{"id":355412,"date":"2024-01-09T04:53:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/?p=355412"},"modified":"2024-01-09T04:53:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:53:30","slug":"msi-claw-a1m-gaming-handheld-pc-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/msi-claw-a1m-gaming-handheld-pc-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"MSI Claw launched: First gaming handheld with Intel Core Ultra chip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The handheld gaming PC market has never been hotter with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/valve-upgrades-steam-deck-to-oled-and-improved-internals\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/valve-upgrades-steam-deck-to-oled-and-improved-internals\/\" data-lasso-id=\"544496\">Steam Deck OLED<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/asus-rog-ally-now-available\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/asus-rog-ally-now-available\/\" data-lasso-id=\"544497\">ASUS ROG Ally<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/lenovo-legion-go-unveiled\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/lenovo-legion-go-unveiled\/\" data-lasso-id=\"544498\">Lenovo Legion Go<\/a>, and more. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Handheld\/Claw-A1MX\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Handheld\/Claw-A1MX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"544499\">MSI Claw A1M<\/a> has now joined the arena, marking the company&#8217;s entry into the segment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/msi-first-gaming-handheld-teaser\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/msi-first-gaming-handheld-teaser\/\" data-lasso-id=\"544500\">MSI teased the handheld device<\/a> days before, the official announcement for the MSI Claw A1M came earlier today at the CES 2024 event. While there is an abundance of handheld gaming PCs in the market, this is the Taiwanese company\u2019s first attempt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part is that Claw A1M is the first of its kind to be powered by an Intel Meteor Lake chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MSI Claw seems to have a sub-par battery life<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image355412_49b746-d4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image355412_49b746-d4 img.kb-img, .kb-image355412_49b746-d4 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image355412_49b746-d4\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-1600x832.jpg\" alt=\"MSI Claw gaming handheld\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-354973\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-1600x832.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-1536x799.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MSI-Claw-gaming-handheld-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Image: MSI<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The MSI Claw A1M carries an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor under the hood, allowing the small handheld to use the chip maker\u2019s XeSS technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel\u2019s XeSS technology employs AI upscaling to increase frames per second (FPS) on your games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the specs are also pretty impressive. The display is said to be a 7-inch 1080p screen with a 120Hz refresh rate &#8211; a step higher than <keyword data-keyword-id=\"9509\">Steam Deck<\/keyword> OLED\u2019s 1280\u00d7800 screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, MSI hasn\u2019t mentioned whether Claw A1M can dock like the <keyword data-keyword-id=\"9510\">Steam Deck<\/keyword> or reach up to 4K resolution at 120Hz or 8K at 60Hz when docked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The device is, of course, running Windows 11, paired with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, Intel Arc Graphics, storage slot, speakers, USB-C port, and microSD card reader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of the battery, the MSI Claw A1M doesn\u2019t offer anything groundbreaking. According to the company, the handheld offers a 53Whr battery, offering around two hours of gameplay time under full load.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/how-much-is-the-steam-deck-oled\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/how-much-is-the-steam-deck-oled\/\" data-lasso-id=\"544501\">Steam Deck OLED<\/a>&#8216;s 50Whr battery delivers around 3-12 hours of gameplay time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, MSI hasn\u2019t provided Claw A1M\u2019s pricing or availability. We will update our article as soon as we receive any info.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Have any thoughts on this? 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