Famous personality outright tortured ROG Ally!
When the ROG Ally, a noticeable figure in the gaming world, fell into the hands of a well-known YouTube sensation, it got burnt, battered, and torn apart!
Last month, ASUS made its foray into the handheld gaming console market with the launch of the ROG Ally. This new addition is designed to compete with well-established names such as the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and Razr Edge. The durability of this handheld gaming console has been put to the test by JerryRigEverything, providing insights into how well it holds up under stress.
The test begins with the activation of a game on the ROG Ally, causing its dual fans to kick into high gear almost immediately. After just a few minutes, the screen heats up, and the air emanating from the fans becomes noticeably hot, hinting at potential temperature issues that might require future updates to rectify.
The console's resistance to scratches is also assessed, revealing scratches at level 6 intensity and more profound grooves at level 7. The console's Gorilla Glass Victus face and DXC coating - meant to minimize glare - change the lamp's bright white light to a slightly yellowish shade, reducing reflections.
Interestingly, the rear strip on the console, which appears to be illuminated, turns out to be a color-changing holographic sticker. The console's body, subjected to a knife test, shows that while the joystick is coated with a durable, grippy rubber, the direction controller, menu buttons, and trigger pads are plastic and susceptible to scratching. The ABXY buttons on the console's right side are also prone to scratching. Yet, the letters are protected beneath a transparent layer. During the test, the 'Y' button sticks when pressed hard and has to be rotated, an unusual occurrence.
Further testing reveals that the RGB holographic logo in the bottom corner can be scratched and that the colorful strip on the back panel can be removed, though not likely to detach on its own. The ROG Ally withstands direct flame for only 3 seconds before a portion of the screen turns black. It also takes longer than the usual 10 seconds to restore dead pixels, potentially due to the device's high temperature.
The console is subjected to a bend test in the final phase, where it shows signs of strain with noticeable separation at the corners when bent from the back. When bent from the front, it resists snapping but the visible separation is cause for some concern.
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