Have you been looking around at the various pocketable retro handhelds and wishing for a new version of the RG280V? Well, it looks like you’ll soon be in luck, but it won’t be thanks to Anbernic. Instead, the Powkiddy V10 has been announced, looking to fill all of your mini handheld needs.
We’ve heard and seen mentions of the Powkiddy V10 over the past week or two, but Powkiddy put the rumors to bed. In a blog post on the official Powkiddy website, the company gave us all a glimpse at what’s to come from its next retro handheld.
Powkiddy V10 specs
- Display: 3.5-inch IPS / 480 x 320
- Processor: RK3326, Cortex-A35 @ 1.5GHz
- GPU: Mail-G31
- Memory: 1GB DDR3L RAM
- Storage: microSD Card Up to 256GB
- Battery: 3000mAh, 100% in 2 hours, USB-C “Fast Charging”
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi (External Module Required)
- Extras: OTG-USB / 3.5mm Headphone Jack / Ergonomic Trigger Design
- Dimensions: 103.2 x 94 x 22.5mm
- Colors: White, Khaki, Transparent White, Transparent Black, Transparent Purple
There’s not really too much to get excited about when it comes to the specs. The Powkiddy V10 won’t blow your socks off in terms of performance, including support for N64, PlayStation, and PSP.
However, the main focus of the V10 is offering a superb GBA experience. Powkiddy notes that the V10’s display “has reached double point-to-point full frame operation.”
A couple of other notable features include the 3,000mAh battery, which Powkiddy claims supports both Type-C charging and OTG. As for charging, the Powkiddy V10 is said to be able to go from 0-100% in two hours.
Lastly, the V10 uses an “ergonomic trigger design,” with these looking pretty similar to what’s on the RGB20SX. We just have to hope that they aren’t hilariously over-sized, or I’ll be looking to swap them out for 3D-printed ones.
Unfortunately, Powkiddy didn’t share how much the V10 will cost, nor do we know when it will be available. Instead, the announcement blog post just says “It will be sold at an affordable price soon, so stay tuned.” Needless to say, we’ll be keeping a close eye on this to see when it will actually launch.
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If it’s affordable in that $40 range, I think having an RK3326 device that is super pocketable will be cool. Something w a great UI and can FF Pokemon for GBA better then 2x’s is enough for me to do a 2am impulse buy.