Ayaneo (variously stylized as AYANEO, AyaNeo or Aya Neo) is a Chinese brand of handheld gaming computers and mini PCs.
History Ayaneo was founded in March 2020 by Arthur Zhang (尾巴大叔), a tech entrepreneur and gaming enthusiast. Prior to founding Ayaneo, Zhang had established Digital Tail (2010) and New Mobility (2015), ventures that focused on digital lifestyle and electric vehicles, respectively. Zhang assembled a team to develop a Windows-based handheld console designed specifically for gamers.
Ayaneo has relied on crowdfunding platforms, like Indiegogo, to launch and fund its devices.
Devices
Aya Neo (2021)
The Aya Neo was the first model of handheld gaming computer sold under the Ayaneo brand, and originally financed through crowdfunding. It used a Ryzen 5 4500U processor, 16 GB RAM, 512GB or 1TB SSD storage, and a 7'' 1280×800 pixel touchscreen.
Reviewers described its performance as acceptable for less demanding games, and the device as a whole as a relatively expensive and novel type of device for a "niche crowd" of handheld PC gamers.
Ayaneo Air / Ayaneo Air Pro (2022) The Air device uses Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system, a Ryzen 5 5560U processor, 8 or 16 GB RAM, a 5.5'' 1080p OLED screen and 128GB or 512GB SSD storage, expandable via an SD card. The Pro variant has some improved specifications.
Eurogamer wrote that the Ayaneo Air provides lower graphics performance than its main competitor, the Steam Deck, due to the Air's older GPU architecture. According to IGN, the Air provides acceptable performance with modern games at a lower 720p resolution, but not at the screen's native resolution. But the reviewers praised the Air for its better screen, portability and compatibility with Windows games compared to the Steam Deck, the latter owing to the Air being a native Windows device, as opposed to the Linux Proton compatibility layer used by the Steam Deck.
Ayaneo Next / Ayaneo Next Pro (2022) The Next is a larger and more powerful device compared to the Air, using a Ryzen 7 5800U processor, 16 GB RAM, a 7'' 1280×800 pixel touchscreen and 2TB SSD storage.
IGN described it as an "impressive" handheld gaming PC, capable of playing modern games at high frame rates, but noted a number of "quirks and challenges" such as controller glitches.
Ayaneo 2 (2022)
The Ayaneo 2 uses an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Zen 3 processor.
Ayaneo Geek (2022)
Ayaneo Geek was launched together with Ayaneo 2. Differently than Ayaneo 2, Ayaneo Geek will not have motion sensors in both the body and handles, a higher-quality vibration motor, touch-to-wake support for the fingerprint sensor, and a PCIe 4.0 SSD by default.
2023 models
In 2023, five new models were launched: Ayaneo Pocket Air, Ayaneo Kun, Ayaneo Air 1s, Ayaneo 2s and Ayaneo Geek 1s. All devices use new AMD Ryzen 7840U processor and Windows 11, except Ayaneo Pocket Air which uses MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (only around 30% of 7840U performance) with Android.
Windows 11 handhelds Name Ayaneo Ayaneo Next Ayaneo Next Pro Ayaneo 2 / Geek Release date July 2021 May 2022 Sept 2022 Dec 2022 Launch price US$699 US$1 099 US$1 665 US$1 099 Display 7″ 1280×800 IPS 60 Hz 7″ 1280×800 IPS 60 Hz 7″ 1920×1200 IPS 120 Hz Processor Ryzen 5 4500U Ryzen 7 5800U Ryzen 7 6800U Graphics Radeon Vega 6 Radeon Vega 8 Radeon RX 680M Memory 16 GB LPDDR4x 16–32 GB LPDDR4x 16–32 GB LPDDR5‑6400 Storage 512 GB–1 TB SSD 1–2 TB SSD 512 GB–2 TB NVMe SSD Input controls ABXY + sticks + triggers + D-pad + gyro Adds hall sticks, RGB, fingerprint (Pro) Hall sticks, triggers, paddles Battery 47 Wh 50.25 Wh Connectivity Wi‑Fi 6, BT 5.2, USB‑C, 3.5 mm Adds USB4 (dual), Micro‑SD Weight 650 g ~720 g 680 g Dimensions 255×106×20 mm 262×112×30 mm 264.5×105.5×21.5 mm Operating system Windows 10/11 Windows 11 Colors available Black, White Dark Gray, Light Blue Starry Black, B.Duck Yellow
