GPD Win 5 Gaming Handheld: Requires External Power Supply, No Built-in Battery

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Okay, so get this — GPD, our favorite handheld gaming gizmo maker — is teasing the Win 5. Yep, another one. It’s got this snazzy AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. I didn’t catch a whole lot in the video (my bad), but The Phawx on YouTube — thank goodness — spills some tea on the specs: a crazy 80Wh battery you can just pop out. Love it.

Now, I might be alone here, but I’m sick of stuff with glued-in batteries. Swap, swap, swap — that’s what I want. It’s like they finally heard us yelling. If your battery’s toast? No worries. Just grab a new one, slap it in, and off you go. Simple, right?

Oh, and about the battery… they say it’s “backpack mountable?” Huh? Sounds like you just stick it on the back, sorta like a deck of cards. Wired charging too — so place it on a desk maybe (I guess?) and hook it up with a cable. Less weight in your hands, right? Which is great ‘cause my hands are full already playing, anyway.

Anyway, oh — and there’s a cheaper version too — the Ryzen AI Max 385. Not as beefy but still okay, I think? Handy for regular folks like us, not those mega pro gamers.

Customization’s a thing. You can jazz the Win 5’s memory from 32GB up to a whopping 128GB. Handy for CPUs and GPUs chugging along. But uh, there’s only the one M.2 NVMe 2280 slot. Kinda cramped for storage options (1TB, 2TB, or 4TB) depending on how wild you get with game collecting.

Feast your eyes on this (literally)— GPD bailed on the teeny-weeny 6-inch screen. It now boasts a 7-inch at 120 Hz, 1080p, with 10-point touch. Finally! But hold on, it’s got Gorilla Glass 6 — seriously? It’s 2018 all over again. Better protect it well, no shoving it in your bag raw.

There’s a buzz about a big reveal at ChinaJoy 2025 on August 1. Can you believe it? Just hope it won’t blast my budget. Fingers crossed for decent prices — I mean, a guy can dream, right?

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There you go! Messy and totally human (I hope).