Lots of ways to fill a gaming library<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\nThe Odin is a really great device for streaming games, as long as you\u2019re in Wi-Fi range. It has all the controls you need, and its big 16:9 display is the perfect size and sharpness. I played a ton of Xbox Game Pass titles and found the Odin to be a much better experience than any phone, even one with a controller attached. Streaming games isn\u2019t for everyone yet, but if it works with your connectivity and play style, it\u2019s a good way to expand the capabilities of the Odin. (One unfortunate note: while Sony\u2019s PS4 and PS5 Remote Play app runs fine on the Odin if you pair a DualShock or DualSense controller, I couldn\u2019t get it to work with the built-in controls.)<\/p>\n
Native Android games also work well, and you can download anything from the included Google Play Store. The Snapdragon 845 might not be the latest chip, but there aren\u2019t many Android games that can\u2019t get decent performance on it. Genshin Impact<\/em> is the usual stress test, and I got a solid 30fps at default settings. Games with controller support automatically treat the Odin as if you have a pad hooked up over Bluetooth, and Ayn\u2019s software layer also lets you easily map touchscreen commands to the Odin\u2019s physical controls in games like Genshin<\/em> and Call of Duty Mobile<\/em>. <\/p>\nThe one major game I couldn\u2019t get to run was Fortnite<\/em>, which first returned an error message telling me to disable a developer mode I hadn\u2019t turned on, then booted me from any match I attempted to enter because of \u201cinternet lag, your IP or machine, VPN usage, for cheating, or being on an untrusted platform.\u201d None of those issues should have applied, needless to say, except apparently the last one. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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Up top, there\u2019s a power button, a volume rocker, an exhaust for the fan, and a flap that covers a microSD card slot and a Micro HDMI port.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nThe Odin\u2019s software is essentially stock Android 10 \u2014 the Lite model has Android 11 \u2014 with Google services included, as well as an optional launcher. I found this launcher useful for system-level features like adjusting fan speed and the LED lights, but it requires you to add all your games manually in order to launch them, which I didn\u2019t really find to be worth the effort over just using regular Android for basic operations. Google\u2019s OS isn\u2019t perfectly optimized for 6-inch landscape displays, but at least it\u2019s familiar and works the way you\u2019d expect. <\/p>\n
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No native Netflix but other options<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\nWhile Netflix doesn\u2019t show up in the Play Store, other streaming apps like Prime Video do, though you might have to turn the Odin on its side to use the phone-style UI before your video starts. If you\u2019re really adventurous, you can install the Arm-based version of Windows on the Odin through an open-source project specifically for the Snapdragon 845; I did not try this and don\u2019t think it would be a good idea for most people, but hey, the option is there.<\/p>\n
As with any handheld gaming device, battery life depends on what you\u2019re doing with it, but I found the Odin\u2019s to be generally very good. The Pro version has a 6,000mAh battery, which is bigger than any phone that doesn\u2019t make a giant battery its main selling point, while the regular Odin and Odin Lite\u2019s are a still-pretty-big 5,000mAh. I didn\u2019t do dedicated rundown tests, but I haven\u2019t found myself ever needing to rush to a charger in my time with it \u2014 it\u2019s not like the Steam Deck, where you\u2019re lucky to get a couple of hours from newer games. The Odin and Odin Pro support Qualcomm\u2019s Quick Charge up to 4.0+, while Ayn claims the Lite has unspecified \u201cfast charging.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another charging-related feature I wasn\u2019t able to test was the Odin\u2019s \u201cSuper Dock,\u201d a charging stand with a ton of ports. There are four USB-A 3.0 ports, an HDMI out, USB-C, Ethernet, and unusually, two Nintendo 64 controller ports and two more for GameCube controllers. I can\u2019t speak to how well the dock works, but it\u2019d certainly be a unique way to play Super Smash Bros.<\/em><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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I love the Vita-esque D-pad, but it\u2019s a shame about the logo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nIt\u2019s hard to fault the Ayn Odin for what it sets out to do. Android might not be the perfect ready-made gaming platform, but it\u2019s allowed Ayn to build great hardware, step back, and give the user the responsibility of figuring out what to run on it. For a certain kind of person, this will make them very happy.<\/p>\n
Streaming, traditional Android gaming, and emulation are all relatively niche use cases, of course, when compared to something like a Nintendo Switch Lite. That\u2019s a $199 machine designed solely to play Nintendo Switch games, and if that\u2019s what you\u2019re after, it obviously does a much better job. The Odin won\u2019t be for everyone.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s something to be said for putting the flexibility of Android into a well-made, capable portable console and letting you do what you want with it. While Ayn doesn\u2019t have its own games store to lean on, the Odin\u2019s appeal is that it does for Android what the Steam Deck does for PC gaming \u2014 it brings the platform to a convenient form factor and says \u201chey, go check out what this thing can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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