Ayaneo's Pocket Vert handheld is finally available to purchase on Indiegogo, months after it was first announced. The premium vertical retro gaming handheld, alongside official accessories, are available to purchase at a discounted price up until the end of the campaign on the 4th of February 2026. Shipping is also stated to begin in February 2026.
Information on the crowdfunding page says that the project has already crossed its goal of $50,000. As of the time of writing, it has received $59,245 from 160 backers with 35 days left before the campaign ends.
Early bird pricing for the handheld starts at $269 for the base model, which has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It goes up to $349 for the variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and which is available to buy in Moon White and Midnight Black like the base model. It maxes out at $369 for the Lava Red edition but with the same RAM and storage as the $349 version.
Once the campaign ends, the retail prices for the base model will be $339 while the 12GB RAM + 256GB variant will sell for $419. The Lava Red version will jump to $439.
The additional accessories include a $7.11 HD tempered glass protector which only covers the display portion of the handheld, a cleaning cloth for $3.51, a leather storage bag with a strap for $33.21, and a protective case for $11.61. All the aforementioned are early bird prices, too.
The Ayaneo Pocket Vert has a 3.5-inch LTPS LCD with a resolution of 1440 x 1600 and a 60Hz refresh rate. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor that is paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It features a microSD card slot, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port, and a headphone jack.
The Android 14-powered handheld also has a fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, a cooling fan, and a 6,000mah battery. In addition to the D-Pad, action buttons, and shoulder buttons, the Pocket Vert has a touchpad below the D-Pad that simulates analog joysticks.










