AYANEO Next Lite
AYANEO · Released Feb 2024 ·
The AYANEO Next Lite is a 7.0" IPS handheld from AYANEO powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. It launched at around $295.
Pros
- +Powerful enough for high-end emulation
- +Good price for this level of performance
- +Access to modern PC games in a handheld format
- +Can be connected to external displays
- +Big 4100 mAh battery
- +The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games
- +Very smooth navigation thanks to 16 GB of RAM
- +The ergonomic grips allow for more comfortable long play sessions
- +Hall Effect analog sticks are more durable and precise
Cons
- −Black bars when playing older retro systems
- −Big device, portable but not pocketable
- −No extendable storage
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
- CPU
- AMD Zen 2, 6 cores, 2.3 GHz - 4.0 GHz
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 6, 1.5 GHz
- RAM
- 16 GB LPDDR4X
- Storage
- 128GB Internal
- Weight
- 720 g
- Dimensions
- 267 x 112 x 22 - 30 mm
- Cooling
- Active (fan)
Display
- Size
- 7″
- Resolution
- 1280 x 800
- Panel
- IPS
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 4100 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Ports
- USB-C, Video out, 3.5mm headphone
- Expandable storage
- No
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 2
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Hall effect sticks
- Yes
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Windows 11
Also plays natively: Windows, Linux
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
The AYANEO Next Lite is a 7.0" IPS handheld from AYANEO powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. It launched at around $295. It carries 16 GB of RAM and runs Windows 11. Highlights include: Powerful enough for high-end emulation; Good price for this level of performance; Access to modern PC games in a handheld format; Can be connected to external displays. Trade-offs to note: Black bars when playing older retro systems; Big device, portable but not pocketable; No extendable storage.