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Handheld retro game consoles have been having a surge of popularity recently and Powkiddy have this Android-based retro clamshell game console that offers a lot more power and features than the cheaper Linux-based ones. Plus it's a really low price as this almost never goes below US$170 ex GST.
Featuring a 5.5" IPS 720p touchscreen display, Android 1, clamshell design with sleep, physical controls including joysticks, dpad, shoulder buttons, triggers, ABXY, Select/Start, custom mapping etc, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (microSD support), UNISOC T618 8-Core CPU, 5000mAh battery with USB-C, Mini HDMI output, dual speakers, 3.5mm jack and WiFi/Bluetooth.
Thanks to the powerful hardware in can handle a lot of emulators and game platforms up to 720p without issue. This includes the PSP, PS1, Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Gameboy, Nintendo DS, N64 games and more. Android games and Xbox/PC game streaming works well too. For emulators like RetroArch you can enable Run Ahead to reduce input lag thanks to the powerful CPU.
It runs Android 11 with a custom skin that has received a few updates to fix issues since release. I find it looks a lot better with a launcher like ATV that displays everything in tiles similar to Android TV. Alternatively there's a LineageOS custom ROM already available that improves the experience a lot.
- Click Get Coupons under price to get US $4.00 off US $150.00 Spend Store Coupon
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- Further US$19 discounted automatically at checkout
AU$ based on current Mastercard rate, GST inclusive and stacks with cashback.
Recently got an Android tablet anyone know how to run emulators and where to get the best one and games?