MSI Claw A8
- Released
- Feb. 2026
- OS
- Windows 11
- Screen
- 8.0”, 16:10
- Up To
- Modern
- Best For
- PS2, 3DS
- Price
- ~$1150
Emulation Performance
Modern
90
PlayStation 3
85
Switch
95
Wii U
PlayStation 2
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Wii
GameCube
Sega Saturn
85
PSP
Dreamcast
Nintendo 64
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES
Screen
- Aspect Ratio
- 16:10
- Screen Size
- 8.0”
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Refresh Rate
- 120 Hz
- Screen Type
- IPS
- Pixel Density
- 283 PPI
Ergonomics
Ports and Connectivity
- WiFi Version
- 7
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.4
Controls
- Thumbstick Layout
- Double, asymetrical
- Shoulder Button Layout
- Stacked
- D-Pad Placement
- Bottom
- Additional Controls
- Volume up and down, menu, fingerprint/power, M1/M2 rear buttons, view
Technical Specs
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- Storage
- 1 TB M.2 NVMe 4.0 SSD
- Battery
- 80 Wh
- RAM
- 24 GB
- RAM Type
- LPDDR5X
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Chipset
- AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
- CPU
- AMD Zen 5
- GPU
- AMD RDNA 3.5
- CPU Clock Speed
- 2.0 GHz - 5.0 GHz
- CPU Cores
- 8
- CPU Threads
- 16
- GPU Clock Speed
- 2.9 GHz
Pros
- Strong performance even for more demanding systems
- Reliable emulation on all systems
- Large 80 Wh battery for long play sessions
- Very smooth gameplay thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate
Cons
- Letterboxing (black bars) on classic retro systems
- Big device, portable but not pocketable
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