Before You Buy: AYN Odin 2 Mini (Information Wrap Up) 

Always a good idea to advise patience and cautiousness in the retro handheld community

Love that Vita style look I needs it, but damn I already have the Odin 2 Pro 😭

Oh man, I'm already rockin a white Odin 2.

lucky for me, i was pretending to buy a odin 2 pro, but i decided to wait and received this, what nice news

I will be getting this for sure

This makes me so happy I didn't buy an odin 2 or RP4, I knew it would be worth waiting and it definitely is for this.

Got my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro back in early April because I wanted a pocketable device that could still play GC/PS2/Wii games. The Odin 2 was too massive for me. Had I known this was gonna release, I probably would've waited. 😳 Seriously considering picking this up. It's significantly more powerful, it has a higher resolution screen AND it's mini-led?? AND it's practically the same size as the RP4Pro? I'm impressed. Didn't think a device like this would come out this year, mere months after the 4Pro. I just wonder how the battery life will compare to the RP4Pro since they have the same size battery. I'm thinking the Snapdragon will be more power efficient, but it also will be driving a higher resolution screen, so I dunno. 🤔 Very interested in seeing what reviews say, but I'll probably pre-order it anyway. Even if the battery life is only as good as the 4Pro, I think that'll be fine.

I am disappointed that it’s just an Odin 2 but slightly more expensive and it looks like a vita lol but honestly there are probably a lot of people really excited

Damn now i gotta figure out if i want the regular odin 2 or the mini because I finally decided recently I wanted the odin 2 as my first android handheld and this looks so tempting..... guess I'll have to put off buying one until the reviews come out

Having a device that can play PS2 in the form factor of a Vita is my IDEAL. I'm going to wait and see what Joey, RGC, and Taki say about it in their reviews but I'm hoping my hype for this is true.

Indeed I had a defective odin2 pro that was a launch unit had it sent back oof

I literally just got my regular Odin 2 pro a few weeks ago... why would I want to "upgrade" to a mini when that means a smaller screen and more than likely less battery power? (the only advantage I can think of to upgrading is for a more pocket-able handheld, and considering the fact that I usually wear bulky cargo shorts with deep pockets and can already fit my nintendo switch in them, that's really not a big deal for me)

It's sold out! What the hell!

I like the Vita - I have three of them! - but you really need a grip to make the best of them. If Ayn are really doing this you're going to need a grip.

Thanks Joey i purchased the Pocket S but i will get the Mini 🤍as well. Love your honest reviews👍🏼

My only concern is if this device will get very warm. Odin 2 was getting warm at one place for me and that is bigger device so it didn't feel so much where I held it but this device is so much smaller. I would say let's wait for review and see if it is as great as Odin 2:).

I wanted something with more capabilities so I splurged on the Odin 2 pro. I was kind of concerned they were going to come out with an even better handheld right after I bought it (like most of these companies tend to do). The mini is definitely cool looking, but I love the form factor and size of my Odin 2 pro. No real need for this. It looks awesome though and I'm going to watch reviews on it for sure. Want to see what that screen is all about.

Dang I just ordered my retroid pocket 4 pro a week ago, having second thoughts😵

This would be perfect if the screen was 5.5". I would've canceled my Pocket S order, but now I am not so sure. I am paying $499 for 1080p 16/512G Pocket S, and this one is $399 for 12/256G with a few years older chip and less premium material. If you compare apple to apple Odin 2 mini may be more expensive than Pocket S early-bird price. But I really like the sticks on my RP5 pro, and that's causing me to sway. And seemingly, repairability would be an issue with Pocket S. This indecision will cost me sleep for a few days.

Thanks Joy

New Subs here 😁 Thank you for the info

Already own the odin 2 pro, size and screen is perfect already. Guess anyone wanting a smaller version?

I’m so excited for this. I have the Oden 2 now and I’ll still get this for portability. My big ????? though is will it have the back grips on the mini like the oden 2? I hope it does. But it won’t sway me for not ordering it if it don’t.

I like everything about it except the 5" screen.

You need 12 gigabyte ram for mobox/horizon emulator to play 30 fps in modern games,I play Yakuza kiwami 2 on high settings 30 fps on snapdragon 8+ gen 1 phone and this game use 8,4 ram.When I use winlator where 4 ram limit,game took me only 15 fps.

Might be easier to bite off on this if there were a bigger incentive for pre-ordering Edit: fixed typo

need reviews from you russ and bob. don't care until its reviewed just like the pocket s or p4 pro.

