Orange Pi Neo pricing revealed: New Steam Deck Killer?
The gaming handheld market is finally getting some long — expected competition in the higher-end segment.
Powered by the Majaro Linux distribution, the new handheld, called Orange Pi Neo, has now been released in China. Apart from featuring a new operating system, the product doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking that we haven’t seen before on the market. However, it appears that the company behind it has a compelling argument to make it an interesting product.
That argument is centered around pricing, which has been announced for two verisions. The Majaro OS-powered Orange Pi Neo, which was already known to feature Ryzen 7 7840U (“Phoenix”) will also be available with Ryzen 7 8840U (“Hawk Point”) processor. The latter will apparently come with a $100 higher price compared to the 7840U model. But here’s the cool part: that model will cost $499, making it the lowest-priced handheld equipped with this APU. This will certainly not go unnoticed by many competitors.
We launched #OrangePiNeo yesterday in #Shenzhen . The 7840u 16GB/512GB will be 4099 CNY / 499 USD and 8840u 16GB/512GB model starts at 4499 CNY / 599 USD pic.twitter.com/os8NTpnWZd
— Manjaro Linux (@ManjaroLinux) March 25, 2024
Of course, Orange Pi is a much smaller player, and not everyone will appreciate the fact that it doesn’t come with Windows or SteamOS. It isn’t a significant issue to install manually, though, but one should keep in mind that the system will primarily focus on Linux distributions.
The Orange Pi handheld will ship with 16GB LPDDR5 memory by default, with storage starting at 512GB, so the pricing ($499/$599) is for such a configuration. It was previously mentioned that the capacity and memory options may go up to 2GB and 32GB respectively, but the company hasn’t shared any news regarding this.
Orange Pi Neo, Source: Manjaro
Orange Pi Neo Specs
- CPU : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840U/8840U (8x Zen4 @ 5.1 GHz & 12 CU RDNA3 @ 2.7 GHz)
- Screen : 7-inch FHD+ (1920×1200 WUXGA), 16:10 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate
- System : Manjaro
- Memory : 16GB LPDDR5 (7500MHz dual channel)
- Storage : 512GB/2TB PCIe®4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD (2280)
- Dimensions : 259mm x 107mm x 19.9mm
- Battery : 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-polymer battery
- Rocker : No Dead Zone Hall Large Rocker/RGB Lighting Mode
- Trigger : Hall Linear Trigger
- Custom Keys : Dual custom keys on top
- Gyroscopes : Dual 6-axis gyroscopes
- I/O Ports : USB4 & Type-C x1, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1x TF card slot
- Audio : 2x1W dual panoramic speakers
- Network : Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
- Grip : Ergonomic and comfortable grip
- Charging : Standard PD-65W GaN power adapter
- Cooling : Turbo Large Fan – Dual Copper Pipes, Aluminium Alloy Cooling Fins, Extra large air vents, customized cooling system, air ducts with subtle design.
- Pricing :
- $499 (Ryzen 7 7840U)
- $599 (Ryzen 7 8840U)
The company decided to introduce their new product in Shenzhen, China, possibly to showcase where the initial market push will be tested. Interestingly, the company has only announced the pricing on X/Twitter.
Orange Pi Neo, Source: Manjaro
| Handheld Gaming Consoles Specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | Orange Pi Neo | ASUS ROG Ally | Lenovo Legion Go | Valve Steam Deck |
| Picture |  |  |  |  |
| Architecture | AMD Zen4 & RDNA3 | AMD Zen4 & RDNA3 | AMD Zen4 & RDNA3 | AMD Zen2 & RDNA2 |
| APU | Ryzen 7 7840U 8C/16T up to 5.1 GHz | Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C/16T up to 5.1 GHz or Ryzen Z1 6C/12T up to 4.9 GHz | Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C/16T up to 5.1 GHz or Ryzen Z1 6C/12T up to 4.9 GHz | AMD Van Gogh 4C/8T up to 3.5 GHz |
| SoC GPU | AMD iGPU 12CU @ 2.7 GHz | AMD iGPU 12CU @ 2.7 GHz [Z1E] 4CU @ 2.5 GHz [Z1] | AMD iGPU 12CU @ 2.7 GHz [Z1E] 4CU @ 2.5 GHz [Z1] | AMD iGPU 8CU @ 1.6 GHz |
| SoC TDP | 9-30W | 9-30W | 9-30W | 4-15W |
| External GPU | USB4 | ROG XG Mobile (up to RTX 4090) | USB4 | Not officially |
| Memory Capacity | 16 LPDDR5-7500 | 16GB LPDDR5-6400 | 16GB LPDDR5X-7500 | 16GB LPDDR5-5500 |
| Storage Capacity | 512GB | 512GB | 1TB/512GB | 256GB/512GB SSD 64GB eMMC |
| Storage Type | M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD PCIe 4×4 | M.2 NVMe 2230 SSD PCIe 4×4 | M.2 NVMe 2242 SSD PCIe 4×4 | M.2 NVMe 2230 SSD PCIe 3×4 eMMC PCIe Gen2x1 |
| Display | 7″ 1920×1200, 120Hz, 500 nits | 7″ 1920×1080, 120Hz, 500 nits, 7ms, VRR | 8.8″ 2560×1600 IPS, 144Hz, 500 nits | 7″ 1280×800, 60Hz |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3 | Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2 | Wi-Fi 5, BT 5 |
| Battery | 3-Cell, 50 Wh | 40 Wh, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion | 49.2 Wh, 900 mAh (controllers) | 40 Wh |
| Weight | TBC | 608g / 1.34 lbs | 854g / 1.87 lbs | 669g / 1.47 lbs |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) | 25.9 × 10.7 × 2.0 cm 10.2 × 4.2 × 0.8 in | 28.0 × 11.3 × 3.9 cm 11.0 × 4.5 × 1.5 in | 29.9 × 13.1 × 4.1 cm 11.8 × 5.2 × 1.6 in | 29.8 × 11.7 × 4.9 cm 11.7 × 4.6 × 1.9 in |
| Default OS | Manjaro | Windows 11 | Windows 11 | Steam OS/Win 11 |
| Retail Price | $499 (16G+512GB+7840U) $599 (16G+512GB+8840U) | $599/€699 [Z1] $699/€799 [Z1E] | $699/€799 [1E+512GB] $749/€799 [Z1E+1TB] | $399/€419 (16G+64GB) $529/€549 (16G+256GB) $649/€679 (16G+512GB) |
| Release Date | March 2024 | June 2023 [Z1E] September 2023 [Z1] | October 31, 2023 | February 2022 |