FOR THE AYANEO AIR 1S, the default comparison is obviously the Steam Deck, right? Size-wise, the Ayaneo Air 1S is actually more like a Nintendo Switch. In fact, it’s a touch smaller than the Switch, or slightly bigger than a medium-large banana. It really is incredibly compact, this handheld wonder.
But here’s the thing: it comes with the same incredible AMD Ryzen 7 7840U chip found in the AOKZOE A1 Pro or Asus ROG Ally. That’s a full eight-core, 16-thread Zen 4 processor and Radeon 780M iGPU powered by 12 RDNA 3 CUs—four more CUs than the Steam Deck’s RDNA 2 chip.
Then there’s the Ayaneo’s memory and SSD configuration. Our review model comes with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and a 2TB 2280 NVMe SSD. Yeah, a fulllength 2280 drive. If you’re familiar with the Steam Deck, or really most PC gaming handhelds, you’ll know that they use the compact 2230 SSD form factor. This thing is tiny, but it’s still an absolute beast in pure spec terms.