Ayaneo’s new Windows handheld will cost up to $4,299 with maxed out specs

Ayaneo opened preorders for its adjacent Windows 11 handheld and it looks for illustration a powerhouse. The Ayaneo Next 2 is 13.45 inches wide, 10.3-inches tall, and weighs 3.14 pounds. That’s much than doubly arsenic dense arsenic the original Ayaneo Next that launched backmost successful 2022, and it easy outweighs the Steam Deck and Switch 2. The Next 2 could beryllium the eventual Windows handheld if money and pocketability aren’t a interest for you.

Pricing starts astatine $1,999 for a type of the Next 2 pinch a Ryzen AI Max 385 processor pinch integrated Radeon 8050S graphics, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of SSD storage. But since Ayaneo is utilizing Indiegogo for preorders, early vertebrate pricing brings it down to $1,799 for a constricted time. Maxing retired the Next 2’s specs will costs you $4,299 (or $3,499 pinch early vertebrate discounts) but you’ll get the aforesaid AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor arsenic recovered successful the GPD Win 5 pinch a Radeon 8060S iGPU, 128GB of memory, and 2TB of storage.

On the beforehand of the Next 2 you’ll find a 9.06-inch OLED surface pinch a 2,400x1,504 resolution, an adjustable refresh complaint of 60Hz to 165Hz, and a highest brightness of 1,155 nits. For comparison, the Switch 2’s LCD surface maxes retired astatine astir 450 nits of brightness.

Surrounding the show you’ll find a brace of TMR joysticks pinch adjustable torque and ringing lighting, a brace of Hall effect triggers that tin beryllium switched to a shorter recreation erstwhile playing FPS titles, an 8 guidance D-pad, dual smart touchpads, various buttons including 4 connected the back, and a brace of front-facing stereo speakers. On the apical separator of the Next 2 you’ll besides find a brace of USB-C ports for charging and connecting to peripherals aliases displays, a microSD paper slot, and a due headphone jack.

The handheld is cooled by a brace of fans and powered by a hefty 116Wh rechargeable artillery wrong contributing to its wide weight. Ayaneo hasn’t shared immoderate specifications astir artillery life aliases really agelong you tin expect to play AAA titles pinch the handheld’s capacity settings maxed. But if you scheme to trial that retired connected your adjacent agelong haul formation you’ll request to get support from the hose since the handheld’s artillery is larger than the 100Wh limit for carry-on devices.