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ARC Announces X1 Community Drop at ₹29,500, Pre-Orders Open October 2

ARC X1 will be available at a Community Drop price of ₹29,500, against a planned retail price of ₹33,500, positioning the handheld as a challenger in India’s growing dedicated gaming market.

 

ARC has announced that the Community Drop for the ARC X1 will open on October 2 at 3 PM IST, giving its community the first opportunity to pre-order the company’s debut gaming handheld.

Customers participating in the Community Drop will be able to reserve their ARC X1 for ₹999, with the device available at a special Community Drop price of ₹29,500.

Following the Community Drop, the ARC X1 is expected to retail at ₹33,500.

The announcement comes shortly after ARC unveiled the specifications of the X1, offering a detailed look at the hardware behind the company’s first dedicated gaming device.

ARC X1 Specifications

Category

Specification

Gaming Platform

Snapdragon G2 Gen 2

Process

4nm

CPU

Qualcomm® Kryo 8 Core CPU

GPU

Qualcomm® Adreno A22 GPU

Memory

8GB LPDDR5X @ 8533 MT/s

Storage

128GB UFS 3.1

Expansion

Upto 1TB microSDXC

Display

7" LTPS TFT LCD

Resolution

1920 × 1080 FHD

Refresh Rate

120Hz

Brightness

500 nits typical

Battery

9,300mAh

Charging

27W USB PD

Analog Sticks

TMR, zero-drift

Triggers

Analog Hall-effect + mechanical locks

Haptics

Dual LRA immersive precision haptics

Cooling

Active cooling

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.4

USB-C

USB 3.1 + Display Output

OS

OwlOS

Rear Buttons

2 programmable

Speakers

Dual front-facing stereo

Headphone Jack

3.5mm

Weight

450-500g

Repairability

Replaceable battery & joysticks; modular daughterboards

 

 

A Challenger Price for India’s Handheld Gaming Market

At ₹29,500 for the Community Drop and ₹33,500 at retail, ARC is positioning the X1 as a challenger in a handheld gaming category where Indian consumers have historically had limited locally available options.

Handhelds with comparable specification profiles are often available to Indian consumers primarily through international sellers or importers, where prices can reach approximately ₹40,000–₹46,000.

Beyond the higher price, imported devices can also leave buyers with limited or no dependable local warranty, difficult repair processes, uncertain spare-part availability and little after-sales support in India.

ARC is looking to change that equation by bringing a purpose-built gaming handheld to the Indian market at a more accessible price point, with an ownership experience designed around Indian gamers.

How the Community Drop Works

The ARC X1 Community Drop goes live on October 2 at 3 PM IST.

Customers can begin the pre-order process by reserving their device for ₹999.

ARC has outlined the complete reservation and purchase journey through the “How It Works” section on its website, including the steps following reservation and other details associated with the Community Drop.

Community Drop details:

  • Community Drop opens: October 2, 2026
  • Time: 3 PM IST
  • Reservation: ₹999
  • Community Drop price: ₹29,500
  • Retail price: ₹33,500
  • Process: Detailed in the “How It Works” section on ARC’s website

From Community Feedback to Community Drop

The Community Drop is also the next step in ARC’s product-development journey.

The ARC X1 has gone through multiple product iterations and testing cycles, with gamers involved across different stages of its development. The Community Drop gives the people who have followed that journey an opportunity to be among the first to reserve the final product.

For ARC, the X1 is part of a broader ambition to make dedicated gaming hardware more accessible to a new generation of players, starting with India.

 


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