AYANEO
Air
60
HR Rating
56
User Rating
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Air / Steam Deck
Verdict
Steam Deck has the strongest overall profile in this Air 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 600), screen size (7 vs 5.5). Steam Deck is the lower-priced option at $550, while Air comes in at $600. 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
AirAYANEO
Steam DeckValve
The VersusComparable numbers · ▲ marks the winner
Price
$600
$550
HR Rating
60
68
User Rating
56
74
Release Year
2022
2022
Screen Size (Inches)
5.5
7
The SpreadCategory scores · ▲ marks the leader
Battery Life
66
67
Brightness
64
64
Controls
76
75
Durability
79
78
Ease Of Use
70
70
Ergonomics
70
70
Haptics
61
60
Hardware
78
76
OS Support
71
69
Performance
71
69
Portability
61
61
Screen Quality
71
69
Software
72
71
Speakers
64
63
Value
55
56
The FactsNo winners here — just what each device is
Architecture
x86-64
x86-64
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Battery
7350 mAh (28Wh)
40 Wh
Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C OTG
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
CPU
AMD Zen 3
AMD Zen 2
Form Factor
Horizontal
Horizontal
GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
AMD RDNA 2
Make
AYANEO
Valve
Model
AYANEO Air
Steam Deck
OS
Windows 11 / SteamOS / AYANEO OS (Linux)
SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc
RAM Size
7 GB
15 GB
RAM Type
LPDDR4X
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 (128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB)
Internal 64 GB eMMC or 256/512 GB NVMe SSD, External MicroSD
System on a Chip (SoC)
AMD Ryzen 5 5560U
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
$600
None listed
Not carried
Steam Deck
$550
None listed
Not carried
Community Pulse
What owners say
Overall user rating
Air56/100 · 10
Steam Deck74/100 · 11
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