AYN ODIN 2 PORTAL

AYN ODIN 2 PORTAL

Why
did I get the Ayn Odin 2 Portal you may be asking? I only got it to
complete the trio, Ayn Odin 2, Ayn Odin 2 Mini and now Ayn Odin 2
Portal, I just had to have it and I'm addicted to backing things on
Kickstarter which is where I got it from. Seriously I bought it, initially to use as a tester for different
emulators and streaming services (game and TV).

I bought the Ayn Odin 2 Portal Pro version with 12GB of memory and
512GB storage in the indigo colour. The max version may have been
overkill but I may never know. The extra onboard storage may have
been handy to have.


Some
handhelds have style, some have substance but the Ayn Odin 2 Portal
has both with its shiny all glass front and its beautiful  rounded
corners with great ergonomics, the bumps on the back are sufficient
for me.

 Odin 2
 Odin 2 Mini 
 Odin 2 Portal
 CPU
 SnapDragon 8 Gen 2 
 SnapDragon 8 Gen 2 
 SnapDragon 8 Gen 2 
 GPU
 Adreno 740
 Adreno 740
 Adreno 740
 Screen
 6" IPS/OLED
 5" Full HD LED
 7" AMOLED 120Hz 
 Resolution
 1920x1080p
 1920x1080p
 1920x1080p
 RAM
 16GB
 12GB
 12GB
 Storage 
 512GB UFS 4.0
 1TB UFS 4.0
 512GB UFS 4.0
 Ex Storage 
 microSD
 microSD
 microSD
 OS
 Android 13
 Android 13
 Android 13
 Wi-Fi
 7
 7
 7
 Bluetooth
 5.3
 5.3 
 5.3
 Battery
 8000mAh
 5000mAh
 8000mAh
 Connectivity 
 USB-C
 USB-C
 USB-C
 Misc
 Active Cooling
 65W Fast Charge
 Active Cooling
As you xcan see from the chart above they are pretty much the same internally but that is not the be all and end all. The differing form factors play a big part, the small form of the Odin 2 Mini makes it more portable than the Odin 2 Portal but the odin 2 Portal looks a lot more premium then either the Odin 2 or the Odin 2 Mini.

I
knew before I even parted with my money that this was something
special and that I would like to do something special with it,
possibly PlayStation 3 emulation, wouldn't it be good to have a
portable PlayStation 3, but I recently decided to make one of my Odin
3s my PlayStation portable with Playstation 1, Playstation 2,
Playstation 3, PlayStation Portable and PSVita.

So
not needing this as a PlayStation portable I decided I would make it
my Steam machine as this is something I hadn't tried before. I did a
bit of Googling and downloaded GameHub for Android and got that
installed. I must admit I dived right in without doing any research
other than watching a couple of short videos all saying how easy it
was to do and how great it was once setup. First thing to do was to
create a Steam account which was really easy to do.

So
far so good, now let's buy a couple of games, some of my favourites: 
Dead Island Definitive Edition, Quantum Break, UNCHARTED™: Legacy
of Thieves Collection  and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I was looking
forward to trying all of these.

I must admit this is a great pairing, on opening GameHub you no longer feel as though you are emulating another system.

Would I Recommend the Ayn Odin 2 portal?
The Odin 2 Portal makes an excellent handheld as part of a collection or even as your only handheld. It's large, it's shiney and is a confortable thing to hold for extended gaming sessions.

Would I Recommend GameHub?
This post was not really intended as a blog about GameHub but the pairing of the Odin 2 Portal and GameHub is excellent for those who like their Windows, XBox, GOG or Steam games on the go, although I haven't tried it while I've been out yet.

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Michael