Your Games Have Never Looked This Good! // AYANEO AIR First Look

The AYANEO AIR is the latest Windows handheld on the market and it is the first to come with an OLED screen. In this first look video on the AYANEO AIR, we examine the design, build quality, buttons, and PC gaming performance of the 5560u AIR model.
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AYANEO AIR Standard Specs
CPU: Ryzen 5 5560u
GPU: Vega Graphics
RAM: 16GB LPDDR4x
Storage: 512GB m.2 2280 SSD
Battery: 28Wh
Display: 5.5" 1080p OLED
Network: Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
OS: Windows 11
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[@TakiUdon]

I still have an emulation video and a full review left. If there is something that you want to make sure I include, feel free to leave that as a comment.

[@leonsim2260]

To be honest, even though after 1 year of being bombarded by these powerful handhelds, I'm still not convinced of their actual usefulness. All video reviews are of them being used indoors, my PC or console is always Infront of me and when they aren't, I'm on my phone. Where would i use these ?

[@vyazigin]

Taki, please include info on battery life in different scenarios

[@primus711]

Did you use 22.7.1 drivers with opengl fixes?

[@noonespecialtbh]

Can you review a Snapdragon phone with 888 or newer as a Windows handhelde?

[@RandomUser-tj3mg]

@@noonespecialtbh u can't install windows on a sd888

[@doublinx2]

I will say that if nothing else, AYA has nailed their aesthetics game. When they integrate the 6000 series more into their base models we'll be looking at something fierce

[@redscorpion9325]

Facts I love how good it looks but I wish it had 6800u and 860M in the Aya Neo Air

[@shlokshah5379]

@@redscorpion9325 they just wanted to milk the 5000 series the last time before they are forced to swich to the 6800u or 6600u. We can clearly see this as just after a few days Ayn release the loki series and lo and behold aya copied it to make the geek and Aya air plus. They already have announced 6 device lines this year each having atleast 2 models in each.

[@Dumpster-J-]

I just got a Next after having the pro since November and loving it. The hall sensor analog sticks are a game changer. I think I am an Aya device guy for sure. I too want the 6800U however the Pro and Next have really played everything I have wanted to and more. I've never NOT used it because of performance. I can even get Battlefield 2042 to play well enough on it.

[@NeetObotics]

Does it have gyro ?

[@bluemidnight5926]

@@NeetObotics It does.

[@PhantomPhoton]

Hall sensors are largely immune from drift over time, an important feature when the joysticks are not removable from the device.

[@PacloverN1]

Yeah, I thought it was interesting that he didn't note *why* hall effect sensors are supposed to be a selling point.

[@AxfNPn3l]

Plus, and this is super subjective - they feel far better than conventional analog sticks and especially joycons. It’s hard to go back to other controllers after getting one. The smooth and precise movement feels like it always should have.

[@shlokshah5379]

People are saying that as the magnets get weak they start showing wrong inputs or in extreme cases drifting. Once you get hull joysticks it's down hill from there but the down hill in swich or other joycons is steep.

[@PhantomPhoton]

@@shlokshah5379 - Do you have any links to materials showing that the magnets on hall effect sensors weaken over time? I'm very interested as I understood that Texas Instruments resolved the issue with sensor drift due to equipment age a number of years ago, and that in devices like consumer electronics this wasn't really a concern in any case (in industrial settings, a sensor may be exposed to thousands of activations per minute 24/7, while home electronics are put under far less demanding loads).

[@shlokshah5379]

@@PhantomPhoton eta prime touched a bit on this I think but not in any depth I fear. He kinda just said that the magnets can go weak and start showing wrong inputs or start to drift if one is weaker than the other. Unless these use electro magnets this is a consern to me but not a big one in any kind as it takes ages to lose magnetism on metal magnets today.

[@tyguy6296]

watching the price of these devices drop slowly with each release is extremely exciting to me. long time GPD win backer, so im no stranger to the $1200 bracket and im looking forward to having a more diverse price range to choose from

[@ADreamingTraveler]

They kind of have to if they're to remain competitive with Steam Deck. It's a win for consumers

[@dijik123]

@@ADreamingTraveler yeah bro I agree with u man hope the prices go down for handheld pc gaming

[@ginyuTV]

Aesthetically it's hands down the best looking handheld this year.

[@loumart4180]

I agree, I wish this was the design of the Aya Neo 2

[@sirzulfadhli]

I like AYN Odin n Loki better.

