AYANEO Unveils FLIP 1S DS: A Dual-Screen Gaming Handheld with AMD's Ryzen AI Processor

AYANEO's Nintendo DS inspired FLIP 1S DS features the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. The new AYANEO FLIP 1S DS is the latest iteration of the company's dual-screen Windows PC gaming handheld inspired by the iconic Nintendo DS. It is a notable upgrade over the previous AYANEO FLIP DS as the main top screen is now a large 7-inch 1080p OLED display with an impressive 144 Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 800 nits. The dual-screen clamshell handheld's bottom screen has also been upgraded to a 4.5-inch 1620x1080 IPS panel with a brightness of 550 nits and a 3:2 ratio that AYANEO calls the "golden ratio" for playing retro games and emulating classic hardware. As a Windows handheld, these two displays act like two screens, so you can game on one screen while opening a browser or running hardware monitoring tools on the other. AYANEO even says you can play games while running AI tasks on the second screen, thanks to the new flagship AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor that powers the AYANEO FLIP 1S DS. This makes the AYANEO FLIP 1S DS a fully-fledged AI PC with a powerful CPU, NPU, and Radeon 890M graphics with RDNA 3.5 architecture and 16 Compute Units. The AYANEO FLIP 1S DS might look like a system built for playing retro 2D games. Still, with premium hardware like this, it won't have any issues running the latest AAA releases or matching the performance of even the most powerful PC gaming handhelds. The premium approach extends to every aspect of the handheld. From the vapor chamber and air cooling system to the handheld's CNC full-metal surface, it gives it the feeling of a premium laptop or PC. There's no word on a release date or specific details of the LPDDR5X memory and PCIe Gen4 storage configuration for the AYANEO FLIP 1S DS, so stay tuned.

AYANEO is Back with Another Foldable Dual-screened Handheld - Phandroid

A while back, AYANEO made the headlines with the launch of the "Flip" series, a pair of foldable gaming handhelds which came in dual-screen and keyboard variants. While the brand has continued to pump out more "standard" handhelds, it looks like it's finally unveiled a follow-up to the original Flip DS. READ: AYANEO's New Windows Handheld Comes with a Familiar Look Dubbed the "AYANEO Flip 1S DS," the new model retains the hinged dual-screen design of the original, which itself is modelled after the Nintendo DS, albeit in a much larger frame. The upper half of the device houses a 7-inch 144Hz OLED main display with up to 800 nits of brightness, accompanied by a smaller 4.5-inch LCD screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Inside, the handheld is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Processor, which works alongside a built-in Vapor Chamber with an Air Cooling System. You also get dual USB-4 ports, in addition to a newly-designed hinge that works similarly to the one on the Nintendo 2DS XL. There's also a full set of controls, and the device runs on AYASpace 3.0, the company's self-developed software ecosystem. With all that being said though, AYANEO still hasn't mentioned details regarding pricing and availability, so we'd recommend keeping your eyes peeled for more info in the coming weeks and months.