The ONEXSUGAR Sugar 1 and the Asus ROG Ally share the same $599 starting price and horizontal form factor, but they target different use cases. The Sugar 1 runs Android 14 on a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 and reaches up to Nintendo Switch emulation, making it a focused retro device with a familiar mobile ecosystem. The ROG Ally runs Windows 11 on AMD Ryzen Z1 hardware (up to $699 for the Extreme variant), topping out at PlayStation 3 emulation but offering the full desktop PC gaming library alongside it.
| ONEXSUGAR SUGAR 1 | ROG Ally | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599 | $599–$699 |
| Brand | ONEXSUGAR | Asus |
| Released | 2025 / 09 | 2023 / 06 |
| Type | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| OS | Android 14 | Windows 11 |
| Performance | ||
| Chip (SoC) | Qualcomm Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 | AMD Ryzen Z1 / AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme |
| CPU | Qualcomm Kryo 1x Prime / 5x Performance / 2x Efficiency | AMD Zen 4 |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno A33 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| RAM | 16 GB (LPDDR5X?) (8533 MT/s) | 16 GB LPDDR5 (6400 MT/s) |
| Storage | Internal 512 GB UFS 4.0, External MicroSD | Internal 512 GB M.2 2230 NVMe SSD, External MicroSD |
| Cooling | Dual Heat Pipes Dual Fans Ventilation cutouts | Heatpipe Dual Fans Ventilation cutouts |
| Power tier | High-end | High-end |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | Primary: 6.01 inch | 7.0 inch |
| Screen type | OLED Touchscreens | IPS Touchscreen |
| Resolution | Primary: 2160 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Pixel density | Primary: 401.82 PPI | 314.7 PPI |
| Aspect ratio | 18:9, | 16:9 |
| Body & battery | ||
| Battery | 5600 mAh | 40 Wh |
| Weight | 486 grams | 608 grams |
| Dimensions | 218.5 mm x 92 - 96.1 mm x 24 - 40.9 mm | 280 mm x 113 mm x 39 mm |
| Shell | Metal (Aluminum) | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, White | White |
| Ports & connectivity | ||
| Wireless | WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 | WiFi 6E, Bluetooth |
| Video out | USB-C video out Bottom facing | USB-C video out Top facing |
| Charging port | USB-C Bottom facing | USB-C Top facing |
| Audio out | USB-C audio out Bottom facing | 3.5mm Headphone Top facing |
| Speakers | Dual Stereo Bottom facing | Dual Stereo Front facing |
| ONEXSUGAR SUGAR 1 | ROG Ally | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy / Color | A | A |
| NES | A | A |
| Genesis / Mega Drive | A | A |
| Game Boy Advance | A | A |
| SNES | A | A |
| PlayStation 1 | A | A |
| Nintendo DS | A | A |
| Nintendo 64 | A | A |
| Dreamcast | A | A |
| PSP | A | A |
| Sega Saturn | A | A |
| GameCube | A | A |
| Nintendo 3DS | A | A |
| Nintendo Wii | A | A |
| PlayStation 2 | A | A |
| Switch | A | A- |
| Wii U | — | A |
| PlayStation 3 | C | B |
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