[@derekc9234]

Screen is too small for me and ergonomics not great. All this is because it is a smaller device so I get that if you want something smaller it would be a good device.

[@steamdeckers4405]

@@derekc9234 I know I need at least 7 inch.

[@shlokshah5379]

@@steamdeckers4405 6inch is still great but people don't understand the difference between 5.5 and 6 inch tbh.

[@SpudMackenzie]

Man gotta say hard disagree on the aesthetics of the device, everything from the pastel gradient to the button prints to the x on the dpad look fantastic imo.

[@user-ih6oe9ny3j]

yup looks amazing, fantastic design, didn't expect that

[@ETlandxoxo]

really love the design of this series 💜

[@SicketMog]

I prefer symmetrical devices but liked the gradient from the top. Not my colorway but imagine a black device with orange-purple (sunset/sunrise) gradient. That'd be nice. Edit: and maybe custom colors/LEDs for the sticks. I hate Apple so white device with light blue just doesn't feel right. Orange would look so much better (especially with a dark shell). Looking at this white device from the back... Those L2/R2 buttons hanging down look like ears. Make 'em black and draw a panda/dog face on the back to customize?

[@carls1999]

people got way too used to minimalism and with that people started to want everything full White/black/grey. This handheld has personality and it's really beautiful imo

[@SicketMog]

@@carls1999 This is true; people are afraid of color. An orange, purple or lime green device would be nice. Then again I AM dull and would likely just get a black one to match the rest of my stuff.

[@p0w3rKiLL]

I absoulutley disagree with you on the design. I actually like the design choices they made. When every device would be white or black, you couldn't differentiate them. I love the little eye-catchers on the otherwise clean device.

[@GameTimeWhy]

Just started the video but it's so clean. I love the little lighting accents.

[@umamifan]

I disagree with your disagreement

[@vergodagoat]

the design is honestly the selling point for me. i dislike practically everything else lol…

[@RandomizationShow]

I'm absolutely buying this over the steam deck, but I would prefer white or black because with a skin you can personalize it. Gonna look pretty goofy if I get a green skin and I have red and blue buttons I never wanted poking through. This is my dream handheld mostly for it's size and it's power (360/PS3 era PC games is more than enough for me), so I'll go through the trouble of customizing/making custom buttons.

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

@@umamifan I disagree with your disagreement of his disagreement.

[@scrimon9261]

I love that Taki Udon videos will have titles like "Your Games Have Never Looked This Good" or "This is a GAME CHANGER!" and "I've Waited Most of My Life For This" and the video is Emulation Handheld AYAMBERNIC ODEYO 6600 playing gaames about as well as you expect with the same voice cadence as the other 6599 emulation handhelds that came out last month.

[@ransacked]

@@bulletpunch9317 ah fellow ETA prime subscriber. Exactly why I hate his formulaic templatey content

[@ca9inec0mic58]

I mean every youtuber kinda does it, ETA Prime for example

[@mohamedkadhemmansour7058]

@@ca9inec0mic58 ETA prime is like, i got a new segate ssd, i'll make an entire build about power of emulation. also, "ill review the same device 2 times but one that comes with 5600G and the other with the 5700G", also "the aya neo number 143, is the best aya neo to date, and i am not an indirect shill for these companies and they don't know it"

[@fabio.domingos]

@@mohamedkadhemmansour7058 finally someone said it.

[@Ricky-SC]

I mean on a handheld this size, we don't have other OLED screens

[@In3rt_ia]

Man im so glad i got this. The first look seems really good. I can live with it not being 6000 series. I think its plenty powerful for the games i play and emulation.

[@evelyneve93]

Man, that ayaneo air is looking really neat. Size of a switch lite yet plays triple A titles. Its really compact to carry in a sling bag or maybe even in a pocket. I own a onexplayer, its portable too but i need to carry it with a larger sling bag and its pretty heavy too.

[@zaorst]

I have to say I'm loving this revolution in handheld gaming pcs lately

[@shlokshah5379]

These will die down as the enthusiasm fades about them. It's a good idea for sure but an arm chip is better in every way than these things. It's literally made to be in a handheld. These are not very practical and even if they give you complete control over the wattage, the battery isn't gonna last very long. Most can't even sleep with games running.

[@mitlanderson]

@@shlokshah5379 mate, Valve already got advanced sleep and power states running on SteamOS. Unless Qualcomm stops being 3-4 years behind Apple in ARM performance x86 handhelds are here to stay.

