Overview
- The Pocket Play is Ayaneo’s first smartphone, pairing a slide-up display with a hidden D-pad, ABXY buttons, touchpad-based joysticks and shoulder triggers.
- Outlets immediately likened the device to Sony’s 2011 Xperia Play, with some also noting Anbernic’s recent RG Slide as a contemporary slider reference point.
- Ayaneo lists the launch as coming "soon" and provides no technical specifications, price, or release date on the teaser or Kickstarter page.
- Coverage highlights potential usability concerns from the tall screen aspect ratio and the reliance on touchpad surfaces instead of analog sticks for joystick input.
- Ayaneo markets the device as more than a phone, positioning it as a fusion of everyday handset and dedicated handheld for gaming and emulation.