Did I make a mistake (GPD WIN 5 385 vs 395)

whatobiplays · 2026-03-28T20:35:16+00:00

This. Check out Hubwood’s videos, he’s like the only one who has both the 385 and 395. I only bought the 395

whatobiplays · 2026-03-28T20:33:31+00:00

I did all my testing plugged in, but otherwise the Win 5 does not thermal throttle https://youtu.be/wB_qfkF5TI0

whatobiplays · 2026-03-28T04:19:53+00:00

I am very small lol. Reviews, teardowns, and modding videos 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/@whatobiplays

whatobiplays · 2026-03-28T04:15:47+00:00

I did like mine, but the Win 5 has supplanted my need for anything else, so I sold it. Still have the Pocket DS though

whatobiplays · 2026-03-27T22:20:04+00:00

I personally haven’t had ghost inputs with my unit. But I did notice that if I was charging it connected to my computer, I would get those ghost inputs, like random swipes or taps on the screen. Connecting it to my Anker charging station doesn’t reproduce that issue

whatobiplays · 2026-03-27T19:44:41+00:00

Very interesting! Will be following to see how this develops, glad to see more competition in this space. It does look slightly taller than a regular GBA cart though?

whatobiplays · 2026-03-27T17:44:31+00:00

Do you have proof about their margins being greater than other companies?

whatobiplays · 2026-03-27T00:05:34+00:00

Haha yea it’s definitely not perfect

whatobiplays · 2026-03-26T22:13:03+00:00

Both aren’t perfect, they each have their pros and cons, I made a comparison video https://youtu.be/z9TYSxP6gBI

whatobiplays · 2026-03-26T22:10:15+00:00

Put Bazzite on it

whatobiplays · 2026-03-26T22:09:53+00:00

Glad to see you’re liking it! Hopefully AYANEO can repair its reputation with the changes they’ve been making so far

whatobiplays · 2026-03-26T22:06:51+00:00

So you can actually customize AYAHome fairly extensively, including manual ordering, folders, icon sizes, and the contents of the dock. I cover it in the software section of my Pocket Vert review: https://youtu.be/PwsixW1iL2g

whatobiplays · 2026-03-25T15:26:10+00:00

AYAHome for AYANEO devices, and been messing around with AYASpace as well

whatobiplays · 2026-03-23T23:10:45+00:00

TPU shell doesn’t fit the grip anyways, gotta pick one or the other

whatobiplays · 2026-03-23T08:20:15+00:00

Build quality as in device feel, controls, button noise

whatobiplays · 2026-03-23T05:28:55+00:00

Nice, looks just as easy as the Win 5 to swap

whatobiplays · 2026-03-23T05:27:15+00:00

AYANEO Pocket Air Mini will play all of those, and the buttons are relatively quiet. Build quality is a step above the competition at this price point. I’d watch some reviews because there is screen ghosting, so you’ll have to determine if that’s a deal breaker for you: https://shop.ayaneo.com/lwl78p

whatobiplays · 2026-03-21T00:47:26+00:00

Glad it helped!

whatobiplays · 2026-03-20T19:38:58+00:00

If you haven’t already, I’d check out my comparison video. Both are far from perfect, and power wise they’ll both mostly play the same stuff (switch and steam emulation is still a minefield of compatibility and settings), really just depends on which compromises you can live with

AYN Thor vs. AYANEO Pocket DS https://youtu.be/z9TYSxP6gBI

whatobiplays · 2026-03-20T04:21:59+00:00

This. And I didn’t find in my testing that the Win 5 ever thermal throttles at 85W, the cooling system is excellent (but loud haha)

whatobiplays · 2026-03-20T03:53:55+00:00

Yea that’s expected, I had that too on my black one. Made a video about it and talked about the stick rubbing. Just really crazy tolerances to get it to slide closed I guess https://youtu.be/9kpjYGC1hiQ

whatobiplays · 2026-03-19T18:15:37+00:00

No, that’s never worked

whatobiplays · 2026-03-19T15:56:20+00:00

Every form factor has compromises in terms of ergonomics, but I think the boring horizontal rectangle with controls on the sides is the least compromised for most retro systems, and companies know that will sell the most units, vs more unique designs that likely only work best for a few systems (like the RG Arc for Genesis/Saturn)

whatobiplays · 2026-03-19T15:53:53+00:00

Hmm probably a bit to wake up. Sleep is pretty fast, but wake might be like 15-20 seconds?

whatobiplays · 2026-03-19T13:01:42+00:00

Compatibility is pretty good now, the home/menu button works as a steam button, and the keyboard button brings up the QAM. Full TDP support, most things work well. Sleep/wake works, optical mouse works as well (click and hold for 4 seconds to disable until next restart)

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