[@RockOrso2]

Would have considered the Aya Neo Air, IF it came with the 6000 series instead as it's seemingly the mass produced version of the 9th gen of consoles.

[@Mantenner]

Yep my thoughts too. It ticks every single box except the chipset. Main difference between the 6000 series is thst it could run most of the games that the 5000 series chips do at half the TDP.

[@eskimofo9i6]

Yes we should wait a few years

[@Kewlest1089]

arthur, the ceo said that it wouldnt fit into the mould so yea maybe air two would have a newer chip. despite that im backing it currently

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Are you crazy? This thing can't compete with ps5 and xbox series x, even the series s blows this out of the water

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

6000 series isn’t even that great until 15W.

[@AJOrdaz]

Nicely done. People are giving this a hard time because the Loki is supposed to be more powerful but quality and finish are also important and I think Aya is still superior in that front. Not to mention this is coming next month while Ayn is still trying to ship the Odin.

[@simon4512]

Although the design is a lot more basic, AYN Odin's build quality is excellent. And the Loki will also feature a bigger battery and RDNA 2 graphics which are vastly superior and more efficient than this handheld's Vega graphics. Really wish we could have an AYA Air with better specs.

[@H.Walker09]

Let the debates begin

[@notauggy]

This product isn’t for those chasing performance. A more powerful would have been awesome, as I believe some people prefer the design of the air over the 2/geek model But I wonder if that tired argument vs ayn will still be used when they’re still planning on how to even make the Loki and aya has their more premium/ equally powerful and ergonomic device (AYANEO 2) in the hands of people.

[@SEVENTEENPOINT1]

Ayn kinda lost me, I was all hyped but there is nothing they can show us. For a device that is coming out later this year you would think they have at least a prototype to show.

[@mrwoodcat]

aya do have experience in productions curious how their aya flip would look like

[@crausmarius1802]

I actually like this console, but cannot look beyond the price, starting at 600$ and the top ranges to 1000$ it is a bit spicy considering that in this price range we can get nintento switch oled and also the steamdeck is in this pricerange, and let's be honest, the steamdeck is above this device performance wise

[@bambi2281]

It’s 500$ now. This device can run warzone and Fortnite steam deck can’t

[@naam_loos]

@@bambi2281 of course you can play those games on the steam deck, you just have to install windows on it

[@bambi2281]

@@naam_loos facts it’s actually easier then it looks that’s what I’m gonna do I’ve installed windows on a fresh pc before didn’t know it’s the same process until I watched a video

[@JimIBobIJones]

uh what? FPS for those games is above the decks consistently. How is the deck better? The steam deck's endless delays are making it less and less competitive against smaller niche handhelds - both in terms of price and performance. Once Zen 4 mobile is out, it will become genuinely bad value - and most people are still waiting for their reservations to come through! Really, the deck is another example of Valve loosing interest and letting a brilliant project fizzle out and rot. RDNA 2 would have been game changing in a handheld if the deck wasn't delayed to death - but even current Zen 3+ Vega graphics have caught upto the dated implementation of RDNA 2, plus the zen 2 CPU is a bottleneck for many (though not all) games. By the time it becomes widely available, Zen 4 mobile (when its released) will mean that even for its low price, the deck will be bad value against current hardware.

[@bambi2281]

@@JimIBobIJones I ordered the steam deck 2 days ago it’ll be here October

[@MrWhis-fe5hs]

I wouldn't change a thing with the design except make the screen a little bigger but even that is just nitpicking it really is a beautiful device I'd even go as far to see it's the best looking of it's kind

[@victoriemini]

Freaking amazing, cant wait to receive mine. Oled screens tend to make me involuntary smile on my first sight

[@arcturusplays7773]

I actually hugely prefer the color accents, they make it stand out and have personality to me.

[@Goblilingus]

I agree, I don't really like these particular colors though. I hope the make more variants in the future.

[@ninjason57]

My active comment while watching the video: OOOO looks smooth! The screen looks amazing. This might be the best smallest form windows handheld. Cant wait for emulation testing!

[@herrmayhem1915]

These are going to be sold locally here in Australia. $1,200AUD is a bit rich for me though!

