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AYANEO vs. AYANEO Pocket Air

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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

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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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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Specs

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SpecAYANEOAYANEO Pocket Air
Price$699$399
OSWindows 10Android 12
Screen7.0 inch5.5 inch
Aspect ratio16:1016:9
Resolution1280 x 8001920 x 1080
PanelIPSAMOLED
ChipsetAMD Ryzen 5 4500UMediaTek Dimensity 1200
CPUAMD Zen 2Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 6Mali-G77 MC9
RAM16 GB LPDDR4x6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
StorageInternal 512 GB / 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSDInternal 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB & External MicroSD
Battery3x 4100 mAh7350 mAh
Weight621 grams380 grams
Dimensions255 mm x 106 mm x 20 mm224 mm x 89.5 mm x 18 - 26.7 mm
Hall effect sticksNoYes

Emulation

Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported

SystemAYANEOAYANEO Pocket Air
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 DS: Nintendo DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air DS: Nintendo DS: 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 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: 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 GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: 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 N64: Nintendo 64: 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 NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PS1: Sony Playstation: 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 PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
  • AYANEO PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: 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 Wii: Nintendo Wii: 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 SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • 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 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 Saturn: Sega Saturn: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Saturn: Sega Saturn: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Switch: Nintendo Switch: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Switch: Nintendo Switch: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
  • AYANEO Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: 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 Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: 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 GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
  • AYANEO Pocket Air Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip

Frequently asked

What's the difference between the AYANEO and the AYANEO Pocket Air?
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 or the AYANEO Pocket Air?
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 or the AYANEO Pocket Air?
The AYANEO Pocket Air is the newer model, released in 2023.

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