AYN Thor is a clamshell handheld with a 6-inch OLED for $250

The AYN Thor is a ridiculously badass dual-screen, clamshell gaming handheld with two AMOLED touchscreens, Hall Effect joysticks, and lots of power, running Android 13. Prices start at $250 for Lite pre-orders, too.

Thanks to Anbernic, Retroid, and a few other brands — like AYN — the handheld console market has exploded over the past few years. If you want to do some reading on all the different models that are available, I recommend paying a visit to Retro Game Corps. Russ really knows his stuff. But I digress. Even with the tariff situation, rising resource costs, and some crazy tax rates, we’re seeing better and better handhelds for cheaper. A great example is the AYN Thor, now available for pre-order.

It’s a clamshell handheld console with dual joysticks, dual screens, and a super sleek foldable design. But the top screen is a 6-inch OLED capable of full 1920 by 1080 HD resolutions at 120Hz. That’s going to look absolutely phenomenal. It’s running Android 13. But it also has AYN proprietary software with multi-tasking. That includes something called the Thor Control Center (TCC) designed specifically for the AYN Thor console.

What else can you tell us about the AYN Thor?

There are four models. Lite with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, Base with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, Pro with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and Max with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. They also come in black, white, rainbow, and clear purple (translucent) color schemes. The Lite model has a Snapdragon 865 octa-core CPU with Adreno 650 GPU, while the other models have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 octa-core CPU with Adreno 740 GPU.

The AYN Thor has two screens. An AMOLED 6-inch, 1920 by 1080, 120Hz touchscreen up top, and an AMOLED 3.92-inch, 1240 by 1080, 60Hz touchscreen display on the bottom. It’s also equipped with a 6,000mAh rechargeable battery, active cooling, and a full feature Type-C port. Plus, the hinges are reinforced, so no cracking (hopefully). Meanwhile, the dual-color injection molded physical buttons feel great and tactile, while the dual Hall Effect joysticks and D-pad offer plenty of control options.

In terms of emulation, it should handle pretty much anything you throw at it. And with Android 13, it should also be just fine playing mobile and Android games from Google Play. No word on whether there’s official app store access or not, but I imagine there will be. The prices are perhaps the wildest part. Starting at $250 for a pre-order for the AYN Thor Lite, they max out at $429 for the Max model ($459 MSRP). The first shipments are scheduled for mid-October, 2025 and they come with a one-year warranty. AYN also says there are no games pre-installed on the console, so you’ll need to do that and set it up before you can play.

AYN Thor with dual screens in use another angle

Who is it for?

Retro and new-school gamers alike who want a capable handheld at a reasonable price with a classic design. What classic design? The foldable clamshell with dual screens.