[@AleJunco67]

I really like the air, I tend to preffer smaller handhelds and oled panels are good my only issue is that it lacks power and battery size, I would like it if the normal air had a 40wh battery and the air pro had a 48wh battery, that would be really cool but I don't know how they would implement that, luckily the air pro has a bigger battery and that should give a decent run time at 15w

[@x99daniele99x]

Fitting a 48Wh battery in this form factor it’s almost impossible with current batteries. I agree with you, I wish it was a little more powerful, but it isn’t a deal breaker for me. The fact that it’s small, powerful enough and with a good design makes it the best.

[@omoributadonliner2173]

even the pro model won't have decent run time. If you run games at 15w, the total power usage is about 22w +. Not even 2 hours.

[@AleJunco67]

@@omoributadonliner2173 it should be about 1h 44m not great but still not terrible worse case scenario at 15w best case it should be 2hrs flat

[@AleJunco67]

@@x99daniele99x I'll wait for the air 2 for now I'll be going for the geek

[@clydefrosch]

@@AleJunco67 that feels really low :/

[@_MGPz]

Thanks for the review! Looking forward for the deep dive!

[@chedhead3278]

Cheers Taki, looking good so far. Bit expensive for my pocket but clean, crisp and desirable design.

[@infasis]

Just a suggestion and I'm not sure if it would be something you would consider, since it would vastly increase the workload, but I would love if we could see Steam OS performance on any applicable devices. Great first look though. I've been excited to see the new Aya devices start to go out. It's such a great time to be a fan of handheld gaming :)

[@mannkeithc]

Ayaneo Air is competitively priced compared with other handhelds, but I think I would prefer a handheld with AMD's 6000 processor such as the Ayn Loki / Loki Max. The Loki / Loki Max are comparably priced with Air / Air Pro 5600 and 5800 models, have significantly improved RDNA2 graphics performance compared with 5000 series Vega graphics, a slightly larger display (6 inch), and costs less than GPD's new WIn Max 2, especially if you were an Odin backer!

[@shenmue5765]

This is the exact reason why I pre-ordered the Loki Max. $650 after Odin Backer coupon for a 6800U is unbeatable. Also, Odin ergonomics and built quality are also unbeatable for the price. Loki Max will kick every other company's ass.

[@mitlanderson]

Aya also has 6800u models coming in the next few months.

[@shenmue5765]

@@mitlanderson yeah, but not $650.

[@Auchaser643]

The gradient is amazing and it goes with the entire rollout, plus consoles being all one color is kinda overdone, kinda glad they took a chance on this design because it's amazing.

[@thekitkeat]

Awesome! I’ve got the same config but pink color for some reason hahaha. Excited, thanks Taki!

[@Senorgrav]

Okay guys I backed it!!! I currently own the 2021 neo retro and I got this. The main reason being while the 2021 can still do everything I want. After like an hour it’s heavy in my hands. I also feel I can’t take it anywhere. This is light weight,has that OLED and seems so easy to take on a trip vs the 2021. I can’t wait for mine to arrive

[@Havoccus]

Oh god this was EXACTLY what I was waiting for. A small form factor Windows based handheld for $5-600. Can't wait for it.

[@Havoccus]

@@thomasrossbabin3671 what would I want instead that runs quake 4, stardew valley, gta san andreas, far cry 3 and a ps2 emulator at the same time?

[@ItWasAllPartOfMyPlan]

Taki always coming through with the 🔥🔥🔥

[@welshmouse]

I'm so excited for this device. I ordered the Pro for the bigger battery, but the smaller form factor and OLED display are WAY more important to me than power. If I can do older games, 2d indie titles, and high end emulation, I'm happy.

[@BulletZ4Break2A]

I actually like the orange x thingy on the d-pad and the letters as well

[@RegulationGamingHP]

That type of joystick is superior because it never goes bad. In other words, the parts on a conventional joystick use friction to read input so wear and tear is unavoidable, leading to drift. Hall sensors ensure the sticks will last way longer, theoretically kinda forever

[@redscorpion9325]

Looks cool but I just can’t imagine going backwards in Graphic Power compared to Steam Deck but I love how small and lite it is but I can’t decide if I want Aya Neo Geek 2 or AYN Loki Max

[@shlokshah5379]

Loki max is cheaper than geek 2 it that helps. We don't really know anything about geek 2 except for its size and screen width which looks 16:10 insted of the standard 16:9 so many games may not support and you may have black bars on the side in most of them. The processor is the same so the performance would be similar if not identical.

