Physical Dimensions & Thickness: The Anbernic RG40XX V has a vertical (game boy style) chassis measuring 92 × 139 × 13 mm, while the AYN Odin 2 uses a horizontal bar chassis measuring 225 × 98 × 17 mm. In width, the Anbernic RG40XX V is 133 mm (59.1%) narrower than the AYN Odin 2. In height, the Anbernic RG40XX V is 41 mm (41.8%) taller than the AYN Odin 2. In chassis thickness (depth), the Anbernic RG40XX V is 4 mm (23.5%) slimmer than the AYN Odin 2 (13 mm vs 17 mm).
Footprint Area & Weight: Calculating surface footprint (width × height), the Anbernic RG40XX V occupies 12,788 mm² (127.9 cm²), compared to 22,050 mm² (220.5 cm²) for the AYN Odin 2—a footprint difference of 9,262 mm² (42%). On the scale, the Anbernic RG40XX V weighs 217g versus 420g for the AYN Odin 2, representing a 203g (48.3%) weight difference (Anbernic RG40XX V is lighter).
4:3 vs 16:9 Effective Viewable Screen Size: For classic 4:3 retro games (PS1, SNES, N64, Dreamcast), the Anbernic RG40XX V's 4" (4:3) panel yields a 4" effective diagonal (100% full screen without black bars (native 4:3)), while the AYN Odin 2's 6" (16:9) panel yields a 4.9" effective diagonal (75% active screen area with vertical pillarbox bars on the sides (native 16:9)). This gives the AYN Odin 2 a 0.9" larger active 4:3 diagonal (50.2% more active display area). For 16:9 widescreen content (PSP, Switch, streaming), the Anbernic RG40XX V delivers a 3.67" effective diagonal (75% screen usage) versus 6" (100% screen usage) on the AYN Odin 2, making the AYN Odin 2 larger by 2.33" (+167.1% active 16:9 area).