Ayaneo 2S: the dangerous competition between Steam Deck and ASUS Rog Ally

The Nintendo Switch was the most portable console in recent years, until Valve’s Steam Deck came along, adapting the Japanese console’s curious body to a fully desktop system. Now Ayaneo 2S is preparing to become a great contender to become the next benchmark in handheld gameplayfollowing in the footsteps of previous models, but aiming much higher.

This new Ayaneo 2S presented a few hours ago and confirms some of its most important technical features. It is assumed that the new portable console will have an AMD processor, identical to the one already installed in a similar ASUS ROG Ally device, and which we have already encountered in Steam Deck. In this case, we will see it with Ryzen 7 7840U. To keep its powerful components cool, the Ayaneo 2S also features a triple-tube cooler and other design improvements to help prevent dangerous overheating.

The said CPU and GPU swap could also improve the battery of the Ayaneo 2S. The current model is known for having a rather mediocre lifespan. However, The Ryzen 7 7840U’s power efficiency improvements can improve battery life. and less overheating under certain conditions.

As for its aesthetic part, this Ayaneo 2S is identical to the Ayaneo 2 released early this 2023.. However, in terms of performance boost, we will see a significant jump with the inclusion of the Radeon 780M GPU capable of running more powerful games compared to the current model’s Radeon 6800.

Ayaneo 2S could be next reference model games laptop

In addition to updating the internal components, Ayaneo 2S also faces a change in the screen, buttons and sensors. For example, thanks to the new panel, the console is capable of displaying more colors in your favorite video games. In addition, the triggers have been reconfigured to be smoother and the console body is easier to disassemble, which should improve maintainability.

Of course, the two most important aspects are yet to be revealed: release date and final price. Everything seems to indicate that the console will appear in May, but the company has not confirmed anything about this. However, this Ayaneo 2S could be the laptop of the year due to its powerful specs.