Name Ayaneo Air Ayaneo Air Pro Ayaneo Air 1S Ayaneo 2S / Geek 1S Release date May 2022 Sept 2022 July 2023 May 2023 Launch price From US$549 From US$699 — ~US$700–800 Display 5.5″ 1080p OLED 7″ 1920×1200 IPS 60 Hz Processor Ryzen 5 5560U Ryzen 7 5825U Ryzen 7 7840U Ryzen 7 7840U Graphics Radeon integrated / 780M Radeon 780M Memory 8–16 GB LPDDR4x 16 GB LPDDR4x 16–32 GB LPDDR5 Up to 64 GB LPDDR5x Storage 128–512 GB SSD 512 GB–1 TB SSD 512 GB–2 TB SSD Input controls Standard Neo layout Hall sticks, paddles, gyro Battery 28 Wh 38 Wh ~38 Wh 50.25 Wh Interfaces USB 3.2 Gen 1, 3.5mm headphone jack, Nano-SIM and Micro SD card slot USB 4, Micro‑SD Connectivity WiFi 6, BT 5.2 Weight 450 g ~667 g Dimensions 224×89.5×26.7mm 264.5×105.5×21.5 mm Operating system Windows 11 Colors available Aurora White, Polar Black Aurora White, Bright Silver Aurora White, Starry Black Starry Black, Sky Blue
Name Ayaneo Flip DS Ayaneo Slide Ayaneo KUN Ayaneo 3 Release date Sep 2023 Apr 2025 Launch price — From US$699 Display 8.4" 1600P IPS 7″ 1080p 144 Hz HDR OLED or 120 Hz IPS Processor Ryzen 7 8840U / 7840 URyzen 7 7840U / Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Graphics Radeon 780M Radeon 780M / 890M Memory 16–64 GB LPDDR5x 16–64 GB LPDDR5x Storage 512 GB–4 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD 512 GB–2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD Input controls Hall sticks, paddles, gyro, touchscreen, touchpad Modular hall sticks, touchpads, paddles, trigger locks Battery 75 Wh 49 Wh Interfaces USB4 Type-C×2, USB-A 3.2 Gen2, 3.5mm headphone jack, UHS-II TF card slot USB 4, OCuLink, Micro‑SD Connectivity WiFi 6E, BT 5.2, 4G-LTE Wi‑Fi 6E, BT 5.3 Weight 950 g / 960g (4G edition) 690 g Dimensions 312.4×132.5×21.9 mm 289.8×115×22.4 mm Operating system Windows 11 Colors available Black feather, Silver wing, White silk Midnight Black, Sunset Orange, Starry Sky Gray
Android handhelds Name Ayaneo Pocket Micro Ayaneo Pocket S Ayaneo Pocket AIR Ayaneo Pocket EVO Ayaneo Pocket S2 Ayaneo Pocket ACE Release date ~Jan 2025 Indiegogo 2024 2024 Late 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 announcement Launch price US$191 (Indiegogo) ~$399+ — Crowdfunding from US$389–639 TBD (likely ~$400–500) — Display 3.5″ 960×640 IPS 6″ 1080p / 1440p IPS 5.5″ 1080p AMOLED 7″ 1080p OLED 165 Hz HDR 6.3″ 1440p IPS 4.5″ 1620×1080 LCD Processor Helio G99 Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Dimensity 1200 Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Next-gen Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Graphics Mali-G57 Adreno integrated Mali-G77 MC9-class (Snapdragon integrated GPU) Next-gen Adreno Next-gen Adreno Integrated Adreno Memory 8 GB LPDDR4X Up to 16 GB 8 GB 8–24 GB Up to 16 GB? — Storage 256 GB UFS 2.2 (up to 1 TB) Up to 1 TB 256 GB 128 GB–2 TB — — Input controls Hall sticks, shoulder, gyro Hall sticks, vibration, sticks, triggers Hall sticks, linear triggers, gyro Hall sticks with RGB, linear triggers, gyro, vibration modes Improved sticks, vibration & controls Compact layout, linear motor Battery 2,600 mAh (~10 Wh) — 7,350 mAh (~28 Wh) 8,600 mAh Larger than Pocket S 6,000 mAh Connectivity Wi‑Fi 5, BT 5.2, USB‑C Wi‑Fi 6, BT 5.2, USB‑C Wi‑Fi 6, BT 5.3, USB‑C Wi‑Fi 6E, BT 5.3, USB‑C Wi‑Fi 6E, BT 5.3, USB‑C Wi‑Fi 6, BT 5.3, USB‑C Weight 230 g 326 g 320 g 620 g TBD TBD Dimensions 155×71×21 mm 162×70×19 mm 161×68×18 mm 275×113×21 mm TBD TBD Operating system Android 11 + Windows 11 (dual boot) Android 13 + Windows 11 (dual boot) Android 12 + Windows 11 (dual boot) Android 13 + Windows 11 (dual boot)
Mini PCs Name AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM01 AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM02 Release date Nov 2023 Jan 2024 Launch price From US$149 From US$529 Processor AMD Ryzen 3 3200U / 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Graphics Radeon Vega 3 / 8 Radeon 780M Memory 8 GB LPDDR4X Up to 64 GB DDR5 Storage 256 GB SSD (up to 1 TB) 512 GB–8 TB SSD Display 3.5″ 960×640 IPS 4″ touchscreen Cooling Passive Active (45W turbo fan) Connectivity Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.2, USB-C Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2, USB4, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0, USB-A Weight 233 g 478 g Dimensions Compact 261×100×17 mm Operating system Windows 11 Home Colors available White, Purple White, Silver
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