Retro handheld manufacturer Anbernic has revealed its first clamshell device: the Anbernic RG35XXSP. As the suffix indicates, this handheld's design is inspired by the GBA SP but it should be capable of playing more than just GBA games. While full specs of the device have yet to be revealed, the naming convention indicates that it will likely be another RG35XX device, just in another form factor. This means packing the quad-core H700 chip and the company has confirmed that the device will support HDMI connection, Bluetooth 4.2 and WiFi connectivity.

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No availability or pricing for the Anbernic RG35XXSP have been announced but we should expect the company to provide more details in the coming weeks.

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[Fevirre]

Anbernic try not to make a new system with crappy specs (impossible)

 

[EvilJagaGenius]

What's the boot time like on these Anbernic handhelds? The reason I keep using my GBA is because I can go from power switch to game within 15 seconds, even with the EZ-Flash.

 

[shadow1w2]

Could use a small analog stick but looks solid enough.
Wifi and bluetooth are important to me but if the price is over a hundred I'd expect better overall power.
If its somewhere around fifty dollars it would make a good gift or impulse buy after some modding.
Also if they offer it without an SD card full of pirated games please, I have standards.

The form factor is the biggest draw for me as nice as these big monster handhelds are it was nice to just have some pocket games not on my darn phone.

Hope they keep improving this format in the future.

Now if only an x86 handheld could be this small and pocketable with enough battery power heh.

 

[JuanMena]

Wow, they're cheap in my country!

 

[Maximo101]

I played the GBA clamshell al the time. It was very convenient to carry in your pocket and not ruin the screen... Truly portable. Wish I still had it.

 

[samcambolt270]

What's the boot time like on these Anbernic handhelds?

depends. With the shitty default os, like 8 seconds into the menu. With garlicos, it's stupid fast. 3-4 seconds max. You also boot right back into whatever game you were playing too (exactly at the point you turned it off which is cool). Unfortunately, this new model is using the new 35xx chipset and garlic hasn't unlocked 100% full performance on that chipset yet like they did on the og model (which isn't a huge deal since it'll still play fine one the games you'd be playing on a device like this). Still fast to boot though.

 

[LightBeam]

I bought a powkiddy v90 at the time because it was cheap and the form factor is convenient, so I can see how this one could have some appeal

But it's Anbernic, so it's probably going to be pretty expensive I guess ?

It definitely looks like it's much more qualitative than my garbage v90, and definitely is a better option than any non-modded GBA

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Miyoo Mini Plus

Is it tho ? Cuz this seems bigger and compared to my Miyoo Mini (not plus) it also feels more comfortable ... Same for my v90, I wonder if the fact that the Mini Plus being a bit bigger actually is a HUGE improvement or if it's just a thing with the form factor.

 

[lordgoober]

Initial launch price on this one has been confirmed at $59.99 + shipping so the regular retail in the future is probably in the realm of 70-75

 

[urbanman2004]

"I'd buy that for a dollar..."

 

[Andy2001]

dude, they got no chill! Actual landfill birthing machine. No one plays with these things, the suckers just buy these things and put them in their drawers or put them on display for "aestetics"

 

[AkiraKurusu]

Oh, good - unlike EVERY OTHER FAKER Anbernic managed to get the letter buttons in the right order. Awesome! That's the bare minimum I expect from someone cloning old Nintendo consoles, and only Anbernic (and 8bitdo) have met that standard!

 

[MaladroitJoypad]

My hype is just the fact they rarely do anything different like the flip style anymore, we finally get something different and people shout ewaste still. The powkiddy v90 was a hit but that was like a $40 release. Knowing Anbernic this will fall in the $150 category. I'll wait to snag one on Aliexpress for like $80. We need to praise companies for actually doing a different design instead of just oh look another money grab. It may push them into thinking wow customers really want something different.

Glad, you are wrong. Its 58.99$ for the first few days, after that 64.99$. I paid 84.99$ including shipping etc (my country's tax law suck btw).

I got this one for my first retro console ever and what Ive seen so far in reviews and live streams, it will have everything I need on this device. GBA games+romhacks as well as SNES games+romhacks will run perfectly on it. Everything else will be a bonus for me. I wonder what the CFW scene will flush out the next couple of weeks.

There's no dedicated subforum for Anbernic devices on gbatemp, is there?

 

[Scarlet]

Oh, good - unlike EVERY OTHER FAKER Anbernic managed to get the letter buttons in the right order. Awesome! That's the bare minimum I expect from someone cloning old Nintendo consoles, and only Anbernic (and 8bitdo) have met that standard!

And Miyoo, KTPocket, Powkiddy, GameForce, Retroid, AYN... Pretty much all of the systems aimed at playing older titles have Nintendo layout lol. It really is the majority in the space, the only one I can think of that has Xbox layout off the top of my head is AYANEO's Pocket S.

 

[Veho]

$60 is an amazing price for it. Knowing Anbernic I expected it to be over $100 for sure.

There's no dedicated subforum for Anbernic devices on gbatemp, is there?

There's no dedicated board, only https://gbatemp.net/forums/other-platforms-oldies.202/

 

[Scarlet]

$60 is an amazing price for it. Knowing Anbernic I expected it to be over $100 for sure.

The whole RG35XX series is pretty reasonable tbf, I think they need to be staying competitive with other low price (but pretty solid) systems like the Miyoo Mini Plus. Will be interesting to see what Miyoo’s clamshell will retail for. Going backwards I can’t see it being too expensive to remain competitive with this lol

 

[Project68K]

For a second I thought it was Nintendo re-releasing the GBA SP. I'm disappointed and not interested, then.

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It really feels like this happens weekly.

agreed. the only thing I was interested in back then was that K1 GBA SP clone that actually played GBA cartridges, but that's long been discontinued.

 

[lordgoober]

agreed. the only thing I was interested in back then was that K1 GBA SP clone that actually played GBA cartridges, but that's long been discontinued.

I actually have one of those things. It was one of my earliest retro handhelds.