If you were hoping that Asus’ next handheld console would be coming to South Africa, the brand has good news for locals.

The company announced the new ROG Ally X on 2 June 2024, showing off several improvements over its predecessor.

While the ROG Ally X uses the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor as the 2023 ROG Ally, it comes with a longer battery life, faster RAM, and more storage.

It also features a black colorway for the chassis, making it easy to visually discern it from the white colourway of the original ROG Ally.

You can see a summary of the ROG Ally X’s specs below:

• APU: AMD Z1 Extreme
• Display: Full HD 1080p 7-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate
• Battery: 80Wh
• RAM: 24GB DDR5X-7500
• Storage: 1TB SSD
• Operating system: Windows 11

Price and availability in South Africa

When it lands on South African shores, the ROG Ally X will cost R17,999. This is a slight increase from the original ROG Ally that cost R15,999 when launched in South Africa.

Pre-orders for the device will open in South Africa from 27 June 2024.

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