Surely, if you’ve got your eye on premium portable gaming devices, then the AYANEO KUN is one you’re watching closely.
And if you’ve already made your decision to pick one up, then you don’t have too long to wait. Because the Kun is set to launch on IndieGogo in less than one week.
So let’s take one final look at the ultra powerful Windows-based handheld incoming from AYANEO.
AYANEO Kun
We know that the Kun will be AYANEO’s biggest and baddest Windows device to date.
And this will also be one of the strongest contenders for the premium gaming handheld throne over its competition, the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally.
The Kun is packing a massive 8.4 inch screen at 1600p that is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U chipset.
Additionally, it features AYANEO’s latest passive heat dissipation technology and an enormous 75Wh battery.
There are all of the premium specs you’d hope for, including hall sensor joysticks and triggers, four programmable buttons on the rear of the device, two touch pads, and the ability to add 4G to the device for cloud gaming.
So like we said… this thing has got everything. And it is truly the summation of all of AYANEO’s advances over the past few years.
AYANEO Kun Specs
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor
- 8 x Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads, Up to 5.1 GHz, Support for 15W, 30W, 54W modes
- AMD Radeon 780M, 12 x RDNA 3 GPU cores @ 2.7 GHz
- RAM: 16GB / 32GB / 64GB
- 8.4 inch IPS screen (2560 x 1600 pixels)
- 75Wh battery, 19,500 mAh
- Hall-sensor joysticks and hall triggers, Eight-directional D-pad, Dual touchpads, Four back buttons
- Windows OS, Windows Hello face recognition support
- “KUNPeng” active heat dissipation system
- 1 x USB4, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 x 3.5mm audio, 1 x microSD card reader, 1 x SIM card slot (behind the kickstand)
- Dimensions: 312.4 mm x 132.5 mm x 21.9 mm
- Weight : 900 grams (2 pounds)
Release Date and Pricing
The AYANEO Kun IndieGogo page will be live on Tuesday September 5th at 8am EST.
AYANEO has created four total configurations for our consideration:
These include the 16g+512G model at $999usd, the 32g+1T at 1159usd, the 32g+2T at $1259usd, and finally the 64g+4T at $1699usd.
Of course, these are also the early bird prices for early backers. Full pricing chart can be seen on the image above.
There is an iteration for a range of use cases and financial ability to support this expensive habit.
Obviously, AYANEO is not one of the most affordable options out there, but they certainly are the most premium. So the pricing reflects that quality that you can expect.
With devices like the Kun and the Lenovo Legion Go stepping onto the scene, we’ve certainly got a lot of exciting Steam Deck alternatives to choose from!
