Chinese cloud-gaming company Haimacloud has announced the Haimacloud GEAR, a handheld built around its cloud-gaming service. The device features a 7-inch 1080p OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and an 8,000mAh battery, with reported launch pricing starting at 3,149 yuan (around $470) for the hardware alone.
A 144Hz OLED screen and 8 hours of battery life
According to Haimacloud’s official product page, the GEAR’s 7-inch OLED panel has a 1920 × 1080 resolution, a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 2 ms response time, and 800 nits of brightness. Haimacloud lists a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and a color gamut of 150% sRGB, with HDR support.
The company says the 8,000mAh battery provides more than eight hours of continuous gaming. That is a manufacturer claim, rather than a result from our testing.
Demanding games run in the cloud
Haimacloud advertises cloud-side Intel Core i7 processors and what it calls RTX ’70 series’ graphics for running AAA games, with the video streamed to the handheld. Keep in mind that those specifications refer to the remote servers, not the hardware inside the handheld.
The official page also promotes “ultra-low latency” real-time cloud rendering and transmission, alongside a large library of AAA games. These are Haimacloud’s marketing claims, as the page does not provide a numerical latency measurement or a game count.
Snapdragon 865 hardware and Android 13
According to IT Home, the handheld uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and runs Android 13, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The report also lists active cooling, TMR analog sticks, Hall-effect triggers, microswitch buttons and a six-axis gyroscope.
Other reported features include modular ABXY buttons, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. That said, these local hardware details are not listed in the official product page.
China’s cloud-handheld scene is growing
Haimacloud’s announcement follows Lenovo’s entry into China’s dedicated cloud-handheld space with the Legion C700. Unlike the Legion Go line, the C700 is an Android device built for cloud gaming and local PC streaming. Not too long ago, we reached out to Lenovo to see if there are plans to release it overseas. The company stated that there are no plans, and the C700 will remain exclusive to China for the time being.
For readers outside China, Logitech’s G Cloud and the abxylute One are familiar alternatives that we have reviewed, both with 7-inch 1080p displays at 60 Hz.
These kinds of announcements suggest China’s cloud-handheld scene is gaining ground, with more devices built around streaming services. It’s a shame most of them are exclusive to the chinese market, and exporting one is quite difficult.
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