As you all know, I've had the the Pyra prototype for about a week now.

What were my experiences so far?



Well, don't expect me to tell you how it can be used in everyday life!

We're still setting everything up, so my main focus is getting a basic working system first and testing the hardware itself.



Here are some results:



Case:



It seems to be pretty robust. Like the Pandora, I've had it with me in the pockets and it survived that.

One little thing is that the LCD-to-LCD-PCB connector came off one time, but that can be fixed easily by doing a minor modification in the case (so that it keeps the connector in place).



It's a bit thicker than the Pandora, but that's not really an issue (at least not for me).

It feels a bit weird at the beginning, but you quickly get used to it. The rounded edges are great when you hold it in your hand for a longer time.



The weight is similar to the above: It WILL be a bit heavier than the Pandora. We can't change that. The battery itself weighs 30g more.

The mainboard and cases are almost the same, but right now, the LCD-PCB adds another 20g. These can be brought down a lot though. as that PCB is full-sized and takes has a few copper layers. We can cut out large areas (as not much space it needed) and remove a lot of copper, which will reduce the weight down to probably 5g or something like that.



The Pandora weighs about 320g, btw.





Heating:



I can't say too much about the heat it produces yet, but it can be quite a handwarmer.

Right now, we have done nothing yet to spread or reduce the heat. We haven't put any heat spreader in there or connected it to the SD Card slots, so we're in the worst possible state now..

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