{"id":794,"date":"2025-07-26T03:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/gpds-monster-strix-halo-handheld-requires-a-battery-backpack-or-a-180w-charger\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:19:12","slug":"gpds-monster-strix-halo-handheld-requires-a-battery-backpack-or-a-180w-charger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/gpds-monster-strix-halo-handheld-requires-a-battery-backpack-or-a-180w-charger\/","title":{"rendered":"GPD\u2019s monster Strix Halo handheld requires a battery \u2018backpack\u2019 or a 180W charger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday, I mentioned how GPD is teasing the most potent handheld yet made<\/a> \u2014 a GPD Win 5 that will house the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip, with AMD\u2019s most powerful integrated graphics yet, inside a PlayStation Vita-shaped machine.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been wondering how that huge chip could even fit, handheld expert Cary \u201cThe Phawx\u201d Golomb now has the answer<\/a>: the 7-inch handheld will apparently have no internal battery taking up space. The Win 5 is designed to either be plugged into the wall, with a gaming laptop sized 180-watt charger providing the juice \u2014 or powered by a big 80 watt-hour external battery \u201cbackpack\u201d that will (only? additionally?) be sold separately.<\/p>\n

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Breaking news! The GPD WIN 5 is expected to make its debut at Chinajoy 2025 pic.twitter.com\/G6cwqajspJ<\/a><\/p>\n

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We can see the full spec sheet for the new Win 5 in the Phawx\u2019s video, and as he notes, GPD had to make its Win 5 larger than the Win 4 even before<\/em> you add that backpack battery. <\/p>\n

While the Win 4 is a compact 6-inch handheld with a 45 watt-hour pack, the Win 5 with its 7-inch screen will be narrower but thicker than the Asus ROG Ally X handheld \u2014 which is an apt comparison, considering that handheld similarly pairs a 7-inch screen with an 80 watt-hour battery pack.<\/p>\n

Here, though, the battery will add extra girth: it\u2019s roughly 4 inches (110mm) wide and tall, and 0.7 inches (18mm) deep; it\u2019s not clear how it attaches yet, as GPD has only shared the one dark video of the Win 5 filmed from the front, but the spec sheet mentions a \u201cBattery to Host Dedicated Connector\u201d <\/strong>as an accessory, so it might require plugging in a cable.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re curious what the handheld\u2019s controls might look like in better light, I tried brightening it up:<\/p>\n

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Other intriguing things we can see in the full spec sheet include:<\/p>\n