Handheld PC maker Ayaneo unveils its first phone, the Pocket Play, with a hidden controller behind a sliding screen
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Handheld gaming hardware head Ayaneo has just unveiled its first phone. The Ayaneo Pocket Play is a smartphone with a sliding display that can be pushed up to reveal a d-pad, AXBY face buttons, and two virtual joystick touchpads.
Ayaneo had previously teased this gaming-geared phone early last month. Now, there's a fresh blog post in Ayaneo's typically effusive style about the Pocket Play, plus a Kickstarter page. However, tech specs remain thin on the ground.
We don't yet know what processor this bad boy will end up boasting, or even the device's display dimensions. However, given that Ayaneo is known for Android-based gaming handhelds such as the Snapdragon-based Ayaneo Pocket S, perhaps I won't need all three guesses to figure out this phone's headlining hardware specs.
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