Steam Deck will start shipping at the end of this month, and the famous game host Cary Golomb has already got the handheld in advance, and compared it with his rich handheld collection, so that you can have a certain understanding of its size before getting the Steam Deck.
The first is to compare with the most popular handheld Switch at the moment. Compared to the Switch OLED edition, the Steam Deck is about two and a half joy-Con handles wide. In addition, the latter is also significantly thicker. The Switch is already the limit of portable carrying, which means that if you want to carry the Steam Deck, a dedicated backpack is absolutely inevitable.
In addition, there are also a number of domestic Windows handhelds that can be compared.
GDPwin3 handheld, based on the Intel platform, is equipped with the core configuration of the i7-119G7. It's even smaller than the Switch, and looks to be just over half as long as the Steam Deck, but the thickness is comparable to the latter.
Aya Neo Next, which is based on the Ryzen 7 5825U, is the "big man" in the current domestic Windows handheld. However, compared to the Steam Deck, there is still a surplus of Joy-Con handle space. It's also as thick as the Steam Deck.
As far as the popular handhelds on the market are concerned, the Switch is still the most portable choice at present. Judging from these comparisons, its thickness and length are the most appropriate, not to mention the existence of a smaller and more portable Switch Lite.
The Steam Deck is the longest and thickest, and it's the largest handheld today. Of course, its performance is also very strong.
Exclusive customized RDNA2 GPU + Zen2 APU, in terms of performance, Steam Deck is not inferior to the other two domestic handhelds, but the specific performance has yet to be tested.
Don't forget its price though. The Steam Deck starts at $399, making it the cheapest of the few handhelds currently featuring performance. And, even the entry-level 64GB version can use the M.2 slot for storage expansion on its own, which can be said to be the most cost-effective choice at present.
In addition, the author also compared the Steam Deck with the handhelds of previous generations, and you can see that the previous handhelds are really mini enough.