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Pyra GPD Win Neo900 Pandora 1Ghz
Price ~500€[5]

~600€(LTE Version)

~266€ (crowdfund)[1] or ~445€ (retail) ~1200€[2] n/a(EOL)
~$565 or ~$677 ~$300 or ~$500 ~$1350 n/a(EOL)
Size ~140 x 84 x 29mm[3] 155 x 96 x 20mm[1] 111 x 60 x 20mm 140 x 83 x 27mm[4]
Screen size 5"[3] 5.5"[1] 3.5"[5] 4.3"[4]
Screen resolution 1280x720 (720p)[3] 1280x720 (720p)[1] 800x480[5] 800x480[4]
Touchscreen Dualtouch Resistive (Stylus included) Capacitive, multitouch[1] Dualtouch Resistive (Stylus included)[5] Resistive (Stylus included)[6]
Notification LEDs Total 5 RGB LEDs[6] Only power indicator Total 5 RGB LEDs[7] 6 Non-RGB LEDs[8]
Keyboard Backlight Yes[3] No Yes [9] No
Keyboard Layout Good[10] Problematic [11] OK OK
Keyboard keys 47[12] (including ESCAPE and F11 away from main section) 67[13] 38 43[14]
Face buttons 6[3] 4[1] 0 4[4]
Shoulder buttons 4[3] 4[1] 0 2[4]
Control buttons 6[12] 4[13] 4 + slider & camera cover 3 + slider[14]
Analogue control Nubs, clickable[3] mini-joysticks[1] None Nubs[4]
Volume control Wheel[3] (digital input device: software control[7]) Buttons[1] Buttons Wheel[4] (direct hardware control)
Vibration motor Yes No Yes No
Primary Operating System Debian GNU/Linux ARMhf (modified) Microsoft Windows 10[1] Devuan GNU/Linux (modified) SuperZaxxon[15]
Windows x86 Applications via WINE + x86 Emulator (Exagear/qemu) Native x86_64 via WINE + x86 Emulator (Exagear/qemu) via WINE + x86 Emulator (Exagear/qemu)
Free/libre System (per DFSG)[16] without 3D graphics drivers Unknown without 3D graphics drivers[17] without 3D graphics, WiFi and Bluetooth
CPU TI OMAP5432: 2x ARM Cortex-A15 1.5Ghz; NEON SIMD[3] Intel Atom x5-Z8550: 4x Intel Cherry Trail x86_64 1.44Ghz; SSE SIMD[18] TI OMAP3 DM3730: 1x ARM Cortex A8 @ 1.0 Ghz; NEON SIMD[5] TI OMAP3 DM3730: 1x ARM Cortex A8 @ 1.0 Ghz; NEON SIMD[4]
RAM 2 GB DDR3L-533 Dual-Channel[3][19]; Maybe 4Gb[8] 4 GB LPDDR3-1600[1] Dual-Channel[18] 1 GB[5] 512 MB DDR1 @ 200Mhz[4]
GPU PowerVR SGX544-MP2[3][20] Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 200-600MHz, 12-core, shared memory[18][21] PowerVR SGX530 @ 200MHz SGX530 @ 200MHz[4]
Co-processor(s)
  • TI C64+ DSP[3]
  • 2x ARM Cortex M4 @ 200Mhz(IPU)[3]
  • Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator[3]
  • None
  • TI C64x+ DSP
  • TI C64x DSP @ 800MHz[4]
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n[9][3] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n[22] IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n[5] IEEE 802.11 b/g[4]
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1[3] Bluetooth 4.1[22] Bluetooth 4.1[5] Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR[4]
Cell modem (SIM card slot) Optional: Built-in LTE Modem: 100Mbps download, 50Mbps upload[3] No Optional: Built-in LTE Modem: 100Mbps download, 50Mbps upload No
OR: UMTS HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps with CDMA[5]
Two Sim Slots switchable via Software[23] (Dual-SIM); unused SIM slot can be accessed by CPU as a smartcard
Satellite navigation (GNSS) If with cell modem: GPS, cell tower assisted A-GPS, GLONASS[3] No If with cell modem: GPS, cell tower assisted A-GPS, GLONASS[5] No
Upgrades Display, CPU-Board No Via HackerBus in battery compartment No
Battery 6000mAh[3], 3.7V-4.2V? 6000mAh, ?V[1] 1320mAh, 3.7V-4.2V 4200mAh[4], 4.2V
Removable Non Removable Removable Removable
Battery life (claimed, high power draw) 10 hours[24] 8 hours[1] 4-5 hours 10 hours[4]
Battery life (claimed, standby) ??? ??? 10 days ???
Video output Micro-HDMI (type D)[3] Mini-HDMI (type C)[1] TRRS Composite[25] custom connector required, S-Video + RCA + Line-In &- Out[4]
USB 2x Type A 2.0, 1x Micro-B 3.0 (OTG), 1x Micro-B 1.1 (2.0?) (debug/charging)[3] 1x Type A 2.0, 1x Micro-B 2.0[1] Micro-AB 2.0 (OTG)[5] 1x Type A 2.0 (host, lacks 1.1 -- needs hub), 1x Micro-AB 2.0 OTG[4]
eSATA via adapter using one USB port (of two) No No No
Memory card slots[26] 2x SDXC <=512GiB/Slot + 1x microSDXC <=200GiB = 1.2TiB[3] 1x microSD <=200GiB[1] 1x microSDXC <=200GiB 2x SDXC <=512GiB/Slot = 1TiB[4]
Embedded storage 32 GB eMMC[3] 64 GB eMMC[1] 64 GB eMMC + 512MiB NAND[5] 512 MB NAND[4]
FM radio No No Rx & Tx[5] No
Camera No No VGA front & 5 MP rear[5] No
NFC No No Yes[5][27] No
Hardware Documentation Planned No Yes Yes
Shipping month No earlier than July[28] October No earlier than July[29] n/a
Main countries of manufacture Germany, Greece China Germany (N900 from Finland) Germany, UK, China
  1. Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 GPD Win specification
  2. Store says 480 EUR is ~40% partial funding
  3. Jump up to: 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 Pyra specification
  4. Jump up to: 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Pandora specification
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  6. 2 on back
    1 under power button
    2 next to power button

