Acer’s Predator Atlas 7 Is The Model’s Smaller Handheld Gaming Flagship Mannequin

Acer has unveiled the Predator Atlas 7 as a part of its bulletins for this yr’s IFA convention in Berlin. It says the Atlas 7 provides the identical flagship efficiency as the larger Atlas 8 gaming handheld machine, which it launched again in March, in a smaller kind issue. While an inch in distinction would not sound like a lot, Acer designed the Atlas 7 to be simpler to carry. It has extra contoured grips, an enlarged palm relaxation space, recessed keys and an anti-slip texture.

Like the Atlas 8, it is powered by as much as an Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor, which helps as much as Intel Arc B390 graphics. It has a 7-inch 16:9 FHD touchscreen show with a 120 Hz refresh fee and 500 nits of peak brightness, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus to forestall scratches and cracks when dropped. Like the Atlas 8, it has an 80Wh battery capability and might have as much as 1TB in storage, in addition to as much as 24GB in reminiscence. With an 80Wh battery, the Atlas 7 weighs beneath 750 grams. There’s additionally an possibility with a 60Wh battery that weighs beneath 700 grams. And like its larger sibling, it encompasses a dual-fan cooling system.

The machine additionally has twin Thunderbolt 4 ports and a microSD card reader, together with help for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. It comes with two months of Xbox Game Pass and two months of PC Game Pass, after which you will need to pay if you wish to proceed streaming video games by way of the providers in your handheld. Acer has but to disclose how a lot the hand-held prices, however you will get the Predator Atlas 7 in North America someday within the fourth quarter of 2026 and in EMEA beginning in November. 

In addition to the Atlas 7, Acer has additionally introduced the 8-inch Project DualPlay Mini idea at IFA. It’s purported to perform as a handheld gaming machine and a laptop-like cellular productiveness station.