The Ayaneo Air Pro offers Steam Deck-like performance in a portable package that’s not much bigger than a Nintendo Switch lite. However, it’s certainly not perfect and has a few crucial shortcomings.
Ayaneo is no stranger to the handheld gaming PC market. Technically, their original device beat out Valve’s Steam Deck to the market. Ayaneo has been continually iterating on its devices and has now introduced the Ayaneo Air series of handhelds. They are console-like PCs, with exceptional performance, packed up in a small package.
We tested the Ayaneo Air Pro, which possesses a strong CPU, in addition to 1TB of internal storage. After a week of testing, we’ve hardly been able to put it down. But, it does come with some significant caveats.
Key specs
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
- GPU: AMD Vega 8
- RAM: 16GB
- Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD
- Panel: 5.5-inch OLED
- Price: Starts from $699, $1,099 (Unit reviewed)
AYANEO AIR OLED
Ultra-light & thin Windows gaming handheld
Between ideal and reality, In the name of air. Introducing the AIR concept into the new series of AYANEO gaming handhelds.Subvert the traditional concept of Windows gaming handhelds. Create an extraordinary experience of sight and touch.Gather all the energies of leaping dreams.Open a new product line and build a new world of Windows gaming handhelds for you.
Professional primary color OL ED Colorful screen, new game visual experience!
The 5.5-inch AMOLED high-color gamut screen is unprecedented for a Windows gaming handheld.
Wide color gamut effect,NTSC 109% the display effect is more realistic.
Contrast ratio up to 100000:1,rich color expression, more vivid colors.
The response time of OLED is only one thousandth of that of LCD screen,and every frame is full of motion. Pure black field makes the colors vivid and presents you with a high-definition vision.
Reduced blue light radiation70%,long-term games will not cause visual fatigue.
The highest 404 PPI in Windows gaming handhelds. 5.5″1080P than 720P Clearer visual experience of games.
Save power because of 1mm ultra-thin,and is extremely responsive
Refined device structure as thin as 1mm,It is 1/3 the thickness of the previous LCD screen, The response time is only one thousandth of the LCD screen,Low energy consumption and better effect.
175° Ultra-wide viewing angle,immersive gaming horizon
No viewing angle occlusion,full field of view 175° excellent on every side. Self-illumination advantage,creating professional visual effects, solving the light leakage phenomenon of traditional LCD screen,
Exquisitely presented frame to enjoy high-definition picture,to meet the player’s color requirements!
Ultra-thin &light
AYANEO AIR was developed with thin & light craftsmanship, combining and compressing about 3500 components, AYANEO builds a Windows gaming handheld with the same performance as a laptop through a difficult stacking design.lt is streamline design without screws on the back.
There are only 2 screws in the visible area of the main body, completing the incredible engineering marvel of Windows gaming handhelds.Go beyond the previous gaming handheld design to achieve an stunning touch feeling of thin &light.
AYANEO AIR ushered in a new era of thin & light Windows gaming handhelds!
Weight is only 398g
*Switch OLED 420g
*AYANEO AIR Lite 398g
*AYANEO AIR Standard 398g
*AYANEO AIR Pro 450g
Artistic Color
A new design that combines art and aesthetics; Dual gradient color on top shoulder buttons; Each color is to express its personality.
The beauty of the body is combined with artistic color matching to build a new design language,with an exclusive AIR Touch
Curve design makes it elegant and spiritual and fully fits the angle of control.
Based on the advantages of thin & light body,as well as a deep understanding of ergonomics, it is not a burden to users playing for long time,and easy to grip not worring about falling. Tailor-made new UV technology,resistant to dirt,scratches and fingerprints,bringing you your exclusive AIRTouch.
Internal structure display to achieve the full performance, it can run 3A games smoothly
AYANEO AIR brings players an APU that has never been adopted on Windows gaming handhelds. That is the AMD RyzenT 5 5560U which has never appeared on the market in the past.It is in line with the positioning and requirements of a gaming handhelds. It has not only low power consumption but also can run 3A games smooth- ly,Therefore,it is the very APU that can perfectly balance performance and power consumption.
