Valve launches Steam Deck OLED with improved battery life and memory speeds

While we're still years away from seeing a true Steam Deck 2, Valve has gone back to improve the original model. The Steam Deck OLED is now available for pre-order, offering a revised 6nm APU, faster memory, a larger 7.4-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and a lighter, thinner profile. 

The Seam Deck OLED's crown jewel upgrade is the new display, with 1000 nits of peak brightness, a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch screen polling. However, it has some changes under the hood as well, including a memory speed boost up to 6400MT/s, a 6nm APU and an improved thermal module. The Steam Deck OLED is also available with up to 1TB of SSD storage.

Some of the improvements found in the Deck OLED will make their way to the original LCD model. A new firmware update will make further improvements and optimisations for battery life on the original Deck, although I wouldn't expect the Deck LCD to perfectly match the OLED model for battery life. Some of the improvement here will come from the OLED panel itself due to its ability to switch pixels off to achieve true black levels.

Some other improvements include better connectivity, including support for WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

The Steam Deck OLED is available in a 512GB model for £479 and a 1TB model for £569. The original Steam Deck LCD has also received a price drop, bringing the 512GB model down to £389, 256GB for £349 and the 64GB model for £309.

KitGuru Says: Naturally, refurbished Steam Deck LCD models will also have a price cut so it is cheaper to pick one up all around. Will you be upgrading to a Steam Deck OLED or picking up an LCD model now that they're cheaper? 

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