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Yeah, I think the battery thing OP pointed out makes more sense than the power argument. The Z1 extreme used in other handhelds is based on the 8840HS iirc, anf its at least one generation newer than the basis for the steam decks somewhat custom silicon.
The Deck processor is 4 Zen 2 CPU cores and 8 RDNA 2 GPU CUs, while the 8840HS is 8 Zen 4 CPU cores plus 12 RDNA 3 graphics CUs. It's going to be wildly more powerful. The 8745H actually has the same CPU and iGPU configuration as the 8840HS -- not even close to steam deck specs.
It's really amazing how much power you can get for cheap in a small package these days. But yeah putting a battery on that wouldn't be practical, it's still a very efficient chip, but in absolute terms eats a bunch of power. So you'd need to be tethered. You could easily wear one of those mini pcs, but need a power cable. One of those could be dropped down from the ceiling, but still not as good as a mobile solution.