[@Eufeion]

If this helps AYN are still catching up on the backlog of Odin orders, if you order a Loki, don’t expect it before 2023 & then I’d say maybe March

[@heavenlypath1065]

@@shlokshah5379 AyN Loki Joy sticks are trash

[@lolcat]

Great job Aya, looks very professional especially the packaging

[@Fina1Ragnarok]

It's nice to see NMS running reasonably well on AMD hardware. Last time I played, it had horrible support on AMD and my RX580 ran at like 30-50fps most of the time; my friend's 1050 ran better.

[@sans-ff9sn]

This looks BEAUTIFULY!

[@timmymorris91]

This is available for preorder in Australia in so many stores unlike the Steam Deck which isn’t available at all. It is $1,240 AUD though… 😅

[@FFXfever]

It's only about 100 bucks more compared to the original price, really. It's the estimate date that makes me probably go for the IGG campaign.

[@stonededge]

If it had a 6000 series APU I’d be getting it but it’s performance just isn’t good enough for what I want it for (AAA gaming). The battery life is also terrible. Beautiful design and nice OLED screen though, can appreciate the design work that has gone into it. Steam deck for me/will be waiting for the cheaper Mendocino’s for emulation.

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

Mendocino won't really be capable of AAA gaming

[@stonededge]

@@stealthysaucepan2016 Yeah I know that but it’s $400 cheaper. I guess you can’t compare those SKUs

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

@@stonededge true. But I'm pretty sure it's an apu meant for Chromebooks. It will have 2 GPU cores compared to the steam decks 8 so don't expect it to play modern AAA games

[@stonededge]

@@stealthysaucepan2016 For sure. It would be nice to see this get a 6800U in it, but the size really would make it challenging with heat/cooling limitations and battery life too. Still, if I had infinite money I would get one since it is beautiful for sure!

[@tankeup8469]

@@stonededge 6800u isnt a life saver. This variant is all about portability. A 6800u doesn't do well at low tdp, and only scales decently with higher tdp. Aya is releasing the geek for 699 with a 6800u in the following months.

[@emlyndewar]

Thanks for including No Mans Sky. Awaiting the Switch version, but I just can’t see it running well. X86 handheld is definitely going to be the better way to play.

[@Torg7520]

Just when I was thinking I love those orange on white accents, you say you wish they had done without. To each their own I guess.

[@lilalj07]

This is such a slick looking device, but the battery size leaves alot to be desired. Hoping AYN shows us something on the Loki soon.

[@one_step_sideways]

The 6800U models will be the obvious choice. It will be an investment for around 5 years, kind of like the Switch. And they'll have to make them have no less than 16GB of RAM. I also wonder if Valve would release a new model of the Steam Deck with an RDNA 3 APU soon, otherwise they'll start losing the market share to the newer handhelds with Ryzen 8000 series in 2023, so they'll definitely have to come up with something.

[@pillowgood1318]

I'm looking forward to the future flip model. I really hope they add phat forward facing speakers. I want a mini boom box media player.

[@19CD91]

Looks great. The big debate has been no one new what the APU could do.

[@oogiedragonus]

I'm watching this video and the clock strike 1pm EST hopefully for my steam deck email. All hail the competition!

[@brichan1851]

The video won’t stream for me. I’ll check it out later. Hopefully it’ll be up and running for me by then.

[@shaungreer3350]

same for me. Must be the amount of traffic lol

[@RebuildandRenovate]

sameee lol

[@MrEliwankenobi]

It a very cool looking device indeed! However, And this is a general comment for all these portable devices.. a Wii U pro layout would have been much better with joysticks far up and d-pad/face buttons centered. I think there’s enough space for that. However, if I could now. I would buy this in a heartbeat

[@gingerdude94]

That screen 🤤 tho wish it was a bit bigger

[@EmblemParade]

I'm very interested to see how well the screen performs for HDR games. Could you take a look? Windows 11 HDR needs to be enabled. (Note that SteamOS does not support HDR. Recent versions of Android do, but I don't think there are Android games with HDR, so it's really just for videos.)

[@HamsterXFiles]

350 nits for HDR, yea that's gonna be crap mate.

[@EmblemParade]

@@HamsterXFiles But it's OLED, so even with low brightness you can get very good contrast. Look, the answer might be "don't buy this expecting HDR", but it's still worth looking at, because it's the first handheld EVER that can do HDR gaming.

