AYANEO Pocket Micro Classic
AYANEO · Released Mar 2025 ·
The AYANEO Pocket Micro Classic is a 3.5" IPS handheld from AYANEO powered by the MediaTek Helio G99. It launched at around $175.
Pros
- +Premium-feeling metal body
- +Ease of access to Android games and apps
- +Ideal 3:2 aspect ratio for Game Boy Advance
- +The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games
- +Fast and responsive navigation thanks to 6 GB of RAM
Cons
- −No analog sticks, which reduces compatibility with some systems
- −Great emulation performance, but the screen size isn't ideal for widescreen games
- −No headphone jack
- −Can't be connected to external monitors
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- MediaTek Helio G99
- CPU
- Cortex-A76, 8 cores, 2.0 GHz - 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G57 MC2, 600 - 950 MHz
- RAM
- 6 GB LPDDR4X
- Storage
- 128GB Internal
- Weight
- 227 g
- Dimensions
- 156 x 63 x 18 mm
- Cooling
- Active (fan)
Display
- Size
- 3.5″
- Resolution
- 960 x 640
- Panel
- IPS
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 2600 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Ports
- USB-C, microSD
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 0
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Android 13
Also plays natively: Android
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
The AYANEO Pocket Micro Classic is a 3.5" IPS handheld from AYANEO powered by the MediaTek Helio G99. It launched at around $175. It carries 6 GB of RAM and runs Android 13. Highlights include: Premium-feeling metal body; Ease of access to Android games and apps; Ideal 3:2 aspect ratio for Game Boy Advance; The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games. Trade-offs to note: No analog sticks, which reduces compatibility with some systems; Great emulation performance, but the screen size isn't ideal for widescreen games; No headphone jack.