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AYANEO Pocket Air vs. AYANEO

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Quick verdict

Best value
AYANEO Pocket Air
Better screen
AYANEO Pocket Air
More portable
AYANEO Pocket Air
Newer model
AYANEO Pocket Air

Main differences

  • AYANEO Pocket Air has similar emulation coverage to AYANEO.
  • AYANEO Pocket Air is about $300 cheaper based on catalog pricing.
  • AYANEO Pocket Air is roughly 26% smaller and 39% lighter.
  • AYANEO Pocket Air has a 60 Hz AMOLED screen, versus 60 Hz IPS on AYANEO.
  • AYANEO Pocket Air runs Android 12; AYANEO runs Windows 10.

AYANEO

AYANEO Pocket Air

Details
Price
$399
OS
Android 12
Released
Sep 2023
Up to
3DS
Screen
5.5 inch AMOLED
Weight
380 grams

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AYANEO

AYANEO

Details
Price
$699
OS
Windows 10
Released
Jun 2021
Up to
Wii U
Screen
7.0 inch IPS
Weight
621 grams

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Specs

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SpecAYANEO Pocket AirAYANEO
Price$399$699
OSAndroid 12Windows 10
Screen5.5 inch7.0 inch
Aspect ratio16:916:10
Resolution1920 x 10801280 x 800
PanelAMOLEDIPS
ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
CPUCortex-A78 / Cortex-A55AMD Zen 2
GPUMali-G77 MC9AMD Radeon RX Vega 6
RAM6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB16 GB LPDDR4x
StorageInternal 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB & External MicroSDInternal 512 GB / 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Battery7350 mAh3x 4100 mAh
Weight380 grams621 grams
Dimensions224 mm x 89.5 mm x 18 - 26.7 mm255 mm x 106 mm x 20 mm
Hall effect sticksYesNo

Emulation

Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported

SystemAYANEO Pocket AirAYANEO
Classic systems
Game Boy
NES
Genesis
GBA
SNES
PS1
Mid-generation systems
DS
N64
Dreamcast
PSP
Saturn
Sixth-generation systems
GameCube
Wii
PS2
Modern systems
3DS
Switch
Wii U
PS3

Emulation source notes

  • AYANEO Pocket Air DS: Nintendo DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO DS: Nintendo DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air N64: Nintendo 64: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO N64: Nintendo 64: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PS1: Sony Playstation: All games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
  • AYANEO PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Wii: Nintendo Wii: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Wii: Nintendo Wii: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Cemu for Android is only compatible with Adreno GPUs and Android 11-14, so any device with a Mali GPU will not run Cemu.
  • AYANEO Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Saturn: Sega Saturn: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Saturn: Sega Saturn: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Switch: Nintendo Switch: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
  • AYANEO Switch: Nintendo Switch: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip

Frequently asked

What's the difference between the AYANEO Pocket Air and the AYANEO?
AYANEO Pocket Air has similar emulation coverage to AYANEO. AYANEO Pocket Air is about $300 cheaper based on catalog pricing. AYANEO Pocket Air is roughly 26% smaller and 39% lighter. AYANEO Pocket Air has a 60 Hz AMOLED screen, versus 60 Hz IPS on AYANEO. AYANEO Pocket Air runs Android 12; AYANEO runs Windows 10.
Which is cheaper, the AYANEO Pocket Air or the AYANEO?
The AYANEO Pocket Air is the cheaper of the two at around $399, roughly $300 less than the AYANEO based on catalog pricing.
Which is newer, the AYANEO Pocket Air or the AYANEO?
The AYANEO Pocket Air is the newer model, released in 2023.

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