[@seouljah760]

Like what the other ppl said, 350 nits wouldn't make a difference. But OLED inherently has better contrast. Blacks are darker without washing out brighter parts of the screen. AMOLED is much better at this. OLED in general does not have backlights. Most TVs/monitors have a backlight grid, the more lights per row/column, the better the localized brightening/dimming. Cheap TVs might have 12 while better ones might have 24+. You can't really do this on small screens. That's all part of the HDR experience. I doubt HDR would make much difference here, and OLED doesn't really benefit.

[@SuperShowDowns]

Looks amazing , but I'll wait for the Aya neo 2 which will be hopefully out this year.

[@clumsycaden5708]

This looks really nice, it runs pretty good as well. And this is coming from someone who owns a steam deck

[@battman505]

wow, this looks fantastic, ill definitely get this when it gets a 6000 series chip.

[@umamibeef]

Watt hour is a measure of capacity (like a battery). I think you meant just 65 Watts for the AC adapter.

[@Pawn2e4]

All white would be dull. I appreciate the character of this colour scheme, it is nice.

[@shellshock7043]

In regards to these handhelds can you also show us how it fits in your pocket? Would put things in perspective.

[@AlanJHPlata]

Putting it in your pocket might not be a good idea due to the joystick, it might damage

[@xomm]

Most people wouldn't pocket a Switch Lite, and these are larger/thicker than that.

[@cheeeeezewizzz]

@@AlanJHPlata The joysticks use hall sensors. It should be very difficult to damage them.

[@cheeeeezewizzz]

@@xomm The only reason I'm interested in these and the loki is that they should fit in a back pocket lol. If it doesn't then it's kinda worthless as a handheld imo

[@xomm]

@@cheeeeezewizzz I'm not sure I agree with that, handhelds don't need to be pocketable to be useful. The Switch certainly isn't pointless as a handheld, for example. That said, maybe keep an eye out for Aya Neo Flip news, it's a clamshell PC which could be more pocketable.

[@itsdeonlol]

Looks really nice!

[@ConorFrancis]

I can’t wait to get one!

[@bigfish8433]

I love the idea of portable gaming, but I just cant get pass the idea of buying a console that cost more than a PS5 to play games at low settings. Maybe I can finally bring myself to afford one when the technology equals the price.

[@eliotcole]

What was that weird grid over the screen in the game (FC6?) before you played Stardew Valley? 15:17 Is that the camera, or KZbin doing that? Or is that some kind of effect from the device?

[@swkk517]

기다리던 기기네요:)

[@19CD91]

Look at Taki showing off. OOO look at me I have rain T_T . MY LAWN IS DYING TAKI.

[@sangkut91]

DAMN I WANT THIS AYA NEO AIR SO MUCH!!

[@GodMcQueen]

*Beautiful handheld.*

[@Games-tx1zc]

Boy is this a good looking handheld. Haven't made it through the video yet, but if the battery life is on point I think this is a buy for me.

[@redscorpion9325]

The Aya Neo Air battery sucks its only 28Wh,you might have to get Aya Neo Air Pro which has 38Wh

[@GacMan47]

The only difference between this and Steam is that I am more familiar with Steam. Just wonder which one has a better hardware design and will last.

[@redscorpion9325]

It’s obvious Steam Deck is more powerful than the Air version,The Aya Neo Geek 2 is the one that’s more powerful but it’ll cost close to $800 and go up to around 1K depending on the Specs

[@bramangraphics]

Love the look.

[@Alanis1337]

Love the Shiren 2 gameplay, beautiful game.

[@johnmcashill9919]

Looks good, but... Pre-ordering something without a ryzen 6800 now, no way. 350 nits for brightness is not enough, should be 400. The screen is too small for me but some people like smaller screens so why not. Resolution is too much for that screen size, HD would have been better, which would have improved performance and battery life. I know that you can lower it, but if it is not native, it will be blurry. Not a great device in my opinion.

[@steamdeckers4405]

Yup even the steam deck has 400 nits. It's not even OLED.

[@bluemidnight5926]

Honestly 5560U is fine, but people are conditioned to move on so fast that they dismiss it, even though 5560U only just came out in 2021. It's still perfectly fine, but because it's not the latest and greatest (6800U), people discredit it completely. They don't consider that they're paying a lot less for a reason. It's a pocket sized machine that starts at 600 bucks, throws in an OLED screen, and still plays AAA games well enough. That's an amazing value.

[@steamdeckers4405]

@@bluemidnight5926 If you don't care about having the most performance it's fine. I myself care more about performance even more than OLED. I've had OLED screens they're cool and look great but I would also like to have the performance to go with that.

