AYA NEO AIR: Full specifications and prices confirmed for multiple configurations
AYA NEO has finally unveiled full specifications for the AYA NEO AIR, its first gaming handheld with an OLED display. According to AYA NEO, the device has a 5.5-inch panel that operates at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, which also makes the AIR a higher resolution option than other AYA NEO devices.
As expected, the AYA NEO AIR relies on low-powered Ryzen 5000 APUs, the TDPs of which it can configure as low as 5 W. However, the AYA NEO AIR Pro can boost to 18 W when needed, unlike the regular model. Fundamentally, the AYA NEO AIR and AYA NEO AIR Pro are the same device, but there are a few differences.
For one, only Pro models come with more than 256 GB of storage. Also, AYA NEO equips Pro models with a larger battery that adds up to 45 g compared to the entry-level configuration. Unsurprisingly, Pro models are more expensive than regular AYA NEO AIR units, although by as little as US$20 in some cases. At launch, AYA NEO will offer the AYA NEO AIR series in five configurations, most of which with the Ryzen 5 5560U. As it stands, only one configuration contains the Ryzen 7 5825U, which has two more cores and 4 more threads than the Ryzen 5 5560U.
For reference, both APUs hail from AMD's Barcelo family, a refresh of Cezanne U-series APUs that feature Zen 3 CPU cores. As such, the AYA NEO AIR has a Radeon RX Vega iGPU, regardless of whether you choose a standard or Pro model. So far, AYA NEO has confirmed that the AYA NEO AIR series will begin shipping in early August 2022, but only for non-Pro configurations. By contrast, the company estimates that AYA NEO AIR Pro pre-orders will start shipping a month later. The prices for the various AYA NEO AIR configurations are as follows:
| AYA NEO AIR | ||
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5560U | AMD Ryzen 5 5560U |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 66 Compute Units, 1,600 MHz | AMD Radeon RX Vega 66 Compute Units, 1,600 MHz |
| TDP | 5-12 W | 5-15 W |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4x-3200 | 16 GB LPDDR4x-4266 |
| SSD | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery capacity | 28 Wh (7,350 mAh) | 28 Wh (7,350 mAh) |
| Fingerprint reader | No | Yes |
| Colours | White | Black |
| Dimensions | 224.0 x 89.5 x 17.0~26.7 mm | 224.0 x 89.5 x 18.0~26.7 mm |
| Weight | 395 g | 410 g |
| Price | US$499 (early bird)/US$599 (retail) | US$569 (early bird)/US$629 (retail) |
| AYA NEO AIR Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5560U | AMD Ryzen 5 5560U | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 66 Compute Units, 1,600 MHz | AMD Radeon RX Vega 66 Compute Units, 1,600 MHz | AMD Radeon RX Vega 88 Compute Units, 2,000 MHz |
| TDP | 5-18 W | 5-18 W | 5-18 W |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR4x-4266 | 16 GB LPDDR4x-4266 | 32 GB LPDDR4x-4266 |
| SSD | 512 GB/1 TB | 512 GB/1 TB | 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB |
| Battery capacity | 38 Wh (10,050 mAh) | 38 Wh (10,050 mAh) | |
| Fingerprint reader | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colours | Black, White, Pink | Black, White | Black, White, Silver (32 GB/2 TB configuration only) |
| Dimensions | 224.0 x 89.5 x 21.6~26.7 mm | 224.0 x 89.5 x 21.6~26.7 mm | 224.0 x 89.5 x 21.6~26.7 mm |
| Weight | 450 g | 450 g | 450 g |
| Price | US$599 (early bird)/US$649 (retail) | 16 GB/512 GB - US$649 (early bird)/US$699 (retail)16 GB/1 TB - US$749 (early bird)/US$799 (retail) | 16 GB/512 GB - US$899 (early bird)/US$999 (retail)16 GB/1 TB - US$999 (early bird)/US$1,099 (retail)32 GB/2 TB - US$1,299 (early bird)/US$1,399 (retail) |
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AYA NEO via Liliputing & VideoCardz
