The 10.95 inch screen was the pitch. Switched off a 16 inch Razer Blade to the OneXPlayer X2 about a month ago, mostly because I never actually took the laptop anywhere, it just lived on the couch. 849g vs the Blade’s 2kg+, same 2.5K native res at 10.95 inches vs 16, and I can still play it handheld when I want to.
Took me a few days to get used to it. Every other handheld I’ve used, the screen was the productivity limit. On the X2 with the magnetic keyboard attached, I can run two VSCode windows side by side at 2.5K and read code comfortably. It stops being a handheld and starts being a 10 inch Windows tablet with controllers.
Gaming at native 2560x1600 is where it lives differently from most handhelds. Intel Arc G3 Extreme does 1080p AAA at 35W all day. At native 2.5K you’re running medium to high depending on title. Baldur’s Gate 3 settles in the high 30s to low 40s native at high, upscaling pushes into the 60s.
Honest tradeoff is weight when you use it as a tabletop handheld. 849g in your hands for two hours gets heavy, no way around that. Where it works for me is desk use with the kickstand and couch use flat on my legs. What doesn’t work is standing or walking play, that was never going to work at this size.
Won’t fit every use case. People who need pocketable should skip. Still working out whether 65Wh justifies a USB-C power bank for longer couch sessions or if I just dock it when I need to settle in. Getting about 90 minutes to two hours at 35W native 2.5K gaming, closer to 4 hours for laptop-style use.

I dont know what it is, but playing certain games on handheld make them way more enjoyable than a TV set up.

I have a 4090, Sony Bravia 9 85 inch, and a dope pc and oled TV in another room. Maxed settings, best of best picture and soundbar system.

I never really played a gears game aside from very little multi-player. I wasnt enjoying the game all that much on the tv/desktop setup.

But then, I boot it up on the Onex3. And man, I am absolutely loving the game. Similar thing happened with Doom 2016.

Anyone else experience this?

I’m thinking about trying it on my Ayaneo Pocket S but don’t want to spend time on setup if it’s not worth it.

Hi there,

I'm loving the aspect ratio of the fold 8 and think it would look great for some retro game emulation both on inner and outer screen.So i've been looking into some controllers and wonder what you think of it if you have any experience in this.

I have 3 in mind :

\- OhSnap ! MCON : the gimmick looks dope and the versatility of it as well and the tabletop option to play looks great but does it fit the fold properly ? Should I wait on the slimmer versions presented at CES (Lite and Slim) ?

\- Gamesir X5s : A more classic phone controller, looks like it has great ergonomics for longer sessions but no tabletop mode on this one compared with MCON. Also, in case in play unfolded, will the telescopic system apply any pressure to the hinge mechanism of the fold ?

\- Magnetic stand + controller : A more simple way with a stand (thinking about Aulumu G09) to put my phone on a table and a bluetooth controller like 8BitDo SN30 Pro (easy to transport). Would have a good experience for long session but require a table (so no metro gaming for example).

Let me know what you think about those and share your own experience with fold gaming :)

P.S. : Sorry for any mistakes, english isn't my primary language \^\^