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Battle of the Giants – GPD Win 3 and Aya Neo on the horizon

The last couple of days have seen the confirmation of two new Windows based handhelds due to be released soon. GPD return with their highly anticipated Win 3, whereas newcomers to the game AYA are set...

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The Value Proposition? A Look At The Family Pocket FC3000

We’ve all become quite used to a bit of a fanfare when a new handheld gets announced. Promo videos, pre-orders, even the occasional countdown. But sometimes one just appears out of nowhere, and in...

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Smaller is Better? A Swarm of Tiny Handhelds is Coming

If the likes of the RG280V and GKD Mini aren’t quite small enough for you, get your magnifying glass out because there’s a few even tinier handhelds on their way. The FunKey S retro handheld is first...

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The PocketGo SN30 Handheld Looks Like An 8BitDo Controller

Hot off the press comes another handheld from the makers of the PocketGo series, the PocketGo SN30. If the SN30 name seems familiar, it’s because there’s a line of controllers from 8BitDo with the...

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The Trimui Model S Is An Unusual Little Gadget

The onslaught of new handhelds never ends. The Trimui Model S is doing the rounds on the Chinese forums, and it seems to be from a manufacturer we’ve not seen before. Trying to pin down the maker of...

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Do We Need The Anbernic RG280V?

Anbernic’s latest handheld is the same old hardware in a shiny new shell. The original LDK first pushed this design style, but Anbernic have improved and polished it. The dinky little Anbernic RG280V...

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The HardKernel Odroid-Go Super Promises Big Improvements

In January it’ll be a year since HardKernel surprised us all with their DIY handheld based on the RockChip RK3326. Since then we’ve been inundated with Chinese versions which in most cases make very...

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The KT R1 Could Be The One You’re Waiting For

Occasionally something comes along that shakes things up a bit. HardKernel did it at the start of 2020, but it looks as though there might be a new benchmark soon. The KT R1 handheld promises a lot,...

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The PocketGo S30 Tries To Keep Things Simple

When rumblings of the PocketGo S30 first started it was due to be another RK3326 OGA clone device. They even went with the same 3:2 ratio 480×320 display in preparation. But I know from speaking to...

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The Unisoc T618 Will Debut In Two New Handhelds

This year should see two devices released with a chip we’ve never seen in gaming handhelds before. The Unisoc Tiger T618 looks to be notably more powerful than the RockChip RK3326 found in the OGA and...

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The Gameforce RK3326 Handheld Looks Like A GBA Descendant

Another day, another RK3326 handheld. The GameForce RK3326 is gearing up for release, and it has at least one feature that sets it apart from the rest. The Gameforce is currently in mass production...

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The new portrait mode Anbernic RG351V is released on Monday

In the never ending barrage of incremental upgrades, Anbernic are the latest team to release a portrait mode handheld based on the RK3326 chip. Aside from the change in orientation, the Anbernic...

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The GPD XD Plus Gets A New Lease Of Life With Android 10

After a lengthy and slightly worrisome stint at the sorting office in Heathrow, my GPD XD Plus finally arrived on a warm morning back in April 2018. I used it on the stock firmware for nearly 3 years...

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The PowKiddy RGB10 MAX Could Be The First OGS Clone

Raise your hands if you didn’t see this coming. No-one? Yep thought so! So in case you missed it, HardKernel released their updated Odroid-Go Super at the beginning of this year. It’s the same...

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The TrimUI Model S Review

The TrimUI Model S is one of those handhelds that just appeared out of nowhere at the end of last year. Not much was known about the company behind it or the device itself. Now that it’s been...

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The Chunky GameForce Handheld Is Now Available

As the sun begins to set on RK3326 powered devices, the GameForce handheld sets out to buck the trend of straight OGA clones with the inclusion of some cool features. It’s been a long time in the...

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What We Know About The Anbernic RG552

Although we still don’t have any renders of the upcoming Anbernic RG552, pieces of information are leaking out slowly. The RG552 appears to be a way off yet, but lets have a look at what we might...

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What We Know About the KT R1

The KT R1 handheld is one in a long line of upcoming devices that promise to break through the performance barriers imposed by the RK3326. It’s been a very rocky road for the KT R1, and it’s certainly...

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God Tier Handheld? The Odin Handheld From Ayn Is Coming

You’re probably well aware of this handheld by now. Taki has been teasing it for months via discord and more recently his YouTube channel. Initially known as the “199” handheld based on its rumoured...

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The Anbernic RG300X Pokes At Your Game Boy Micro Nostalgia

While we wait for this promised influx of powerful new handhelds to arrive, the drip feed of machines powered by relics of the past continues. One of these new offerings is the Anbernic RG300X and...

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