The OS of the Steam deck is purpose-built for the same task that the Steam Deck is built for; most of the supposed competitors are running Windows.
Windows isn’t known for efficiency, and a lot of the software that would give windows an edge doesn’t really line up with the goals of a gaming hand-held.
But that has nothing to do with the hardware. If the chip is more powerful and using more power, it’s not going to last as long on a battery. You could argue about performance modes and whatnot but ultimately it’s down to the chip the handheld is running. I would bet the battery life on a deck running windows is very close to the battery life running steamOS.
The OS of the Steam deck is purpose-built for the same task that the Steam Deck is built for; most of the supposed competitors are running Windows.
Windows isn’t known for efficiency, and a lot of the software that would give windows an edge doesn’t really line up with the goals of a gaming hand-held.
But that has nothing to do with the hardware. If the chip is more powerful and using more power, it’s not going to last as long on a battery. You could argue about performance modes and whatnot but ultimately it’s down to the chip the handheld is running. I would bet the battery life on a deck running windows is very close to the battery life running steamOS.