Official: the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus has an Asus-matching 80Wh battery and Intel Lunar Lake
This is not the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus but, rather, a Fallout edition of the original. (I used generative expand around the edge because the image was cropping poorly.) | Image: MSI Just three months after releasing its first gaming handheld PC to damning reviews - here's mine - MSI is already announcing a likely replacement. The MSI Claw 8 AI Plus swaps its lackluster Intel Meteor Lake chip for the brand-new Lunar Lake ones, while replacing its seven-inch, 1080p 120Hz variable resolution rate screen for a larger eight-inch one.
Perhaps even more importantly, it will boast up to an 80 watt-hour battery, MSI tells The Verge - tying it with the recently announced Asus ROG Ally X for biggest battery in a PC gaming handheld. Despite the larger screen, it'll still offer a smooth 120Hz refresh rate with VRR, writes MSI marketing specialist Anne Lee.
The Claw will also offer a second USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4...