AYN Odin 2
AYN · Released Dec 2023 · 2nd Gen
The benchmark for Android emulation handhelds: flagship power, a huge battery, and superb controls that handle everything up to Switch.
Pros
- +The most powerful Android emulation handheld available
- +Flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chews through PS2/GameCube/Switch
- +Massive 8000mAh battery
- +Excellent Hall effect sticks and triggers
Cons
- −Large and fairly heavy
- −Base model has a 60Hz LCD rather than OLED
- −Android requires per-emulator setup
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- CPU
- Octa-core Kryo, up to 3.36GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 740
- RAM
- 8GB / 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X
- Storage
- 128GB UFS 4.0, 512GB UFS 4.0
- Weight
- 420 g
- Dimensions
- 225 x 92 x 18 mm
- Cooling
- Active (fan)
Display
- Size
- 6″
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel
- IPS LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 8000 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~8 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Ports
- USB-C (DisplayPort), 3.5mm headphone, microSD
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 2
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Hall effect sticks
- Yes
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Android 13
Also plays natively: Android games, Cloud gaming, Streaming (Moonlight)
Custom firmware
Our verdict
The Odin 2 is the device to beat for serious Android emulation. Its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is dramatically faster than rivals, comfortably running PS2, GameCube, Wii and PSP at full speed and making real progress on Switch. An enormous 8000mAh battery, excellent Hall effect controls, and a solid build round it out. It is on the large side and the base panel is a 60Hz LCD, but for raw emulation muscle nothing in its class compares.