This may not have all the bells and whistles that other, more expensive, handhelds contain, but it contains enough to get you up and running, as well as a highly performant oculink port, which is amazingly fast. The only wish I had was that it utilized an Oculink 8i port rather than the standard 4i in order to have more accessible PCIe lanes to external Oculink docks, as USB4v1 and v2 just cannot handle eGPUs that well.

Naw

I am very satisfied with this device. I knew what to expect from it and I am honestly surprised by the higher performance in some of the games I have tried so far. The biggest advantage for me, apart from mobility, is the ability to pair it with a powerful external graphics card via OCuLink port and play in bed at maximum settings.

The speakers are loud and boastful and full of bass, the problem is the design of the frame smothers the actual speakers inside the device so the sound is looking for anywhere to escape. If the speaker slots were either larger or if there were a couple more slots they would sound perfect. But even with that minor issue I'd have to honestly say this device still deserves 5 stars as it is superior to pretty much everything else on the market all the while still being competitively priced.

The AOKZOE A1X has a lot going for it—solid performance, good screen, nice build quality—but the audio is a major downside. The speakers just sound terrible. They’re super tinny, no depth at all, and honestly kind of ruin the experience when you’re not using headphones.

It’s a powerful device for gaming and multitasking, and I like a lot about it, but for something at this price point, I expected way better sound quality. Even older handhelds have better speakers.

If you’re planning to use headphones all the time, it might not bother you—but for me, it’s a big enough issue to knock it down to 3 stars.