I was convinced for me it would be the 90hz refresh rate, or the improved touchscreen/haptics - but the moment I picked up the new OLED I knew my answer straight away:
The 30g they removed from the weight.
I’m sure that sounded minimal and inconsequential for a lot of us when we heard about it, but when you pick it up, you feel it immediately.
The original steam deck was always a bit too heavy for me to hold comfortably. Especially as I struggle with a disability which makes me pretty weak in general.
Now the device is so much more comfortable to hold. I can actually pick it up and hold it with one hand now, whereas before it would always overbalance and I could never keep it straight.
What’s the best upgrade from your experience so far, if any of you are lucky enough to have an OLED now?
The improved wifi is my favorite non-screen upgrade. It was immediately noticeable when downloading updates and games. Before, I would hardwire the Internet connection when I needed to download anything because of how slow the wifi was. Now I can just use it like any other wifi enabled device. The fact that it supports 6E (which I recently upgraded to) is just icing on the cake.