"It CAN, sure with adapters... but it's not SATA nor does it have the speed of SATA."
Trashy,
No adapters are needed dude,
Only a cable with male micro USB 3.0 is needed and the 2.5 inch HDD enclosure will work fine, on 3.0 speeds with the 3.0 OTG Port of the Pyra.
USB 3.0 - up to 5Gbits
SATA...