AYN Thor (ayn-thor)
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| WARNING: Not to be confused with it's Snapdragon 845 counterpart AYN Thor Lite (ayn-thor-lite) |
| pmOS can't run on its internal storage.However, it's possible to boot pmOS from microSD. |
| This device has been tested with postmarketOS, but its device package has not yet been added to the postmarketOS repositories. This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap. |
| Manufacturer | AYN |
|---|---|
| Name | Thor |
| Codename | ayn-thor |
| Released | 2025 |
| Type | handheld |
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550) |
| CPU |
1x 3.19GHz (Cortex-X3) 2x 2.8GHz (Cortex-A715) 2x 2.8GHz (Cortex-A710) 3x 2.0GHz (Cortex-A510) |
| GPU | Adreno 740 |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 AMOLED @ 120 Hz, 16:9, 6", 1240 x 1080 AMOLED @ 60 Hz, 32:27, 3.92" |
| Storage | 128/256/1024 GB |
| Memory | 8/12/16 GB |
| Architecture | aarch64 |
| Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android 13 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android |
| FOSS bootloader | yes |
| postmarketOS | |
Pre-built images Whether pre-built images are available from the postmarketOS Installation page. |
no |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
no |
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port. |
6.17.5 |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
0.0 |
| Firmware package |
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Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher. |
Partial
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS... |
Works
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SD card Also includes other external storage cards. |
Works
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Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. |
Broken
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Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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| Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Works
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Broken
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| Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works
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Bluetooth |
Works
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| Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Broken
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. |
Untested
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HDMI/DP Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort. |
Untested
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| Sensors | |
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism |
Untested
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Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces. |
Untested
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Proximity |
Untested
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Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor |
Untested
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Haptics |
Untested
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Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge! |
Untested
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Primary Bootloader Whether it is possible to replace stock bootloader with U-Boot. |
Works
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Secondary Bootloader Whether it is possible to chainload U-Boot from stock bootloader. |
Untested
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Mainline Whether latest upstream versions of U-Boot are not broken and it is possible to use them. |
Untested
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Internal Storage Whether it is possible to boot from internal storage (e.g. eMMC or UFS). |
Untested
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SD card Whether it is possible to boot from SD card. |
Works
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USB Host Whether it is possible to boot from a USB storage or connect a keyboard. |
Untested
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USB Peripheral Whether it is possible to use device as a peripheral in U-Boot, e.g. for fastboot mode. |
Untested
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Display |
Works
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Buttons Whether it is possible to navigate in boot menu or grub with volume and power buttons. |
Works
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Contributors
Maintainers
Users owning this device
- Angelthorns (Notes: yay!)
Installation
Using pmbootstrap
Follow Installation/Using pmbootstrap. When asked for the device's vendor/codename, select ayn as the vendor and thor as the codename.
Flashing to internal memory has not been tested, Instead install to a microSD card:
pmbootstrap install --sdcard=/dev/__your_card__
Changing bootloader to U-Boot
This device should use U-Boot to boot linux
- Hold power button + volume down to reach the lk menu
- Use the volume buttons to navigate to `Switch Boot Mode`
- Press the power button to switch
- The device should reboot and the Bootloader section should say Loader rather than Android
- Press the power button to start u-boot
Notes
The close to mainline kernel and u-boot fork this port uses can be found respectively at:
Interestingly, this device comes with U-Boot already installed and allows switching between U-Boot and Android Bootloader.
Disk Encryption
Disk Encryption should technically work, the problem is the display currently does not work in the initramfs, therefore unl0kr cannot show, but this is untested.