Credit: AYN
TL;DR
- AYN will ship forthcoming Odin 3 and Thor batches with slower UFS 3.1 storage instead of UFS 4.0 due to supply shortages and higher costs.
- The storage downgrade could mean longer load times, slower installs and updates, and reduced power efficiency for the handhelds.
- AYN is also introducing another Thor configuration with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $469, while increasing the price of the top-end model once again.
It’s been a tough start to the year for Android gaming handheld companies, and there’s no sign of the pain abating. The likes of AYN have already implemented a series of price increases to its Odin 3 and Thor devices due to ballooning component fees. Now, the company has been forced to downgrade the specs of these devices as well.
Per an update issued by the company Thursday via Discord, the next production batch of Odin 3 and Thor models (batch 7 and 6, respectively) will not receive UFS 4.0 storage due to “supply shortages and significant cost increases.” Instead, gamers will have to settle for UFS 3.1.
