As is customary in the tech scene, details of the Asus ROG Ally X have leaked ahead of its official 2 June Computex launch and, if they’re accurate, indicate marked improvements to the device’s performance and design.
This leak comes from VideoCardz, which has shared what appears to be official marketing material for the ROG Ally X. Although, until someone from Asus ROG says the words, we recommend the usual pinch of rumour salt.
ROG Ally X rumoured improvements
One of our biggest concerns with the first ROG Ally was regarding its performance-per-watt and battery management. Rather than tweak internal settings and power profiles, it seems Asus thought the best way to solve that problem was to increase the size of the battery. The ROG Ally X will reportedly have double the battery capacity — 80Wh over 40Wh in the original.
The refreshed model will retain the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme chipset and fantastic 7in 1080p 120Hz IPS display from the first iteration, so more battery is a net positive.
Despite the larger battery, Asus has apparently managed to keep the Ally X roughly the same size and weight as its predecessor. The Ally X will reportedly be 70g heavier and only 5mm thicker.
Further notable changes should show up in the memory and local storage department. The ROG Ally X will ship with 24GB of LPDDR5X-7500 memory and 1TB of SSD storage over the non-X’s 16GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory and 512GB storage.
While the VideoCardz report doesn’t mention a solution to the problems users faced with the first ROG Ally frying their microSD cards, it did say that “the 2024 model would seemingly have the SD card issues fixed,” in an earlier report. Make of that what you will.
The last of the rumoured changes concerns the design and port layout. The Ally X will feature a redesigned cooling system with 10% more airflow and a new D-pad. For ports, the ROG XG Mobile port will be dropped for a USB4 port that will support DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0. That joins the USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port on the original model.
Asus announced its first attempt at a handheld gaming console on the 1st of April last year. The ROG Ally turned out to be very real and a pretty decent effort from Asus. Should these rumours turn out to be true, all signs point to an overall better device… unless they come with a ludicrous price. There’s no word on that or availability just yet. Luckily, 2 June is just around the corner.
