AYN Odin 2 (original)

Still purchasable and heavily cross-shopped on discount, but Android Authority's current guide crowns the Odin 2 Portal the best Android gaming handheld overall, leaving the original as the superseded model. Buying it now means buying a device one generation from end-of-life firmware attention.

Superseded by the Odin 2 Portal in Android Authority's current roundup, leaving it costing near-flagship money while being last generation's hardware. If you want this tier of performance, buy the Portal; if you want value, buy the Retroid Pocket 5.

It sits below its own Portal successor in the same product line while still commanding near-flagship money, making it the definition of poor value. Buy the Odin 2 Portal, or step down to the Retroid Pocket 5.

Buyers cross-shop it based on its reputation, but every current guide steers to the Portal, making the original a legacy model that is outclassed.

Superseded by the Odin 2 Portal with better screen and ergonomics, resulting in a shorter support runway.

Outclassed by the Odin 2 Portal in Android Authority's current testing, making it only worthwhile at a steep discount, which is not how it is marketed.

Every current expert guide now points to the Portal, its successor in the same line, as the Odin 2 to buy, leaving the original as the previous-generation option that lingers on storefronts. Android Authority hands the overall crown to the Portal and Tech Insider features the Portal as the line's representative.

Last generation's hardware still bought on the strength of its 2023 reputation, from a brand whose firmware and aftercare record was never the category's best; current testing names the Odin 2 Portal the best Android gaming handheld overall, relegating the original to the superseded column.

Still a capable device, but outclassed by its own successor: Tech-Insider's 2026 guide picks the Portal specifically for the AMOLED screen and superior cooling the original lacks, and Android Authority crowns the Portal best overall. Buy the Odin 2 Portal instead.