ANBERNIC's latest handheld device is aimed at those who want horizontal Android goodness, with enough power to emulate up to and including Nintendo GameCube games, on a form factor that resembles a Nintendo Switch Lite.
We've seen many like this before, but ANBERNIC isn't backing down to competition. This is ANBERNIC's first handheld to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, and they seem to be pricing it at $139.99 without an SD card for the 4GB model, or $169.99 for early birds and $179.99 at retail for their 4GB + 128GB model (with an SD card). Their 8GB + 256GB model starts at $164.99 without an SD card, or $189.99 for early birds with an SD card and $199.99 at retail. It can be purchased via ANBERNIC's official website, and from what I gather, it's shipping immediately, or in the next few days.
Our review unit is currently being shipped, and it should land on our desks over the next few days, meaning our full written review will likely be later this week, or early next week. Some content creators, such as Retro Game Corps, already have this early and have stated that it cannot effectively run most PS2 games, but makes for a good "mid-tier" handheld. And I think that's exactly where ANBERNIC wants to place this.
ANBERNIC RG 55G1 Specifications
- Display: 5.5-inch Incell IPS, 1920 × 1080, OCA full lamination, multi-touch
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 (4nm), 8-core — 2× 2.4GHz + 6× 2.0GHz
- GPU: Qualcomm Adreno A12
- RAM / Storage: 4GB + 64GB or 8GB + 128GB
- OS: Android 14
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth: Wi-Fi 5 / Bluetooth 5.0
- Battery: 6,000mAh, up to 8 hours
- Charging: 18W
- MicroSD: Up to 2TB
- Controls: 3D Hall-effect joysticks + Hall-effect triggers
- Cooling: Active cooling with high-speed fan + heat pipe
- Gyroscope: 6-axis
- Weight: 339g
There are three colour variants to choose from: Black, Retro Grey, and Indigo. You can even save $30 off the price if you don't want ANBERNIC's included SD card. Typically, these are not pre-loaded, so actually, if you already have an SD card with ROMs on it, you can get this thing for even cheaper! Stay tuned over the next week or for our full review, join our free newsletter to not miss it.
