AYANEO Pocket S Mini announced

AYANEO has officially launched the Pocket S Mini. It is a compact Android gaming handheld designed for players who want flagship-level performance in a smaller form factor.

At the front is a 4.2-inch LCD display with a 1280 × 960 resolution and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Powering the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2.

Controls include a D-pad, ABXY buttons, LB and RB, an AYA Key, L-C and R-C function keys and a custom navigation key. The handheld also uses Hall Effect medium joysticks and Hall Effect linear triggers, paired with dual X-axis linear vibration motors, SoundTAP Magic Sound Vibration, and XInput button vibration for enhanced feedback.

The device runs Android 14 with AYASpace and the AYAHome Launcher pre-installed. Keeping the Pocket S Mini running is a 4,700mAh battery with PD fast charging support.

The AYANEO Pocket S Mini is priced at USD 319 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model, USD 399 for the 12GB + 256GB variant, and USD 399 for the 16GB + 512GB configuration. There’s no Philippine launch yet for this handheld.

AYANEO Pocket S Mini specs:
4.2-inch LCD display (1280 × 960)
4:3 aspect ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Gaming Platform
LPDDR5X RAM (8533Mbps)
8GB / 12GB / 16GB RAM options
128GB / 256GB / 512GB internal storage
UFS 4.0 storage
UFS 3.1 storage (128GB version)
Expandable storage via SD 3.0 TF card slot
Active fan cooling system
Controls: D-pad, ABXY buttons, LB / RB
AYA Key, L-C / R-C function keys
1× custom navigation key
2× Hall Effect medium joysticks
2× linear Hall Effect triggers
2× X-axis linear vibration motors
Six-axis gyroscope
SoundTAP Magic Sound Vibration
XInput button vibration
Power button with integrated fingerprint sensor
4700mAh battery
PD fast charging
USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, full-featured)
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.3
AYASpace
AYAHome Launcher
Android 14
167.1 × 77.85 × 18.5 mm
Approx. 305g
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