"Gaming handhelds are supposed to fit in your hands, but AMD's new Strix Halo processors generate serious heat and drain batteries faster than you can finish a boss fight. The GPD Win 5 and OneXFly Apex responded by strapping external battery packs to their backs, which works, but looks like your handheld is wearing a fanny pack in the wrong spot. It's practical but awkward, and it raises an obvious question: if you're adding external batteries anyway, why not just make the whole device bigger?"
"AYANEO apparently asked that same question and decided to run with it. The AYANEO NEXT II skips external packs entirely, hiding a massive 115Wh battery and a 9.06-inch OLED inside a thick, sculpted body that feels more like a portable gaming monitor with grips than something you'd slip into a backpack. It's AYANEO's answer to Strix Halo's power demands, and the solution involves simply accepting that this thing was never going to be pocketable in the first place."
High-performance processors like AMD's Strix Halo produce significant heat and rapidly drain batteries, prompting some handheld makers to attach external battery packs. AYANEO chose an alternative: a non-pocketable, sculpted body housing a massive 115Wh battery and a 9.06-inch OLED. The device features deep gamepad-style grips, dual cooling fans, Hall effect sticks, a floating D-pad, dual touchpads, and forward-facing speakers. The OLED uses a 3:2 aspect ratio with up to 165Hz refresh and 1100 nits peak brightness, which benefits desktop windows and emulators but may create black bars or unattainable frame rates in many games.
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