OneXPlayer 2 Pro review

Honestly, the OneXPlayer 2 Pro is a lot. It arguably goes further to create a complete PC than a lot of other dedicated handheld gaming PCs, but probably too far in some respects, and not far enough in others.

It's marketed as a three-in-one device, though you will often just see it in its natural handheld state. And it looks pretty normal like that. Slap the magnetically attached keyboard onto the bottom side of it, however, and it looks anything but. That's kind of its secondary 'mode', as some sort of Microsoft Surface-style laptop-ish thing, with its tertiary mode as a just-a-screen tablet.

Because of this multi-use design, the first thing you will notice the instant you pull it out of its box is that it ships without the controls attached. Because, yes, this is another handheld like the Legion Go, and the Switch before it, that has removable controllers. But these removable pads are dumb sticks, so to speak, with no batteries or wireless connection interfaces inside them, so you'll need a separate, optional accessory to jam those into to create a pseudo wireless controller.

The next thing you'll notice is that this chonky boi is thick. Perhaps because it doesn't come with those controllers attached it looks disproportionately fat, so when you do slot those on it does feel more sensible. But if you compare it to the Steam Deck and even the Ayaneo Kun, there is a definite bulk to the main device which isn't particularly aesthetically pleasing.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
GPU: AMD 780M
Memory: 32GB LPDDR5-7500
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD (2280)
Ports: 2x USB Type-C (1x USB 3.2, 1x USB 4), 1x USB Type-A 3.0, MicroSD 4.0, 3.5mm audio
Display: 8.4-inch
Native resolution: 2560 x 1600
Brightness: 350nits
Battery: 65.5Wh
Weight: 848g (709g w/out controllers)
Price: $949

And that does make it feel really odd to use in either of its laptop or tablet modes. Though, let's be honest, that 8.4-inch «IPS level» display is also too small to be reliably used in either of those two use cases when