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Our process centers around the gadget in front of us.

That means we can’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to our testing methodology.

iPad Air running PlayStation remote play with a DualSense controller next to it

Instead, we focus on value, usability, and versatility.

We look to the individual build materials of each gear and weigh up their construction against their price.

Port and button placement also play a large role in a gaming tablet’s everyday usability.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 RGB and kickstand

The display is tested in its native resolution at SDR and in HDR content where applicable.

This is primarily through streaming Netflix Original content or other high bandwidth shows and movies.

We test in high daylight conditions as well as relatively dark or ambient rooms.

Amazon Fire Max 11 being held along the back panel over a wooden desk

Of course, there’s always cameras.

Finally, we perform a series of synthetic benchmark tests using 3DMark’s WildLife and WildLife Extreme stress tests.

For more information on how we make all our product recommendations, check out the fullGamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 tablet mode

Asus ROG Flow Z13 running Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on battery power

Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro with Call of Duty Mobile main menu on screen

Asus ROG Flow Z13 tablet on a wooden desk with white controller

Asus ROG Flow Z13 with Asus ROG Ally handheld

Verbatim portable monitor with Overwatch 2 character select screen on display next to two Squishmallow frogs

Steam Deck OLED with a Ayaneo 2S sitting above, Green Game Boy Color sitting to the left, and Super Pocket sitting to the right on dark woodgrain desk

The iBUYPOWER Slate 8MP 003 with its RGB lighting on

Images of a Western Digital, Samsung and Lexar SSD on a dark purple GamesRadar background.

A T-Force A440 Lite being held by a reviewer

Holding the Nintendo Switch 2

The new Invincible Mario Turtle Beach Rematch controller design

Razer Barracuda X gaming headset with Nintendo Switch

Oblivion Remastered at night

Lego Mario Kart, Endgame Final Battle, Jango Fett�s Firespray-Class Ship, and Chopper divided by white lines, with a �GamesRadar+ new Lego� badge in the middle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot of Indiana dressed as priest, looking over a book

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

PS5 Pro reveal from trailer

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2