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Pre-orders for AYANEO's Android-based KONKR Pocket Fit handheld are now live on IndieGoGo.
As outlined by AYANEO, the device comes in two different versions. This includes the KONKR Pocket Fit and KONKR Pocket Elite.
The Pocket Fit will feature a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 CPU, whereas the Fit Elite will instead be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
According to the store page, the price for the Pocket Fit will start at an early bird price of $239 for the 8GB+128GB model, with options available for more expensive versions, including a 16GB+1TB model.
The Pocket Fit Elite, on the other hand, starts at $269 for 8GB+128GB, which will make it slighter cheaper than the AYN Odin 3 (which also features the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and has recently gone on sale for an early bird price of $299), but without the benefit of the Odin 3's AMOLED screen.
Other than the 8GB+128GB configuration, Pocket Fit Elite also has several other options available to order, including a special B.Duck branded 24GB to 1TB version.
Orders are expected to ship by the end of the year.
Original Story: In a social media post earlier today, AYANEO announced that its upcoming "budget-friendly" handheld, the KONKR Pocket Fit will launch with a starting price of less than $369.
It was at the end of August this year that the Chinese hardware manufacturer first announced in a livestream that it was launching a new "budget friendly" brand called KONKR, with the plan being to offer new "high-performance" handhelds at a lower cost than the more "premium" offerings that AYANEO has been releasing elsewhere.
The first piece of hardware it announced as part of this new line was the Android-based KONKR Pocket Fit, with this device was later revealed to be powered by the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 gaming platform — theoretically making it more powerful than AYANEO's Pocket DS that recently went on sale.
In a follow-up livestream, a few days later, the company then released more specs for the device, stating it would feature a 6-inch 1080P 144Hz high-refresh rate screen, a 8000mAh battery that could be power charged via USB-C, 6-axis gyroscope, dual X-axis linear motors, Hall-Effect joysticks and triggers, high-speed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (5.3), alongside other features.
Frustratingly, AYANEO hasn't been more specific than the $369 ballpark figure, but it also announced in the same message that it would holding a new live sharing session tomorrow (August 23rd, 12AM PST), in which it would reveal more information.
This will also likely include the storage configurations, which have yet to be revealed.
As revealed last month, three colourways are expected for the device, including Phantom Black, Snow White, and Dragon Yellow.