AYANEO Unveils Flip 1S DS: A Dual-Screen Handheld Gaming PC with Advanced Features

Forget the Switch 2 - this dual-screen handheld gaming PC brings back the glory days of the Nintendo DS, but with all your Steam games

Pricing and battery specifications haven't been announced yet While Ayaneo's Flip DS handheld gaming PC launched in 2024, providing a dual-screen portable gaming experience, it's taken another leap with a new device - and this time, I think it may just be enough to call it a vastly improved spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS (or 2DS). As reported by VideoCardz, Ayaneo has announced the Flip 1S DS handheld gaming PC, using AMD's powerful Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and, perhaps most importantly, a 7-inch 1920x1080 144Hz OLED main display with up to 800 nits peak brightness. It will also feature a secondary LCD screen (hence the 'DS' name) with a 1620x1080 resolution. While it might seem similar to its predecessor, the Flip DS, the upgrades are significant, to say the least. The shift to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 from the previous Ryzen 7 8840U processor will be of huge benefit to gaming performance, with the former using 12 cores and 24 threads - but, that's not the only highlight. Not only is this set to fulfill the desire of a Nintendo DS experience (which, if it wasn't clear already, DS stands for Dual Screen), but it's also intent on providing an OLED visual experience; something that most modern handheld gaming PCs don't have besides a few. With deeper black levels and fantastic contrast, it's more than enough to provide the ideal visual quality on a 7-inch 1080p screen. The addition of 800 nits peak brightness is just the icing on the cake for me; throw in the endless amount of games playable through Steam, Epic Games, and other popular launchers, and it's an easy choice - well, sort of. I say this because I fully expect this to cost a fortune, based on Ayaneo's usual handheld prices. There's no word on pricing yet, but if the likes of the Asus ROG Ally X or the MSI Claw 8 AI+ (which use weaker processors compared to the HX 370) are over $700, then that should be enough to tell you that the Flip 1S DS will price most gamers out. While the Flip 1S DS doesn't specifically scratch my itch of wanting an affordable, next-gen 8-inch handheld, it's certainly a great compromise; one that I'm tempted to save money for - but only if its price tag isn't absolutely obscene. I've wanted an upgrade from my Asus ROG Ally's 7-inch display for a long while, but that doesn't mean that display size is bad. Don't get me wrong, a 7-inch screen for handhelds is great and is the sweet spot for most users, but can feel a bit lackluster, especially if you're gaming competitively. However, the Flip 1S DS provides two screens, with one of them being a 1080p OLED, and if you've read my Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x review, you'll know that I'm a sucker for OLED displays. The performance in games isn't a concern either, considering how well we've seen the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip perform in other handhelds like the OneXPlayer X1 Pro - spoiler alert, it handles demanding games like Black Myth: Wukong pretty well. If Ayaneo can keep pricing between $800 and $999, then I can see myself holding out and saving for this one, but if the price tag is any higher, I'd likely be looking elsewhere.

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.