It’s been more than two years since the original ASUS ROG Ally was announced, and just past a year since the ROG Ally X debuted. After a teaser on April 1 got everyone excited about the ROG Ally 2, it appears that we’re nearing the launch of two new ASUS handhelds.
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We’ve heard rumblings about the next flagship ROG Ally, and thanks to the FCC, we’re getting our first look at what’s to come. Instead of just releasing one new version, ASUS is taking the Lenovo route and offering two different iterations, as there’s an “Xbox Edition” to go along with the standard version.
via FCC
Both handhelds recently passed through the FCC (via 91mobiles), confirming the design changes, along with a few other bits of information. Both ROG Ally 2 models will feature a 7-inch display, complete with a 120Hz refresh rate, which doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
via FCC
AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme powers the Black model, and we could see at least one configuration sporting 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM, while carrying a model number of “RC73XA.” Meanwhile, the White model (RC73YA) is powered by the AMD Aeirth Plus SoC, but the amount of RAM is currently unknown.
That being said, the real story here is the design, as ASUS has completely overhauled the grips. To many, it’s reminiscent of the GameCube controller, with Ban pointing out that it looks like the GameCube ASCII Keyboard Controller, and I’d have to agree.
However, I’m also intrigued to see how comfortable it is to use for longer gaming sessions, as I haven’t found either the ROG Ally or Ally X to be quite as comfortable as the Legion Go S or Steam Deck. So while it might look goofy, this might offer the ergonomics improvement I’ve been looking for.
Besides that, the only other difference that we can see is the addition of a third button to the left of the screen. On the Black model, we’ll have a dedicated Xbox button, while the White version has the same button, just without the Xbox logo. So it’s likely that this will just be another launcher shortcut, but we’ll have to wait to know for sure.
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Along the top, the dual USB-C ports return, wedged between the left bumper and the volume rocker. On the opposite side, the Power button is flanked by a 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot. Unfortunately, we can’t tell whether there are any additional ports built into the bottom of the handheld.
Up to this point, we’ve seen handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go S, MSI Claw 7 AI+, and 8 AI+, to go along with a few others. However, with the ROG Ally 2 passing through the FCC, we likely don’t have too much longer to wait for a couple more options to hit the market.
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