Ayaneo Unveils Next-Gen Gaming Handheld with Strix Halo GPU and Built-in Battery — Introducing the Second Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Model

I think I read this thing about Ayaneo’s new handheld gaming gadget. It’s called the Next 2, and—okay, don’t ask me why—I kind of got hooked on the specs. This gizmo’s packing a fancy Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU with a Radeon 8060S GPU. Not that I know all the geek speak, but it’s supposed to have like 40… um, CUs? Whatever those are.

Anyway, this device is like, breaking new ground or something. Some other thing called the GPD Win 5 is also joining the party with the same APU, but they went the easy route and used an external battery. Lazy or smart? You tell me. The Ayaneo folks seem to think their built-in “high-capacity” battery makes them hot stuff.

Oh, and the inside look—talk about nerdy! They showed this tiny PCB with dual fans. Yep, dual. Plus a bunch of LPDDR5x memory thingamajigs and some mega 12-phase power delivery setup. It’s like a geek buffet.

Now the design? Totally cribbing from the Steam Deck, with joysticks and nifty touchpads. Reminds me of playing games as a kid, just me and my console conquering imaginary worlds.

Each redesign tweak seems necessary for handling this power-hungry beast of an APU. 16 CPU cores—seriously, I can’t even multitask that many things in real life! They call it Strix Halo. Sounds like a secret agent’s code name, right?

Now, whether this can fit into kind of a handheld casing was a whole drama. There were delays (surprise, surprise!), but somehow, they crammed all this tech into something handheld, no less.

I’m just plain curious now—how long would this thing even last on a charge? Will it surprise us or give up the ghost too soon? Guess we’ll find out when it finally—hopefully—drops. Man, something tells me gaming on the go is ready to level up. Or maybe I’m just buying into the hype. Who knows!