[@bluemidnight5926]

​@@steamdeckers4405 It's just a slice of time you're paying for, and to have the very best thing out in the PC world is a very thin slice of time. AMD is already gearing up to roll out their 7000 series cards for next year, and already I'm seeing people say that 6800U isn't enough. It's silly, and these people are just setting themselves up to either wait forever, or have major buyers remorse in half a year. Heck, 4800U still feels pretty new to me. I see this little unit as a pocket sized machine meant to be a companion piece to my main rig, personally, I think 5560U is just fine, especially for the display you're getting, but that's just me.

[@johnmcashill9919]

@@bluemidnight5926 5560U doesn't play AAA games properly. Playing AAA games at low with 25 fps is not good. And you could say it is fine by buying it today to get it within a week. But that's a pre-sale you don't know when you will get it. So it is way better to buy a steamdeck, or go on a pre-sale for a handled using a 6800U, or buy a onexplayer you get next week.

[@alexmontoya2312]

Hi Taki, love the content of yout channel. I was wondering if you can show us the perfomance on the Ps2 game called Area 51. Love that game since I was a child.

[@JH_On_Lofi]

Taki, the last Airbender.

[@robertl8069]

I really hope they make a bigger version with OLED as well

[@bluemidnight5926]

The thing is, they can only make OLED with whatever panels exist that can be bought in readily available mass. 5.5 Inch screens have been in many OLED phones, which are readily available from panel retailers, so that's what they bought to use in the Ayaneo Air. If the bigger units don't have OLED, it's because there are no panel manufacturers that make them. They theoretically could use the Switch's OLED screens, but I'm pretty sure Nintendo contracted those for their own specific use in their devices, plus those only go up to 720p. The screens the bigger Ayaneo devices use have bigger displays and output at higher resolutions, and as of right now, there just aren't any panel manufacturers that make those in an OLED flavor. I suppose Ayaneo could contract a manufacturer to make OLED panels just for their devices, but that's a cost that a small company like them can't afford to do. It might be quite a while till you see any of their bigger devices sporting OLED screens.

[@JDRos]

Finally, an Ayaneo Air review that's english. 😌

[@ReadGameCraftCook]

I’d have been sorely tempted by an all white or white with black accents device. I don’t really care for color on my tech, it’s a personal choice and I’d rather leave that to skins. Looks like a solid device though. I’m glad it’s not my taste though because I got the Aya Neo Pro, then Ayn Odin Pro, and then Steam Deck. For me to buy another device it will have to be a good bit more powerful and perfect aesthetically.

[@SakuraGraffiti]

Thanks for including MH Rise. That's the game I was mainly looking to play on the console aside from my indie backlog. I'm excited to get mine!

[@robkelly9258]

Looks like a nice bit of kit... performs well by the looks of things, ok I am not going to be buying one of these as i would rather put 500 bucks towards a new graphics card but it is pretty amazing that this thing can run most games pretty well if you are on the move and travel a lot.... it is also a portable PC...

[@Anna_Rae]

Looks cool, but I’ll stick with my steam deck. Sure it’s bigger, but I’m having fun with it, and the trackpads are incredibly useful.

[@mubarakzahruddin]

With more and more gamepad style handheld system being made, I just hope they developed a T9 style typing keyboard using the gamepad buttons. It'll be useful for cheaper non touchscreen gamepad handheld devices. Instead of navigating through the buttons to input, they should just show gamepad buttons layout with letters assigned to the buttons. Edit: Imagine how easy it'll be to input WiFi password

[@sp0el]

I am so glad that some of these devices are getting so good. Still expensive (with my current income my first choice at this price point will always be a laptop), but good - can play pretty much any up to date game, something you wouldn't expect from the first GPD Win few years ago. For now, I have all my needs covered (Razer Raiju Mobile + Snap 870 phone for portable emulation, mid range gaming laptop as a PC), but I can see myself ditching all that for an x86 handheld in the future - if they can run 720p low now, at some point 1080p mid wil be possible - and this looks decent even on a 4k TV. I guess this question was asked multiple times now, but will you review STEAM Deck?

[@eskimofo9i6]

So many other steam deck reviews tho

[@sp0el]

@@eskimofo9i6 true, but almost none of other reviewers have Taki's perspective on gaming handhelds market, including both x86 and ARM options.

[@eskimofo9i6]

@@sp0el see Retro Game Corps KZbin channel. He has a ton dedicated to emulation on Steam Deck

[@DylanTayag]

Its like the OLED Switch Lite that I’ve been dreaming of

[@mikexbox1]

i loveee the design!

