MSI has officially announced its next crack at handheld gaming is here with the Lunar Lake-powered MSI Claw 7 AI Plus and MSI Claw 8 AI Plus. The two Windows-based handhelds come with 32GB of RAM and larger batteries than their predecessors.

After the last model launched with a long list of shortcomings, MSI has two new models with 7-inch and 8-inch screens.

Even though AMD's Strix Point has a better integrated GPU on paper, we found the 258V held its own in preliminary tests. Of course, we'll have to get hands-on with the two Claw models to see if they deliver that performance long term, but early signs are positive.

Pre-orders are now open for MSI's Claw 7 AI+ and 8 AI+. The successors of the handheld gaming PC the company released in March are equipped

Arguably the most exciting upgrade for the Claw 8 AI+ is the battery, which is a full 80 watt-hours, same as the ASUS ROG Ally X. We found laptops based on Lunar Lake to have superior battery life versus the already-impressive efficiency of AMD's "Phoenix",

The first MSI Claw handheld gaming PC wasn’t very well received when it launched earlier this year as the first (and only) model in the space to feature an Intel Meteor Lake processor and Intel Arc integrated graphics.

The new MSI machines are notable for their continued reliance on Intel hardware. The Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other notable gaming handhelds run on AMD chips, which have demonstrated reliable performance and efficiency.

MSI has announced its two new gaming handhelds, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and the Claw 7 AI+. The two consoles have been in the news for quite some time and now, finally, MSI has made them official with not only improved specifications over the original MSI Claw,