AYANEO Pocket DS
Dual-screen Android handheld from AYANEO. Directly competes with the AYN Thor; the DROIX review preferred the Pocket DS over the Thor 7 OLED. The ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page identifies the SoC as Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 and confirms Android 13.
Design & Build
- Dual-screen “DS” layout (primary + secondary). See dual-screen-handhelds.
- TMR joysticks and linear Hall triggers.
- iSpace software ecosystem.
Display
- Main display: 7-inch 1920 x 1080 OLED, 16:9, 314 PPI, 800 nits per ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page.
- Secondary display: 5-inch 1024 x 768 LCD, 4:3, 256 PPI, 550 nits per ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page.
- Refresh rates listed by source: 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz, 144Hz, and 165Hz, without mapping each rate to a mode.
- Contradiction: one paragraph in ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page describes dual IPS displays, but its display table specifies OLED + LCD.
Ports & I/O
- USB 3.2 Type-C with video output.
- Built-in microphone and dual speakers.
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
Storage and Battery
- 8GB / 128GB UFS 3.1, 12GB / 256GB UFS 4.0, 16GB / 512GB UFS 4.0, and 16GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 configurations per ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page.
- MicroSD expansion.
- 8000 mAh battery.
Accessories
- ayaneo-pocket-ds-bag-product-page — protective bag / case with soft lining, scratch-resistance, and portable travel design.
Benchmarks (products-benchmarks-results, dual-screen mode)
| Test | Score |
|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,675,492 |
| Geekbench 5 single-core | 1,477 |
| Geekbench 5 multi-core | 4,532 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,982 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 5,389 |
| 3DMark Slingshot | 9,999 (maxed) |
| 3DMark Wildlife Extreme | 4,401 |
| Battery life (dual-screen) | 2h 17m |
Single-screen mode: AnTuTu 1,723,323 / GB6 SC 2,125 / GB6 MC 5,725 / WLE 4,537.
Resources
- Current Firmware: 20251012.065902 — see ayaneo-pocket-ds-supplier-resources
Reviews & Coverage
- 2025-11-21-ayaneo-pocket-ds-review-youtube — DROIX YouTube review. Positioned as better than AYN Thor 7 OLED.
- ayaneo-pocket-ds-product-page — DROIX product page.
- ayaneo-pocket-ds-bag-product-page — DROIX product page for the protective bag.
- 2025-11-21-ayaneo-pocket-ds-review-blog
Related
- ayn-thor — Direct competitor.
- ayaneo-flip-1s-ds — Clamshell dual-screen sibling.
- dual-screen-handhelds — Concept.