- Ayaneo makes its first Android phone
- The so-called Pocket Play is a gaming phone with removable physical controls like the Xperia Play.
- Details are not known yet, but it will appear on Kickstarter soon.
If you miss the days when you could buy a portable console that was also a phone, like the Xperia Play and N-Gage, then there’s probably a new phone you’ll probably be interested in.
Ayaneo, known for making retro handheld consoles, is all set to launch its first Android phone called the Pocket Play and the company has now revealed the design of the device.
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Unlike today’s top gaming phones, which still largely have touchscreens, this one has a full set of physical buttons in addition to a touchscreen.
This design probably means that the Ayaneo Pocket Play is a bit bulky, but it certainly takes up less space than carrying a smartphone and a portable console. So if you are one of those people, this could be an interesting option.
No information on specifications
Unfortunately, we don’t know much about it yet: there are no specs, pricing, or even a release date beyond the “coming soon” statement. Kickstarter. But that will probably only be if you can receive it, so it will probably be a while before it actually ships.
However, this should at least mean we’ll be learning a lot more about the Ayaneo Pocket Play soon, and in the meantime, there’s an option on the Kickstarter page to notify you when the project launches.
And while it’s certainly a niche market, it’s nice to see some variation between smartphones, rather than all being virtually identical devices.