Ayaneo's new horizontal handheld is an even better remake of the Game Boy Micro
Key takeaways
- The Pocket Micro 2 has a larger battery, improved controls and even a 3.5mm headphone jack.
- Ayaneo In typical Ayaneo fashion, the handheld maker finally revealed the price and the spec sheet of its Pocket Micro 2, the follow-up to its modern-day remake of the Game Boy Micro from 2024.
- For that price, you get the same 3.5-inch LCD display with a 960 x 640 resolution that we first saw with the Pocket Micro.
The Pocket Micro 2 has a larger battery, improved controls and even a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Ayaneo In typical Ayaneo fashion, the handheld maker finally revealed the price and the spec sheet of its Pocket Micro 2, the follow-up to its modern-day remake of the Game Boy Micro from 2024. Ayaneo first teased the second-gen horizontal handheld nearly two weeks ago, but has now revealed that the Pocket Micro 2 will start at a $269 retail price.
For that price, you get the same 3.5-inch LCD display with a 960 x 640 resolution that we first saw with the Pocket Micro. To justify the slight bump in cost, Ayaneo added a new Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm for better performance and a larger battery with a 3,950mAh capacity. The handheld also includes some ergonomic tweaks, including a larger D-pad, bigger ABXY buttons, improved shoulder buttons and the introduction of recessed dual TMR joysticks that should be more comfortable and prevent stick drift. Ayaneo kept the USB-C port, the microSD card slot and the WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, but decided to add a 3.5mm headphone jack to live up to its retro remake style.