  7. 1 on the display
    2 on the sides
    1 on left side of keyboard (not visible when closed)
    1 on the rear above the camera (between the flash LEDs; visible only when camera open)
  8. All are on the Hinge
  9. Via 6 RGB LEDs[1]
  10. Video of the Prototype (at around 5:40)
  11. The GPD Win seems to be too large to reach the Center Keys see here: [2] Also the Keyboard is not Centered, and the Layout isn't optimal[3]
  12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 Pyra mockup image
  13. Jump up to: 13.0 13.1 GPD Win mockup image
  14. Jump up to: 14.0 14.1 Pandora photo
  15. derived from Ångström, a GNU/Linux variant for ARM[4]
  16. I.e. Open Source BIOS, Drivers, Firmware that needs to be loaded
  17. Neo900 FAQ
  18. Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 18.2 GPD Win comments & replies
  19. RAM Datasheet
  20. PowerVR SGX544-MP2 benchmarks
  21. Cherry Trail GPU benchmarks
  22. Jump up to: 22.0 22.1 GPD Win development updates
  23. Neo900 block diagram
  24. No official statement
  25. Like the N900, per IRC discussion.
  26. Using already available SD(XC)-Card sizes as the SDXC-Standard has an theoretical maximum of 2TiB/Card and those Cards simply don't exist yet.
  27. Neo900 NFC info
  28. "PCB-wise, once we can approve everything to be working fine, it'll take about 2 - 3 months until the production can happen."
  29. [14:19:59] <DocScrutinizer05> well, Q3 is optimistic, 2016 is honest