AYN Odin 2 Mini
AYN · Released Oct 2024 · Odin 2 Mini
A more pocketable Odin 2 with the same flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a bright Mini LED screen, and superb controls.
Pros
- +Flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in a compact body
- +Bright Mini LED screen
- +Excellent Hall effect sticks and triggers
- +Wi-Fi 7 and fast 65W charging
Cons
- −Smaller 5" screen than the full Odin 2
- −60Hz panel
- −Pricier than older-chip rivals
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 3.2GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 740
- RAM
- 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5X
- Storage
- 128GB UFS 4.0, 256GB UFS 4.0
- Weight
- 248 g
- Dimensions
- 198 x 85 x 16 mm
- Cooling
- Active (fan)
Display
- Size
- 5″
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel
- Mini LED
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 5000 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~6 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- 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, Streaming (Moonlight), Cloud gaming
Custom firmware
Our verdict
The Odin 2 Mini squeezes the full Odin 2's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 into a smaller, more pocketable shell with a bright 5-inch Mini LED display. Performance is excellent — PS2, GameCube, Wii, PSP and 3DS all run beautifully, with real progress on Switch — and the Hall effect controls and Wi-Fi 7 round it out. The 5-inch 60Hz screen is the main compromise versus the larger model, but for flagship emulation in a compact form it is outstanding.