Ayaneo's Strix Halo Next II arrives with high-end specs and steep prices

Ayaneo's Next II Strix Halo handheld has a shipping date and an early-bird offering, though retail prices push it into the range of high-end desktop machines. The AI Max+ 395 model with 64 GB of memory and 1 TB of storage is $2,299 at early-bird and $2,699 at retail.

Ayaneo highlights that this is the only AI Max+ 395 handheld with a built-in 116 Wh internal battery, a capacity some airlines may not permit on board. The AI Max 385 variant with 32 GB and 1 TB is priced at $1,799 early-bird and $1,999 at retail. It packs 32 CUs of Radeon 8050S graphics, eight cores and 16 threads with up to a 5 GHz boost, and a configurable TDP of 45–120 W, promising strong gaming performance despite being the cheaper option.

All models share a 9.06-inch 2400×1504 OLED, TMR joysticks, Hall-effect triggers, two touchpads and four rear buttons, with refresh rates from 60 to 165 Hz and a peak brightness of 1,155 nits.

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