The Smach Z Will Try To Steal Nintendo Switch's Crown This Year As The Only Hybrid Handheld PC That Can Play Steam Games
Ceage SottoThe Smach Z console is an elaborate device that promises to bring PC gaming to a handheld console. They have already benchmarked "DOTA 2," "The Witcher 2," and "Team Fortress 2." So far the handheld PC console can run the games on decent FPS. The results are better than Nintendo's benchmarks on the upcoming Switch Console.
The Smach Team (developers of the console) has so far raised more than $1 million dollars on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Both are popular crowdfunding platforms for many tech innovators and inventors.
So far the team has surpassed their campaign goals to release the Smach Z to many of their backers and possibly the global market. The estimated time for the handheld PC console's release will be on May this year.
The handheld console has a 4-core AMD Merlin Falcon RX-421BD processor and a Radeon R7 GPU running at 800MHz. It has 2 models namely the Smach Z and the Smach Z Pro. The Smach Z packs 4GB of ram and the Smach Z Pro has 8GB DDR4 2133 MHz ram. Both variants will have an impressive 6 inch AMOLED touchscreen for better and brighter colors. The Pro model will also have 4G and Wi-Fi connectivity plus a 5-megapixel camera.
If you are asking how powerful the hardware is, the console has tried to run some of today's games. Benchmarks for the handheld console has been amazing and you can see the actual fps on each of their tests.
"Skyrim" can run on high settings on 720p resolution running at 25 FPS. "Alien: Isolation" on ultra settings on 720p runs at 35 FPS. "Overwatch" at medium settings on 720p can do at least 30 FPS.
2016 has offered gamers multitudes of options to play their favorite games. Nintendo has unveiled the Hybrid Switch console and Microsoft is drawing attention with Project Scorpio. Meanwhile, Sony has already released the PS4 Pro and the Xbox One S is keeping up the pace.
Until the consumers can get the actual Smach Z console on their hands and give their honest review, we are not sure if the handheld will be a hit. The idea of having a handheld PC console is not bad, consumers will have to wait until May to decide if it's worth the investment.
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