We talk about the Nitro Blaze 7 from the manufacturer Acer. If we talk about Acer, we are talking about a veteran laptop manufacturer that wants to try its luck with this type of products that are cheaper than a complete gaming PC and offer excellent performance.
Acer Nitro Blaze 7 Handheld Game Console Specifications
Acer has not wanted to complicate its life with the size of the screen and has followed the same line as other manufacturers. The screen reaches 7 inches with Full HD resolutionis IPS and offers support for 100% of the sRGB range. It is compatible with AMD FreeSync Premium and offers a refresh rate up to 144Hz with a 7ms response time, making it perfect for all types of games, from first- and third-person shooters to triple AAA titles.
As for the processor, Acer has not wanted to experiment with Intel processors, seeing the poor results offered by the MSI Clawn and has played it safe by trusting AMD with the processor. Ryzen 7 8840HS with integrated graphics Raden 780M.
This processor that has a Neural Processing Unit of 39 TOPS, making it capable of performing AI tasks locally to improve gaming performance.
If we talk about space storage and RAM memorythe Acer Nitro Blaze 7 portable console will be available with up to 2 TB of storage M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD and with 16GB of LPDDR5X memory at 7,500MB/s, placing it below the ASUS Ally X which offers 24GB of RAM.
Regarding connectivity options, this new Acer console offers support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3microSD card reader and 2 USB4 Type-C ports. It also includes a jack for connecting headphones, two microphones and two 1W speakers. The battery is 50 Wh, almost half that of the ASUS ROG Ally X which has 80 Wh.
As for the operating system, once again, we are talking about Windows 11allowing you to install any game store, whether Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store or any other.
In addition, to facilitate its use, Acer offers the application Game Spaceaccessible from a dedicated button on the console, from where users can access all the games they have installed on the device.
Price and availability
As usual, Acer has not presented its new bet on portable consoles, showing the specifications and little else. At the moment, we do not know the launch price or when it will be available on the market.
If we take into account that the Christmas campaign It’s just around the corner, I highly doubt you’ll want to miss out, so it’s more than likely that we’ll hear about pricing and market availability in the coming weeks.