This Intriguing Ayaneo Machine May Be the Gaming Phone You’ve got Been Ready For

Ayaneo, the Chinese firm that manufactures handhelds and mini PCs for gaming, is getting into the smartphone market.

The firm teased throughout social media a brand new product, the Ayaneo Phone, that it stated might be “a mobile phone truly made for gamers.”

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A YouTube video exhibiting solely the again of the system revealed it to be a black smartphone with two cameras, an LED gentle and what seem as twin shoulder buttons that might be used when the telephone is held horizontally. The video and the caption textual content did not embrace any particulars in regards to the telephone’s options, launch date or pricing, solely a QR code for the corporate’s Discord server.

A consultant for Ayaneo didn’t instantly reply to a request for extra data.

CNET’s overview of Ayaneo’s Android-based Pocket S gaming moveable was optimistic, however discovered the pricing, lack of a headphone jack and fan noise to be dealbreakers for a tool beginning at $559.

Commenters on YouTube stated among the options they’d wish to see most on the Ayaneo telephone embrace a 3.5mm headphone jack, an SD card slot and stereo audio system.

What to count on from the Ayaneo Phone

A cell phone targeted on gaming might be a pure development for an organization that is been experimenting with a wide selection of type components — together with some with full keyboards — for its handheld merchandise.

“Ayaneo moving from the gaming handheld market into phones might actually make a lot of sense,” stated CNET Senior Editor Mike Sorrentino. “The company already makes Android-based gaming devices and making one a true phone could make it a more natural companion.”

Sorrentino identified that to get into the cell phone area, Ayaneo might want to do greater than ship video games on good {hardware}.

“A common issue with the current gaming phone market is software and security support, which is especially critical for keeping your phone secure. So I hope that a new gaming phone hitting the market prioritizes that and not just its hardware specs,” he stated.

CNET Senior Reporter David Lumb added that gaming telephones haven’t historically bought properly, with just a few firms, comparable to Asus and Red Magic, having achieved some modest success. 

Lumb stated that whereas Ayaneo is utilizing higher-end Snapdragon processors in a few of its Android gadgets, retro video games in a smartphone could not want that a lot energy. 

“While this could and likely does mean better performance, a lot of older games on such handheld devices don’t need that muscle, only when emulating more relatively recent consoles,” he stated.