The Novel Razer Phone: Gaming Company Gone Mobile

Though the Chromebook 11’s that sophomores and juniors at Wilcox received this year are cool, Razer Project Linda is a lot cooler. At the Consumer Electronics Show 2018, Razer unveiled Razer project Linda, a prototype laptop that is powered by the newly released Razer Phone. Every year, Razer presents a new, innovative idea to the Consumer Electronics Show, and this year, Razer has not failed the tradition. Sliding the Razer phone into a slot of Razer project Linda creates a super thin and fairly powerful ultra-book.
From the beginning, Razer Project Linda was understood to be an accessory for the Razer Phone. Considering the specifications of the laptop, this classification is accurate. The Razer phone has eight gigabytes of RAM as well as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU, a computer processor used commercially in a line of HP laptops. The phone serves as both the “brain” of the laptop and an intelligent touchpad. The only hardware that the laptop provides is 200 additional gigabytes of local storage for the phone and an additional battery that charges the phone during use.
In addition to storage and battery, Razer Project Linda imitates one of Razer’s most popular laptops, the Razer Blade Stealth. Its smooth, aesthetic, black case is reminiscent of the Razer Blade Stealth case, and it has the same RGB backlit keyboard that is powered by Razer Chroma. It is only a little over half an inch thick and even features a 120-hertz monitor, which is perfect for smooth gaming.

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The newly released Razer Phone boasts off-the-chart specs and has the added benefit of fitting inside Razer Project Linda.

In essence, Razer Project Linda is a hardware upgrade for the Razer Phone, providing the chassis of the Razer Blade Stealth, a tactile keyboard, and extra battery power and storage. It also uses a 13.3” 120hz screen, serving as a larger version of the Razer Phone’s screen.
There are a few modifications to the chassis of Razer Project Linda that makes it different from the Razer Blade Stealth. For one, the place that used to be the power button is now the fingerprint reader on the side of the phone. The phone slides into the computer below the keyboard, and an additional button extends a USB type-C port for the phone.
Razer is releasing the phone-laptop hybrid as an option for consumers to take advantage of the best of both the PC and mobile worlds. The laptop body allows people to use the phone with a keyboard and expanded screen, which can help users increase productivity while also providing alternative options to mobile gamers.
However, becoming too excited about this new phone-laptop combo might end up being a mistake. In the past, Razer has released interesting prototypes that never took off. Some examples of these are Razer Project Valerie, a wild laptop that housed multiple high-end graphics cards and three 4K monitors, and Project Christine, a modular PC. As for now, it is hard to say whether or not Razer Project Linda will ever be released, but it serves as an interesting idea that may be taken anew in the future.

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Razer Project Linda has the body of a Razer Blade Stealth, but it uses the brains of the newly released Razer Phone.