Ayaneo’s Pocket Play mashes a gaming handheld with a sliding telephone

Modern smartphones are lighter, thinner, and quicker than ever, however one factor they aren’t is trendy. I do know as a result of I’ve been on the lookout for one thing that stands out from the ocean of rectangular rectangles in each telephone retailer, and it’s been tough going.

But at Computex, PCWorld’s Adam Patrick Murray stumbled upon what might be the reply to my prayers: Ayaneo’s Pocket Play. You can see for your self in our video beneath:

I like the look of this slick little Android gadget as a result of it jogs my memory of the previous Motorola Droid Razr I used to personal, which had a display you possibly can slide over the keyboard to cowl it when not in use.

The Ayaneo Pocket Play seems to be a bit extra advanced, because it sports activities a 6.8-inch 1080p OLED touchscreen powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chip. Beneath that sliding show is a pair of touchpads in addition to a plain old school D-pad and set of buttons, suggesting this factor might be nice for each traditional and newer video games.

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