Subj : This new Android phone is designed for everyone who misses the Xp
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Dec 11 2025 12:30:08

This new Android phone is designed for everyone who misses the Xperia Play 
and N-Gage

Date:
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:08:40 +0000

Description:
The Ayaneo Pocket Play is coming to Kickstarter soon, and it promises to 
serve as a true handheld console, while also being a full Android phone.

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======================================================================Ayaneo 
is making its first Android phone Dubbed the Pocket Play, this is a gaming 
phone with physical slide-out controls like the Xperia Play Details are 
light, but it's launching on Kickstarter soon 

If you miss the days when you could buy a handheld console that also happened 
to be a phone, like with the Xperia Play and the N-Gage, then theres a new 
handset youll probably be interested in. 

Ayaneo  which is known for making retro handheld consoles  is set to make its 
first Android phone, dubbed the Pocket Play, and the company has now shown 
off the design of this device. 

Much like with the Xperia Play, you can slide the screen up to reveal 
physical controls, including a D-pad, a pair of circular touch pads, ABXY 
buttons, and two shoulder buttons on each side, hidden around the back. 

So unlike the current best gaming phones which are still primarily 
touchscreen, this has a full set of physical buttons as well as its 
touchscreen display. 

This design likely means that the Ayaneo Pocket Play will be a bit chunky, 
but its sure to take up less space than carrying around both a smartphone and 
a handheld console, so if youre the type to do that, this could be an 
appealing alternative. No word on the specs (Image credit: Ayaneo) 

Unfortunately, we dont yet know much else about it  there are no specs, no 
prices, and not even a release date, other than a claim that its launching 
soon on Kickstarter . But thats presumably just when youll be able to back 
it, so it will probably be a while longer before it actually ships. 

Still, at least that should mean well learn a lot more about the Ayaneo 
Pocket Play soon, and in the meantime, theres an option on the Kickstarter 
page to notify you when the project launches. 

And while this is sure to be niche, its nice to see some variety among 
smartphones, rather than them all being near-identical slabs. 

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r-everyone-who-misses-the-xperia-play-and-n-gage


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