TL;DR AYN has revealed design renders for its upcoming Odin 3 gaming handheld.
It looks like a mix between the Odin 2 Portal and Retroid Pocket 5, with an ergonomic grip.
No specs have been revealed, but we should learn more soon.
It’s been a few weeks since AYN first announced the follow-up to its flagship Odin 2, but the company has finally teased design renders in a 30-second YouTube video. It’s one of the year’s most anticipated releases, but the design itself is remarkably familiar.
The Odin 3 looks like a mix between the company’s 7-inch Odin 2 Portal and the Retroid Pocket 5. Size-wise, it’s likely more similar to the Pocket 5, but the sticks are asymmetrical, with additional ergonomic grips on the back. The ergonomics on the Odin 2 Portal and Pocket 5 are notoriously bad, so hopefully this model can be used comfortably without a separate grip.
The Odin 3 is mix between the Pocket 5 and Odin 2 portal, with better ergonomics.
Apart from that, we can see the return of the fingerprint sensor on the top, next to the volume buttons. It also keeps the two paddle buttons found on the Odin 2 Portal, but adds what appears to be a subtle texture to the rest of the grip. The front of the device is all glass, like the Portal, although we still don’t know the screen size. The most likely option is the new 6-inch OLED panel found on the AYN Thor.
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The video doesn’t reveal any specs, but it might hint at the chipset by highlighting the advanced cooling. The Odin 2 had a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, so there are only a few options more powerful than that for this follow-up. The 8 Gen 3 is one, as is the G3 Gen 3 found on a few of AYANEO’s premium handhelds.
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