Thanks to 7 nm chip technique with lower power consumption.
The gaming handeld was instantly transformed into a powerful engine.
Whetherit is a indie gameor a 3A title,the AMD Ryzen 5 5560U can easily handle and controll it.
AMD’s brand new CPU,the highest frequency is 100MHz higher than that of 5800U,which is called performance beastlt is the power source of runing 3A titles,playing game like tiger with wings.lt ominates the battlefield inan instant-changing game scene,bringing players a fast andcool gaming experience.
AYANEO AIR balance battery life and heat dissipation AIR Lite TDP:The factory default setting is 8W,and the maximum is 12W. AIR Standard TDP:The factory default setting is 8W,and the maximum is 15W. AIR Pro TDP:The factory default setting is 8W,and the maximum is 18W.
As an ultra light&thin gaming handheld, ranging from 8w to 10w, it can run most of games.
A few indie games can runat TDP 5W, and so the battery life can be improved.
Under condition of 720P resolution, all indie games can be run perfectly at FPS 60 and main 3A titles can be run smoothly at FPS 30.
*1(Indoor 35-50 FPS,Outdoor 30-40 FPS)
*2(Indoor 40-50 FPS,Outdoor 30-40 FPS)
*3(Indoor 40-50 FPS,Outdoor 30-40 FPS)
Game performance tests vary based on different hardware configurations. The corresponding game performance video will be released based on the hardware configuration in the future
Efficient cooling system
AYANEO AIR takes into account the thickness of the device,the heat dissipation and the battery life under high power consumption, which perfectly solves constraints of limited space for internal instructure and stacking of various components of PCB in the thin & light device body.A new set of cooling, system is designed for the compact space,including high-pressure turbo cooling fans and copper tube cooling modules.Whether they are indie games or 3A titles,players will not worry about device’s coolingcapabilities,what is more,the game experience will not be affected by noise.
MASTER
Master multi-functional controller, extraordinary experience to dominate the game battlefield
AYANEO has been devoted to research and development,adopted the Master multi-functional controller in AYA-NEO AIR for the first time.lt is adopted with small Hall joystick and Hall trigger for the first time,which have never appeared on a Windows gaming handheld,It also brings new 8 functions and 6 patents for the Master controller,fully fullfilling intelligent control of the game,and upgrading player’s operating experience!
The world’s first small Hall joystick on the Windows gaming handheld
With the excellent structural design, a small Hall electromagnetic rocker is embedded in the ultra-thin body of AYANEO AIR,accurately calculating the parameter,effectively eliminating the magnetic field Interference, and achieving the millimeter-level high-precision control.
High-precision Hall trigger
The Hall trigger,compared with the mechanical design of the traditional ones,makes the player’s game operation more precise.The pressing stroke is 7.5 mm,which canachieve 0.09 mm pressing accura- cy.Surpassed the millimeter level of precision, the trigger combined with the silky touch feeling,bringing players a refreshing gaming experience!
Breathtaking and exclusive gaming management software: AYA Space
AYANEO will bring players a more beautiful Ul inter- face.Developers around the world can develop small ap- plications for AYA Space for AYA NEO Gaming handhelds, and players can download various applications that have been developed.AYA-NEO will promote the ecosystem of small application platforms in the future and provide de- velopment support for developers.More convenient Pro mode with variable TDP of 1W base unit gets the balance between performance and battery life.In the future, It will also provide a more user-friendly power setting solution in the quick setting window.Master multi-functional con- troller management,visual management center,and quick settings will be added.AYA Space will also continue to be upgraded and updated in the future.
AYA Space Ul Interface demonstration
AYANEO OS
AYANEO OS is an operating system for gaming handhelds, based on Linux’s deep optimization,
AYANEO OS focuses on game management and gaming device management, and AYANEO has completely independent intel- lectual property rights in Ul design and interactive operation.
Through continuous optimization,upgrading of software,and learning from users,AYANEO brings users excellent functions and experiences, and builds an ideal ecosystem for handheld. AYANEO AIR comes with Windows 11 installed by default,and AYANEO OS will be available for download in the future.
