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.

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

MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ handhelds should be available for pre-order soon via Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers.

Pre-orders are now open for MSI's Claw 7 AI+ and 8 AI+. The successors of the handheld gaming PC the company released in March are equipped

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

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 Claw 8 AI+ pricing and specs revealed, $899 for the flagship variant with Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor and 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533MHz memory.

Explore MSI's Claw 7 Ai+ and Claw 8 Ai+ handhelds, designed for gamers seeking premium performance, portability, and cutting-edge features.

If you find the concept of MSI's Claw alluring but aren't very impressed with its power and software, the new Claw 7 AI and Claw 8 AI might be worth a look, even with the annoying AI namedrop in there.