MSI Claw 8 was introduced by the corporate on Tuesday at Computex 2025. It arrives as the newest addition to the corporate’s handheld gaming PC lineup which already options the Claw 8 AI+ that was launched throughout final yr’s pc expo in Taiwan. The MSI Claw 8 is powered by AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Excessive processor, coupled with an LPDDR5-800 reminiscence. It sports activities an 8-inch full HD+ 120Hz contact display. Alongside, MSI additionally took the wraps off the Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Version which now options an upgraded 2TB of NVMe SSD storage.

MSI Claw 8, Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Version Specs

MSI unveiled its newest handheld gaming PCs — the Claw 8 and Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Version — through the ongoing Computex 2025 expo in Taipei, Taiwan.

The MSI Claw 8 is powered by an AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive chipset together with as much as 24GB of LPDDR5x-8000 twin channel RAM and PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD storage. It runs on Home windows 11 Dwelling and comes with AMD Radeon Graphics GPU. The hand held gaming PC sports activities an 8-inch full HD+ (1,920 x 1,200 pixels) IPS display with a 120Hz refresh fee, one hundred pc sRGB protection, variable refresh fee (VRR), and 500 nits peak brightness. It’s geared up with twin 2W audio system with DTS Audio Processing, as per the corporate.

Connectivity choices on the MSI Claw 8 embrace Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, two USB 4.0 Sort-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 and DisplayPort help, a microSD card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. By way of dimensions, it measures 299.5 x 126.2 x 24mm and weighs 765g.

The hand held gaming PC additionally will get a six-axis IMU vibration motor for enhanced haptics and a fingerprint reader which provides a layer of biometric safety. The MSI Claw 8 has an 80Wh 6-cell Lithium-Polymer battery.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Version
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In the meantime, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest Version carries the identical internals as the usual version aside from the storage. It’s now provided with as much as 2TB of NVMe SSD storage. Additional, the corporate has additionally up to date its design which has a white end with a glittering UV coating.

Pricing and availability of each the MSI Claw 8 or the MSI Claw 8 AI+ Tempest Polar Version handheld gaming PCs are but to be introduced by the corporate however we are able to count on extra particulars to reach within the coming months.