Valve
Steam Deck
68
HR Rating
74
User Rating
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Steam Deck / Air
Verdict
Steam Deck has the strongest overall profile in this Steam Deck vs Air 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
Steam DeckValve
AirAYANEO
The VersusComparable numbers · ▲ marks the winner
Price
$550
$600
HR Rating
68
60
User Rating
74
56
Release Year
2022
2022
Screen Size (Inches)
7
5.5
The SpreadCategory scores · ▲ marks the leader
Battery Life
67
66
Brightness
64
64
Controls
75
76
Durability
78
79
Ease Of Use
70
70
Ergonomics
70
70
Haptics
60
61
Hardware
76
78
OS Support
69
71
Performance
69
71
Portability
61
61
Screen Quality
69
71
Software
71
72
Speakers
63
64
Value
56
55
The FactsNo winners here — just what each device is
Architecture
x86-64
x86-64
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Battery
40 Wh
7350 mAh (28Wh)
Connectivity
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C OTG
CPU
AMD Zen 2
AMD Zen 3
Form Factor
Horizontal
Horizontal
GPU
AMD RDNA 2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Make
Valve
AYANEO
Model
Steam Deck
AYANEO Air
OS
SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc
Windows 11 / SteamOS / AYANEO OS (Linux)
RAM Size
15 GB
7 GB
RAM Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Best Resolution for Retro Gaming
1280 x 800
1920 x 1080
Screen Type
LCD
OLED
Storage
Internal 64 GB eMMC or 256/512 GB NVMe SSD, External MicroSD
External MicroSD, Internal Replaceable M.2 2280 SSD (128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB)
System on a Chip (SoC)
AMD Aerith / Van Gogh
AMD Ryzen 5 5560U
Touch Screen
true
true
Video Output
USB-C video out
USB-C video out Bottom facing
Pricing Snapshot
Where to buy
Device
Price
Storefronts
Availability
Steam Deck
$550
None listed
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Air
$600
None listed
Not carried
Community Pulse
What owners say
Overall user rating
Steam Deck74/100 · 11
Air56/100 · 10
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