The AYANEO Pocket DMG is a handheld game console with a Game Boy-like vertical featuring a 3.92 inch display positioned above a game controller. But this device is packed with modern features including a Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 processor, an OLED display, and an unusual but versatile set of inputs including a D-Pad, analog stick, and touchpad. It ships with an Android 13-based operating system.

First unveiled earlier this year, the Pocket DMG went up for pre-order in China in July. Now it's up for pre-order globally through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Early Bird prices start at $339 and AYANEO plans to begin shipping units to backers this month.

The handheld features a 3.92 inch, 1240 x 1080 pixel OLED display with 419 pixels per inch and up to 450 nits brightness. It's powered by Qualcomm's latest chip designed specifically for handheld gaming systems, featuring 8 Kryo CPU cores and Adreno A32 graphics. AYANEO says the Pocket DMG has a "flagship-level cooling" system with that combines a fan and passive heat sink for up to 15 watts of cooling performance, which should give the processor plenty of headroom.

AYANEO offers models with up to 16GB of LPDDR5-8533 memory and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, although entry-level configurations have just 8GB and 128GB, respectively. But there's also a microSD 3.0 card reader with 100MB/s read/write speeds.

Early Bird IGG Retail 8GB + 128GB $339 $419 $449 12GB + 256GB $419 $499 $529 16GB + 512GB $499 $579 $609 16GB + 1TB (Retro Color Limited Edition) $589 $669 $699

AYANEO equipped the system with a mix of traditional and quirky game controller functions. There's a D-Pad, four action buttons, and shoulder buttons. But instead of dual analog sticks, the Pocket DMG has a single analog stick with a hall sensor and touchpad that can be configured function as a right stick, an R3 button, or used as a mouse for navigation purposes.

There's also a "MagicSwitch" wheel on the side that works as a volume button by default, but which you can also press to mute, long-press to open a function selection window, and map to perform other functions.

Other features include a six-axis gyroscope, an X-axis linear motor, a "turbo key" for quickly switching between performance profiles, and a fingerprint sensor integrated with the power button.

The Pocket DMG features a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports with support for data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4 Alt Mode for video output, and support for 25W charging. The system has a 6,000 mAh battery.

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