ASUS are upgrading the ROG Ally with the power of X

ASUS have officially announced that the ROG Ally X, the enhanced version of the 2023 release, will arrive into stores on July 22nd.

While it might look the same as the first release, this time the machine sports a battery that offers around double the battery potential, double the internal storage and a redesigned board, which now includes a M.2 2280 form factor slot.

“We’re excited to launch the new ROG Ally X in Australia and New Zealand after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from users on the ROG Ally last year. We have continued to listen to our customers’ feedback, resulting in the new ROG Ally X, which offers great improvements to battery, thermal cooling and storage. We are delighted that this best-in-class handheld console will now be available for individuals looking for a powerful yet portable on-the-go gaming experience”

— Bradley Howe, Head of Consumer, Systems Business Group, ASUS Australia

The design of the unit has also been refined, with tighter control sticks, smaller macro buttons on the rear of the device and even a more curved feeling in the hand.

You can order the new unit today direct from ASUS or from JB Hi-Fi. The RRP for the unit is $1599

Here are the specs for the ASUS ROG Ally X:

Processor AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme Processor ("Zen4" architecture with 4nm process, 8-core /16-threads, 24MB total cache, up to 5.10 Ghz boost)
Operating System Windows 11 Home
Display 7-inch Touch Screen (10-point multi-touch)
Panel FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, 120Hz, 7ms IPS-level Gorilla® Glass Victus™ with FreeSync Premium Technology
Graphics Card AMD Radeon Graphics
Ram 24GB
Memory 24GB (12GB*2) LPDDR5X on board
Storage 1TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD (2280)
USB Port(s) 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 support DisplayPort™ / power delivery, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort™ / power delivery
WiFi Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2
Weight (kg) 0.670
Colour Black
Dimensions (cm)28.0 x 11.1 x 2.47 ~ 3.69 cm
Fingerprint Sensor Built-in Fingerprint Sensor (integrated with the power button) | Microsoft Pluton security processor
Bluetooth Bluetooth® 5.2 (*Bluetooth® version may change with OS version different.)
Battery 80WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
I/O Ports 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 support DisplayPort™ / power delivery 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort™ / power delivery 1x UHS-II microSD card reader (supports SD, SDXC and SDHC)
Warranty 1 Year Warranty