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acer589 | 3 years ago

To be fair, this is not an Apple level device. 2.5 hr battery life is hilariously bad.

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What is the battery life of Apple's gaming device?

nostromo|3 years ago

I get what you're saying, but the iPhone is one of the world's most popular and most profitable gaming device by a long shot.

TulliusCicero|3 years ago

How long does the iPhone battery last when playing games with high level 3D graphics?

Good mobile battery life with 'intense' graphics is an unsolved problem, Apple is not immune here.

striking|3 years ago

That's for newer AAA games. Games with simpler or more optimized graphics, especially those running in emulators, tend to do really really well.

I ended up buying one of those Anker laptop USB PD chargers, and they can recharge the Deck twice over, so I could actually spend nearly 8 hours fully utilizing the Deck's power without being tethered at all.

five82|3 years ago

At least you have plenty of options to conserve battery. capping framerate at 30 or 40 fps, FSR, configurable TDP limits, underclocking the GPU.

TeddyDD|3 years ago

From 1.5h to ~6h depending on the game. I'd love to see a bigger battery in the next version, though.

theshrike79|3 years ago

Just attaching any off-the-shelf USB-C powerbank is perfectly viable right now.

It's not like you do your 2 hour gaming sessions while moving around all the time. If you're sitting down, a thin wire to a decent size power bank isn't going to interrupt your gaming.

smrq|3 years ago

What does battery life have to do with Apple's walled garden?