tell me that “you won’t be able to play every game on Steam..” and honestly I’m not entirely sure that’s something I even want to do. 😂
Ally has tons of issues and support will be dropped as soon as ally 2 launches
I want the steam deck 2 to come out with an oled