[@magicbusgb]

They should've gone for a 720p display. 1080p makes no sense whatsoever, not with that soc, especially considering that the screen is just 5.5 inches.

[@redscorpion9325]

I can’t complain 🤷🏾‍♂️its 1080p Oled thats a Plus in my book the only thing is the 720p could’ve brought the price lower which would’ve been nice,I would say only play certain Games in 1080p that won’t drain the battery so fast like Indie Games or Emulators and switch resolution to 720p for Graphic Games that power demanding

[@bluemidnight5926]

Taki, I plan on affixing a slim portable battery bank to the back of my unit using alien tape or velcro. Do you think the the device will still be able to fit inside of the Tomtoc case with something like that attached?

[@kingeatking]

God that's one good looking console 😍

[@josephl3602]

The air looks great. May have to put in a for one next week. Just not sure which one I would want.

[@protocetid]

The Air looks so stylish and premium, not having money for it sucks. All white would look super drab, the colors make it more memorable.

[@perfectnewtype]

That witcher 3 and god of war footage are legit. It looks amazing.

[@samhuang683]

what with the weird 648p resolution for Hades and using 12-13w? Their official IGG page shows 11W for 1080p60? very significant difference.

[@j.c.denton8735]

Knowing what the battery life is like is important.

[@No0o0o0o0o0]

Worse case scenario is about 1hr at 16w best case s 5w giving 2.5hrs.

[@killv3rn]

alamak, kuat betul racun ni. aku baru je PO AYN loki mini pro. terlepas pulak yang ni. kalau nak beli yg ni pulak, double purchase pulak handheld gaming device aku… coi… kene beli ni. hahaha

[@xmop1000]

I think the major problem for this is the price. For the same price you can get Steam Deck 512GB with better game performance and support from Valve, while this machine might be replace by newer machine after a year or two, and without further support from the company once it gets obsolete.

[@2010ngojo]

If portability matters, the SD is out of the question. One of the largest devices around, with a meh size screen.

[@dramaticmudderer5208]

@@2010ngojo They're both portable though, they both have battery's (though one has a worse or slightly worse one depending on model)

[@2010ngojo]

@@dramaticmudderer5208 Meh, so do laptops and some are more portable than others. There's a reason why they made it this small. There's a reason why there's a switch lite. Theres a reason why there are smartphones.

[@dramaticmudderer5208]

@@2010ngojo laptops while portable, have lap in the name for a reason, same as hand in handheld

[@gigelfranaru]

"65 Watt hour charger". Power is measured in watts, not watt hours. Watt hours is a measure of capacity, or energy.

[@CPoston420]

I cant wait until they update this with the 6800u and RDNA2!!!! OMG this device looks so good

[@Eufeion]

This is making me question my Odin Base order now

[@XhoowieX]

That thing is beautiful, I just wish I could justify buying one.

[@ETlandxoxo]

Switch emulation is an must have item😍 can't wait for mine to arrive. Would be great to see Xenoblade Cross for WiiU emulation too 💜

[@MrWhis-fe5hs]

Omg a freaking device with no bezzels and a oled screen 🥲🥲🥲 Ive been asking for this forever

[@KyleRuggles]

5.5... I dunno why they went with a screen that small, why didn't they just expand it to the border that we see? It seems kinda clunky for that size screen. At 5.5 I think 720p would be fine. I dunno.. I was going to get this with the I3 before Ayn announced their Loki with the I3 chip.. Great short impression, looking forward to the full review.

[@adamled99]

Not sure if you plan on covering it but I'd love a video on Steamdeck and its emulation relative to the rest

[@JESSROCKEDChannel]

Now I need to wait for Air 2

[@steev.homohumanism]

Surprised to see this will be available at mainstream stores in Australia like JB HIFI and Big-W. That just seems like a big endorsement of it, over trusting Aliexpress for its competition

[@nickindie4704]

I went for the loki over this one. I may regret that! Looking forward to that review

[@bluemidnight5926]

Nah man, you got a good unit for how much that thing costs. Sure, you won't get an OLED screen, which sucks, but for 300 bucks, you can't go wrong. I might get the AYN Loki over the Ayaneo Air myself. All I want is a little handheld companion to my main rig anyway. I just wish they didn't lock the color options to Intel:Black and AMD:White. I really would have liked to get an AMD black unit.