| Hiku said: And these newer modern portable gaming devices are bigger and heavier than Switch. |
- 398g = Switch LCD (including JoyCons)
- 420g = Switch OLED (including JoyCons)
- 640g = Steam Deck OLED
- 669g = Steam Deck LCD
So the launch Steam Deck is 68% heavier than the launch Switch.
And the Steam Deck OLED is only 52% heavier than a Switch OLED.
Actually the OLED difference is even a bit less according to my kitchen scale.
My Switch OLED weights 424g, my Steam Deck OLED 635g (both including a microSD card), so the Steam Deck OLED is only 50% heavier.
Also the Steam Deck is much more comfortable to hold for adults with "normal sized" hands... if I want similar ergonomics, I use my Switch OLED with Hori Split controllers... which adds some weight. My Steam Deck OLED (635g) is only 33% heavier than my Switch OLED with Hori Split controllers (477g).
And with Hori Split Controllers, the size difference is also negligible:
