Ayaneo’s Next-Gen Handheld Features Strix Halo GPU and Built-In Battery — Introducing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Sure, let me just jump into it. Okay, so, Ayaneo is back in the limelight. They announced this wild new handheld gizmo, the Ayaneo Next 2—complete with a dedicated GPU. We’re talking AMD’s fancy Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, with a Radeon 8060S GPU. Forty CUs, if that matters to you. Don’t ask me what a CU is, I’m still figuring out my coffee machine.

Anyway, the Ayaneo Next 2 is apparently pushing boundaries. Remember the GPD Win 5? It’s got the same chip but needs an extra battery dangling off. Ayaneo? Nah, going with a chonky built-in battery. How that’s gonna fit in your backpack—ehh, we’ll see.

So, they showed off the insides of this thing, and it’s like a bazaar of tech. Dual-fan cooling—sounds like a mini jet engine, honestly. They have this 12-phase power delivery deal going on, which sounds impressively techy, like something out of a sci-fi flick. The Ryzen APU’s at the heart, tucked in like a cozy little CPU baby amid eight LPDDR5x memory modules. Makes you wonder if it hums a lullaby or something.

The design kinda mimics the Steam Deck—joysticks, touchpads, you get it. Though, the last Ayaneo didn’t bother with touchpads, which felt a bit… barebones? But now, we’re supposedly getting a big screen, long battery life, and all that jazz. It’s like they’re promising the moon. Or maybe not the moon—maybe just a really nice star.

Here’s the kicker, though. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395, this beast of a thing, wasn’t even meant for handhelds. And yet, here we are! Ayaneo crammed it in like they were sneaking in snacks to a movie theater.

Rumor has it this thing’s GPU performance could rival a mobile RTX 4060 or 4070. My mind’s trying to quantify that, but I’m more of a “does it play the game smoothly” kind of person.

Anyway, Ayaneo had a hiccup with delays before. Maybe it’s just part of the tech world drama. Now we’re left biting our nails to see if this handheld actually lives up to the hype. Bet your grandmother’s cat’s furball collection that it’ll be an adventure in battery life territory when it finally debuts.

And that’s that—grab your popcorn. Or, y’know, maybe a notepad if you’re into specs.