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Table matches original Base/Pro/Max Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, excludes Lite. Some extraction uses shifted font encoding.","on_device_remapping":"Page 3 Basic Information describes game-specific button mapping. Manual controller settings and read setup guide corroborate on-device controls.","fcc_id":"Page 11, FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: Device types: AYN Thor (FCC ID: 2BDXN-BASE). The ID is printed with a hyphen. The page was read from the rendered PDF"}},{"url":"https://retrododo.com/ayn-thor-pricing-specs-release-date-colours-officially-announced/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["launch_price_usd","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"US dollars, no tax stated. Announcement lists Lite $249, Base $299, Pro $349 and Max $429, with pre-orders from 26 August 2025 9:30am Beijing Time. Base 8GB/128GB stored as the product value. Liliputing reports the same prices as pre-order prices against higher list prices of $309, $359 and $459. Max is the 16GB/1TB model. 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