I prefer the size of RP4P that fits my fanny bag that i wear cross body. To me odin and the RG556 are too big and more of a couch device. I own RP3+ and waiting for black friday to get RP4P, now I have another option before i decide to order a new device.

Great vid! All i want to know is....where are the "hold on" hands for the thumbnail??

should i get this or wait till a snapdragon 8gen3 or gen 4 handheld gets announced??

Thanks Joey, you shared some great info on this video. I was looking into the regular Odin 2, do you think there will be a price reduction once the Odin 2 mini is released? I like that this device should be able to play about anything, I already have a Steamdeck and a Retroid pocket flip and some lower range devices. Thinking this may be a good addition. I do like the PS vita like design but I also appreciate when developers create a unique handheld design. It just helps with differentiating the experience.

I started playing on my tablet with a stretchy controller and now I can't go back, the bigger the better

I hated the odin2 I had the max and sold it it was way too chunky and the buttons too noisy / clicks in-house this one gonna be better gonna get this one

I believe you sold your Retroid Pocket 4 Pro within like the first week or so of getting it, and this has a similar candy bar PSP design, so im kinda curious what your move will be on this one.

this seems great do you think it would be a good first android handheld??

Don’t bust my bubble now 😂

so... anyone wanna buy my odin 2 so i can swap to this 😂

Don’t need more than 8gb of ram cuz that’s large size than anything you can play on it lol Meaning 8gb is larger than any single game on either the play store or retro emulated game so you can literally load the entire game into ram all at once before you get anywhere close to using up the ram So makes no sense to need even 8gb of ram to play games that are not even 1gb themselves

I've been waiting 2 months to get a Odin 2, now this come out. I have rp4 pro, it's nice and all but dang screen way too small. 🤔

The dpad placement is a disaster

After watching this video there is zero reasons to buy the Mini over Odin 2 Base. Smaller screen/battery/size(making it less comfortable to play)... and costing 30 bucks more? No thanks. If this was 199.99 - 229.99 they would have something but as is no thanks.

I don’t know, man. having the odin 2, vita, oled deck, modded switch oled and lite, the mini although attractive is hard to justify. in an ideal world, the odin 2 should have 6.5 inch screen and the mini with 5.5 inch oled on the 556, 5 inch screen is just a little too small. also with yuzu gone, vita 3k half baked, having another powerful android handheld is kind of pointless. if those two emulators are a-lot better than what they are now, then it will be a instant buy, since it can replace both the vita and switch lite. having repurchase the vita recently I find myself often use it with the horri grip, i imagine i will do the same with the mini, which makes the size and weight advantage disappear.

First

198 - 182 = 10mm????

It looks like a PS VITA.

kind of a downgrade - ips on the original vs mini led on the mini my friend

I just ordered the Odin 2 mini Pro and instantly started getting doubts because I fear the smaller screen will be too small when playing games in 4:3, but that screen size comparison makes it seem like the full sized Odin 2 screen isn't "significantly" bigger so it's not a huge difference. The mini has the portability and hopefully better screen factor going for it. The smaller battery is a bummer, but I mostly play.this thing at home and never for more than 2 hours so it's a non-issue for me. This video helped me get these doubts out of my head. Thanks!

Hi joey, when the review unit comes out, please also include a segment comparing it to the rp4pro. I am mainly just looking for the form factor, and wondering if its worth the money to get this one instead.

I not really a big fan of smaller units, but with a 5" screen, and only $33 difference in price for the Odin 2/mini what the hell I'll give it a cheers. 🍻 I love to see the clear buttons making a come back, but no led lighting in any of the pics. I guess we have to wait and see from reviews if there is any, I'm betting there's isn't, really a shame. I did love the looks of the new face plate, ( the front) the nice cut around the front facing speakers is a nice detail. great video Joey as always 🍺

Yeah, this might be an instabuy for me.

How does skyrim run on this device ?

man this thing is undeniably tempting ;/

Mini LED is something between VA and OLED in terms of quality, imagine OLED colours but the contrast is not quite there since the pixels do not shine by themselves and instead have dimming zones (yet the contrast is a lot better than VA and certainly trillion times better than the shitty IPS) there are great videos about Mini LED on RU-vid, the biggest advantage is, that it is the closest technology to OLED that does not have burn-in and is even cheaper.

thanks for this vid.

Really can't wait for this device. Will probably be selling off all my other devices as this will fill all roles for me.