Unboxing the Ayaneo 2 handheld gaming console, with a review of the game performance and battery life, plus a tour of the specs and Aya Space features. The Aya Neo 2 is an absolute beefcake vs the Steam Deck, offering a smooth Full HD gaming experience for a transportable device. That's thanks to the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U chipset, backed by 16GB DDR5 RAM.
Sure, this Ayaneo 2 console isn't as portable as the Air Pro or Nintendo Switch, while the display is not OLED tech. But the Aya Neo 2 still serves up incredible visuals and enough power to run the latest Steam, Epic etc games on high graphics settings.
This Aya Neo 2 handheld can happily cope with Uncharted 4 and Doom Eternal, as you'll see in my gaming test. That AMD Ryzen 7 6800U keeps the frame rate above 30FPS for both games even when you boost the quality right up. Bear in mind that the Ayaneo 2 display maxes out at 60Hz, but I found the experience perfectly fluid for action titles like Doom.
Battery life is sadly limited, like with the Steam Deck. But the Ayaneo 2 can be taken out and about if you have a battery pack to keep it juiced up. And overall I found it less buggy and more user friendly than the Air Pro.
So what do you reckon, best portable handheld console of 2023, vs the Steam Deck and Switch OLED?
Ayaneo 2 Unboxing and Review Chapters: 0:00 - Absolute unit 0:39 - What's in the box? 1:17 - Design 3:36 - Aya Space & features 5:34 - Display 6:59 - Audio & haptics 7:59 - Performance & gaming test 9:59 - Storage & battery life 11:06 - Verdict
