Ayaneo unveiled its Next II Windows gaming handheld this week, a 3.14-pound behemoth that redefines portable PC gaming. The device measures 13.45 inches wide and 10.3 inches tall, making it approximately 60 percent larger than the Nintendo Switch 2 with Joy-Cons attached.
The flagship model features AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU with sixteen Zen 5 cores and a Radeon 8060S integrated GPU with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units. This configuration delivers performance comparable to a desktop RTX 4060 or high-end gaming laptops like last year's ROG Flow Z13, beating Intel's new Panther Lake integrated graphics by 54-86 percent in gaming tests.
A 9.06-inch OLED display dominates the front panel with 2400×1504 resolution, 165 Hz refresh rate, and 1,155 nits peak brightness.
The system includes dual USB-C/USB4 ports for docking capability and features redesigned ergonomics with adjustable torque TMR joysticks and Hall-effect linear triggers.
The Next II carries a 116 Wh internal battery that exceeds the 100 Wh airline carry-on limit in the United States. This capacity surpasses every other portable machine HotHardware has reviewed, including both laptops and handhelds.
Dual fans and an extensive heatsink array manage the thermal load of the approximately 85-watt system.
Pre-orders opened on Indiegogo with prices starting around $1,799 for a 32GB configuration with 1TB SSD and a 12-core Ryzen AI Max 385 processor. Higher-end configurations reportedly reach $4,300, positioning the Next II well above competing Windows gaming handhelds.
GPD's Win 5 previously featured the same Max+ 395 chipset but sacrificed internal battery capacity for external power packs. Ayaneo's approach with massive built-in storage could provide practical advantages despite likely sub-two-hour battery life during intensive gaming sessions.
The Next II represents Ayaneo's most ambitious Windows handheld to date, pushing portable PC gaming toward console-class performance with its 3.14-pound form factor and desktop-grade Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU.
