The Pocket Micro 2 has a bigger battery, improved controls and even a 3.5mm headphone jack.
In typical Ayaneo style, the hand held maker lastly revealed the value and the spec sheet of its Pocket Micro 2, the follow-up to its modern-day remake of the Recreation Boy Micro from 2024. Ayaneo first teased the second-gen horizontal handheld almost two weeks in the past, however has now revealed that the Pocket Micro 2 will begin at a $269 retail worth.
For that worth, you get the identical 3.5-inch LCD show with a 960 x 640 decision that we first noticed with the Pocket Micro. To justify the slight bump in price, Ayaneo added a brand new Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm for higher efficiency and a bigger battery with a 3,950mAh capability. The hand held additionally consists of some ergonomic tweaks, together with a bigger D-pad, larger ABXY buttons, improved shoulder buttons and the introduction of recessed twin TMR joysticks that ought to be extra snug and stop stick drift. Ayaneo stored the USB-C port, the microSD card slot and the WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, however determined so as to add a 3.5mm headphone jack to stay as much as its retro remake style.
With early hen pricing, you may get the mannequin with 6GB of reminiscence and 128GB of storage for $239 earlier than it rises to its regular $269 price ticket. For these on the lookout for a extra premium possibility, the variant with 8GB of reminiscence and 256GB of storage will begin at a launch worth of $309 earlier than going as much as its retail worth of $339.
Ayaneo put its Pocket Micro 2, which is obtainable in black, white and purple, up for pre-order yesterday in “restricted portions on a first-come, first served foundation.” The shop web page already exhibits that the latest handheld is already offered out, however Ayaneo stated in its Discord that “we’re at present discussing with our suppliers to see if further manufacturing may be organized.”
“We’ll emulate the extent of demand and decide whether or not it could possibly meet the minimal order amount necessities for one more manufacturing run,” Ayaneo stated on Discord. “We won’t promise that we’ll be capable to make it occur, however we’ll do our greatest to discover each chance.”
