I’m fascinated by running “not typical phone games” on android. Something about up cycling old tech really speaks to me. I’m using an older android phone in one of those gamesir controllers as a makeshift Switch and I think its fantastic. Even a mid range phone from a few years ago will have a high refresh rate OLED screen and there are plenty of frontend apps to make it feel like a real console.

I’m quite sensitive to lag so there’s no bluetooth in my set up, and I cant perceive any of the issues you speak of. In running 3D games (currently playing Chants of Senaar, Twilight Princess recomp) I don’t have any problems with the battery life, which is particularly impressive given the age of the hardware. Looking at Droid Deck videos on high end Snapdragon processors suggest that they’re quite capable.

I have a steam deck and the heft and weight of the device means whenever in pick it up, I just want to put it back down again. The cooling needed for x86 systems is awful for a portable system. I wouldn’t consider a steam deck 2 unless its ARM. I’m really hoping Valve go in that direction following the steam frame.