Ayaneo shows off the Pocket Air Mini's software in new demo

Just a few days ago, Ayaneo revealed the full specifications of the Pocket Air Mini, its upcoming budget gaming handheld. It followed it up with pricing details for China and the rest of the world. Now, it has had another livestream with a focus on the software of the Pocket Air Mini.

The Pocket Air Mini will run Android 11 out of the box, and it will feature a proprietary launcher called AYAHome, which is highly customizable. Users will be able to resize the icons, and not just those on the homescreen, but the icons in the app drawer. In one part of the demonstration, the icons in the app drawer get resized into card-like sizes. Users will also be able to create folders for apps and games, switch between performance modes, and switch the button layouts between Xbox and Nintendo.

The livestream also shows that users will be able to access a Quick Settings menu where they can adjust the screen brightness and volume, turn on WiFi or Airplane mode, and customize the RGB lights for the thumbsticks.

In addition to the custom launcher, the Pocket Air Mini will also ship with a custom console-like interface called AYASpace. With AYASpace, users will be able to map on-screen controls to the handheld's physical buttons for Android games that don't support controllers. AYASPace also provides more granular control over performance settings and RGB settings.

Ayaneo also shared an Antutu benchmark result showing how the GPU (Mali-G76 MP4) of the Helio G90T processor that powers the Pocket Air Mini compares to that of other processors, such as the Snapdragon 662 and the Snapdragon G1 Gen 2, which powers the Mangmi Air X and Retroid Pocket Classic (available on Amazon $149), respectively.

The Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini will be available for pre-order in October, starting at $69.99 for the base model with 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage, and increasing to $79.99 for the version with 3GB RAM and 64GB of storage. These prices are the super early bird price, as the final retail prices are $89.99 and $99.99, respectively.