Eyeing the AYN Thor? You do not have lengthy to lock in a low value

One other day, one other Android handheld feeling the squeeze from rising RAM costs. This time, AYN has confirmed that its dual-screen Thor will get costlier when the subsequent batch of pre-orders opens later this month. The excellent news is there’s nonetheless a short window to lock within the present pricing, for those who’re fast.

In accordance with an replace shared on AYN’s Discord (by way of NotebookCheck), the corporate will increase costs when Batch 3 pre-orders open on January 20. AYN immediately attributes the rise to greater reminiscence prices. In consequence, the Base mannequin will go up by $10, whereas the Professional and Max variants will every see a $20 bump.

It’s not an enormous hike, and AYN says this would be the finish of early-bird pricing. That is largely mirrored within the AYN’s storefront, which signifies that present pricing displays early-bird reductions which can be about to run out. Nonetheless, whereas the Base and Max fashions look like reverting to their normal pricing of $309 and $459, respectively, the Professional mannequin is turning into costlier. The $20 improve will take it as much as $369, relatively than the $359 normal value at present displayed.

Alongside the pricing replace, AYN has additionally begun rolling out a brand new software program replace for the Thor. The newest OTA primarily focuses on enhancing thermals and battery efficiency, with modifications designed to mitigate overheating below heavy hundreds and introduce safeguards to guard long-term battery well being. A handful of different fixes and refinements are additionally included.

Batch 2 shipments are at present scheduled to start out on January 15, with Batch 3 pre-orders opening simply 5 days later. That doesn’t provide you with lengthy to behave if you wish to keep away from paying extra for a similar {hardware}.