Austin Evans

Austin Evans (born August 22, 1992) is an American YouTuber and tech blogger who creates videos on various modern technologies, such as video games, smartphones and personal computers. , his YouTube channel has over 5.65 million subscribers and 1.5 billion views. Videos of his have been featured on technology sites such as The Verge, Eurogamer, Video Games Chronicle and Engadget.

Early and personal life Austin Evans was born on August 22, 1992, and is a Missouri native. Homeschooled throughout his childhood, Evans' interest towards video games and technology developed at an early age from his father buying the Sony PlayStation 1 for him and his family, along with discovering the Nintendo Game Boy.

Career Evans created his YouTube channel in 2009, initially uploading reviews on numerous iPod Touch applications. He soon shifted to videos about computer components he would use in hypothetical PC setups, mainly discussing ideal builds rather than assembling them often. Evans introduces the audience with the greeting "Hey guys, this is Austin," a catchphrase his fans have echoed in the comment section of his videos. That same year, Evans made a similar comparison video between the contemporary iPhone 7 Plus and previous generation iPhone models; he later performed a similar benchmark test with the iPhone 12 Pro and smartphones such as the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Google Pixel 5. In 2017 he appeared in a Slate interview discussing virtual reality headsets, recommending the HTC Vive along with alternatives such as the PlayStation VR.

In 2019, Evans built a custom-made PC with components similar to the PlayStation 5 in anticipation for the console's announcement. The components included an AMD Ryzen CPU, a Radeon graphics card, and 16 gigabytes of DDR4 RAM. Compared to the PlayStation 4 Pro which ran certain games in 1440p resolution at 30 Hz, the PC ran several games at 4K resolution at 60 Hz.

In 2021, Evans made a video review of a revised PlayStation 5 model which weighs roughly 300 grams (0.6 pounds) less than the original console, disassembling the new model to reveal that a smaller heatsink contributed to its lighter weight. After testing the external temperatures of the PS5, Evans noted that the new model ran at 3 to 5 degrees Celsius higher than the original version, and concluded that it was worse than the original as a result. Media outlets such as Eurogamer, Engadget and Kotaku reported on Evans' video, also verifying that the model's weight discrepancies corresponded to the changed heatsink. However, this led to speculation that Sony modified the build quality of the PS5 in order to decrease production costs. Evans later posted a video defending his arguments while clarifying his concerns with the new PS5 model.

Reception In 2015, Inc. Magazine listed Evans as one of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech;" he ranked #12. In 2019, Evans was cited in The Washington Post as an example of a tech YouTuber one should subscribe to.