MSI has now officially revealed its latest gaming handhelds, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and the MSI Claw 7 AI+, both of which are powered by Intel’s Lunar Lake chips. While the Claw 8 AI+ does look a little different from the original model,

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.

We have benchmarked Apple M4 and Intel Lunar Lake to find out which chipset offers the best performance and efficiency.

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

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.

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",

MSI officially launched its MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ gaming handhelds, both powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 285V chip.

MSI unveils Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ gaming handhelds with Core Ultra 7 processors, up to 32GB RAM, 1TB storage, 120Hz display, RGB joysticks, Wi-Fi 7, starting at $799.

That includes the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, the SoC powering most of the Claw's competitors, like the ROG Ally and the Legion Go. For the MSI Claw 7 AI+, the big upgrade is really just the Lunar Lake chip itself.

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.