AYANEO
Air 1S
61
HR Rating
53
User Rating
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Air 1S / Steam Deck
Verdict
Steam Deck has the strongest overall profile in this Air 1S vs Steam Deck comparison. Steam Deck leads the summary view with HR rating 68 and user rating 74. Its clearest measurable advantages are price (550 vs 900), screen size (7 vs 5.5). Steam Deck is the lower-priced option at $550, while Air 1S comes in at $900. For emulation, travel, and long sessions, weigh those score gaps against battery, screen, storage, and price rather than picking on raw ranking alone.
Specs
Ranking Breakdown
Field
Air 1SAYANEO
Steam DeckValve
The VersusComparable numbers · ▲ marks the winner
Price
$900
$550
HR Rating
61
68
User Rating
53
74
Release Year
2023
2022
Screen Size (Inches)
5.5
7
The SpreadCategory scores · ▲ marks the leader
Battery Life
62
67
Brightness
66
64
Controls
81
75
Durability
85
78
Ease Of Use
76
70
Ergonomics
72
70
Haptics
71
60
Hardware
89
76
OS Support
78
69
Performance
84
69
Portability
57
61
Screen Quality
82
69
Software
78
71
Speakers
71
63
Value
52
56
The FactsNo winners here — just what each device is
Architecture
x86-64
x86-64
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Battery
Thin: 28 Wh (7350 mAh) Standard: 38 Wh (10050 mAh)
40 Wh
Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C OTG
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
CPU
AMD Zen 4
AMD Zen 2
Form Factor
Horizontal
Horizontal
GPU
AMD Radeon 780M
AMD RDNA 2
Make
AYANEO
Valve
Model
AYANEO Air 1S
Steam Deck
OS
Windows 11
SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc
RAM Size
15 GB
15 GB
RAM Type
LPDDR5x
LPDDR5
Best Resolution for Retro Gaming
1920 x 1080
1280 x 800
Screen Type
OLED
LCD
Storage
External MicroSD, Internal Replaceable M.2 2280 SSD (512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB / 4 TB)
Internal 64 GB eMMC or 256/512 GB NVMe SSD, External MicroSD
System on a Chip (SoC)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD Aerith / Van Gogh
Touch Screen
true
true
Video Output
USB-C video out Bottom facing
USB-C video out
Pricing Snapshot
Where to buy
Device
Price
Storefronts
Availability
Air 1S
$900
None listed
Not carried
Steam Deck
$550
None listed
Not carried
Community Pulse
What owners say
Overall user rating
Air 1S53/100 · 10
Steam Deck74/100 · 11
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