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TL;DR AYANEO has confirmed the Pocket PLAY will use MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 chipset.
It’s not the latest silicon or a Snapdragon chip, but it should still deliver decent gaming performance.
The sliding gaming phone is still heading to Kickstarter, though the campaign hasn’t launched yet.
AYANEO’s first gaming phone has been a little quieter than expected lately, partly due to the company’s recent service improvement roadmap and the decision to pause its crowdfunding plans. But we have a concrete update on the Pocket PLAY that clears up one of the biggest open questions about performance.
In a new post on X, AYANEO confirmed that the Pocket PLAY will be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 chipset. It’s a familiar flagship chip — albeit dating back to 2023 — and should be a solid pick, even if it’s not the latest silicon or the Snapdragon chip some fans may have been hoping for.
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The Dimensity 9300 has previously traded blows with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in our comparison, particularly in CPU-heavy tasks. That should make it a decent fit for a gaming-focused device like the Pocket PLAY, especially since AYANEO has already confirmed the phone will include active cooling to help maintain performance over longer play sessions.
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