Sure, let’s dive into this tangled web of techie revelations. So, here’s the scoop—Microsoft’s been tinkering away at something they call Project Kennan. Sounds mysterious, right? Well, it’s finally popping up as part of the ROG Ally 2 series. This scoop’s courtesy of leaks from 91mobiles and some mysterious internet user, Huang514613.
Now, picture this: two flavors of the ROG Ally 2 — a sleek black one flaunting an Xbox Button and a chilled-out white one with specs that scream “I’m mainstream!” Oh, and let’s back up a second—Project Kennan? Totally a thing, even if it’s been more smoke than substance until recently.
Anyway, we got model ID numbers spilling into the US FCC listings. Talk about a treasure map of tech specs! The differences echo the original ROG Ally’s vibe. You’ve got your choice: AMD’s Z1 with 4 CUs or the souped-up Z1 Extreme packing a 12 CU punch—just a hundred bucks apart. Asus is keeping it real with x86 architecture, playing nice with your everyday games and apps.
Now the black one, with its Xbox Button, is like kinda yelling, “Hey, I’m Project Kennan!” But hold on, don’t expect a brand-new OS—it’s probably riding the Windows 11 wave. That button? It’ll likely summon the Game Bar, just like your trusty old PC. We’ll see if Microsoft’s got some extra goodies in store once they make it official.
Moving on. Under the hood, whispers say the project struts around with AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip—a brainy beast with eight cores! (3x Zen 5 + 5x Zen 5c) / 16 threads, apparently cozying up to something like a Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 but beefier. A sweet 16 Compute Unit iGPU, Radeon 890M—a muscle machine dressed up with 15W-35W TDP. Fancy 64GB LPDDR5x-8533 memory, 2TB NVMe SSD, gotcha drooling yet? Full throttle with 100W charging. And picture this: a touchy-feely 7-inch LCD display, probably one of those snazzy IPS numbers boasting a slick 120 Hz refresh rate.
Now let’s chat about the white sidekick—rocking an unheard-of AMD APU tagged with the OPN code “100-000001835.” Think 16GB RAM, same 7-inch display groove, and modest 65W charging. If you’re curious about its heart, insiders are whispering about an APU dubbed Aerith Plus—possibly the heir or a shiny refresh of AMD’s Von Gogh, which, if you know your Steam Decks, you’ll nod at knowingly.
Leaker dude’s saying our dear APU, supposedly AMD’s Z2 series dubbed “Ryzen Z2 A,” is a quad-core number with a meek 6W-20W TDP. Architecture? Integrated GPU? Total mystery for now, but Computex might spill the beans soon enough.
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So, yeah… it’s gonna be interesting to see how this unfolds, right?