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TL;DR AYN posted an update to the Odin 3 Indiegogo page with new details.
Development is on schedule, and thermal testing will begin next week.
Developer samples will be sent out soon to improve third-party GPU drivers.
The AYN Odin 2 remains one of the most groundbreaking and popular Android gaming handhelds on the market, so when the AYN Odin 3 was announced, the hype was off the charts. That only compounded when it was revealed that it would be one of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handhelds, with the crowdfunding campaign finishing at just over $1 million raised a few days ago.
But in the month since the campaign started, very little has been revealed about the device itself. Unlike AYANEO, which typically has a working sample unit before announcing anything to the public, AYN did not appear to have a working prototype. At least, until now.
The Odin 3 is still on schedule to begin shipping in November.
In an update posted on the Indiegogo page, AYN revealed that the project “continues to progress smoothly and remains on schedule.” In a series of images, it showed the full lineup of colorways for the plastic shells. They will use a new paint-free process, which AYN claims will help reduce fingerprints.
The only external component that’s not finalized is the front glass on the clear blue variant, which was added later in the process due to community feedback. The glass front of all other colorways has been successfully matched and will move on to the next stage of production.
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