by Ban | May 23, 2025 | Features, Reviews
The low-end market of handhelds has been primarily dominated by one of two chips. The RK3326 and the RK3566. Both of which have been seen in handhelds dating back to 2022, or 2020 for the 3326. In that time, the most we’ve seen out of those chips is new firmware and... 
by andrew | May 21, 2025 | Features, Guide
When it comes to tiny retro handhelds that are actually practical, it doesn’t get much better than the GKD Pixel 2. This is the long-awaited successor to the original GKD Pixel, which first burst onto the scene back in January of last year. We’ve had ours... 
by Nick | May 20, 2025 | Features, Reviews
Anbernic tends to march to its own drum. After a monthly release cycle in 2024, they surprised a lot of fans by staying largely silent in the first quarter of 2025. The anticipated release of the RG557 has come and gone, and that device certainly went in some... 
by andrew | May 18, 2025 | Features, News
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee,... 
by andrew | May 16, 2025 | Features
Despite the RG35XXSP being so popular that Anbernic released more colors for it, the company still felt the need to respond to the arrival of the Miyoo Flip. As such, we started hearing about a new clamshell back in January, and it’s finally here, giving me a... 
by Nick | May 15, 2025 | Features
The retro-handhelds landscape we’ve all come to know is in something of a limbo at the moment. Tariffs and trade debacles have complicated the cheap access to capable handhelds, and while we all hope for an eventual return to some semblance of the landscape we...