I love Russ's detailed breakdowns of these devices, but this is so incredibly useful in figuring out which one to buy. It's hard to do in isolation. Thank you for making this!

The rgb 30 is the only one I haven't bought yet but that green version is calling my name!

Excellent and simple way to present and compare the differences between the 3 handhelds. Great job!

Solid coverage on these devices with similar performances but different external hardware and OS optimizations! It definitely gives a lot of perspective with compatible systems. For me personally, I always look for performance to price ratios mixed specifically with pocketability as well as the ability to play on a TV or external monitor because the versatility is always important to me. With that, I went with the RG35XXH because it was on sale on Aliexpress and with tax and shipping I spent $46. I'm patiently waiting for it to arrive so I can break it in.

I presently possess the Powkiddy RGB 30, and I've enhanced the joysticks by installing the Gulikit Hall sensor ones, resulting in a significant improvement. Additionally, I've upgraded the SD card to 256 GB to accommodate a larger collection of ROMs. Personally, I lean towards ArkOS, and I must say it's an impressive little device. I'm extremely satisfied with its performance. Having tested the majority of Dreamcast games, I found that most of them run smoothly. The standout feature, for me, is the exceptional screen quality. This device continues to exceed my expectations.

Seems the RGB10 Max 3 might be a better over handheld than all these. if you're wanting to stay around or under $100. It can be had for $70 right now after discount. That's probably the way I'd go for a budget handheld, or save up $200 for a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro.

Ordered the anbernic for the prive specs an portability the best choice possible

Love my Rgb30! I got the yellow one

Bro wave race works pretty good on rg35xx h, you need to use retroarch and change the core to rice

i have the trimui , its alright man, plays well. it wont run killer instinct. i was so teased cause the match is about to start and then boom you're back on the menu. but honestly i find myself missing my r36s. i want a powkiddy or anbernic for better trigger buttons. opposed to the trimui. they're pretty thin. although the vertical shooting games is really cool. i like how they did that to flip the screen.

R36s or rgb30

Remember something as well, the RG35XX H can run jelos but not be as fast as the RGB30 I think.

I'm new to this and have ordered the rgb30 and the 35H. I'm beginning to think I should have gone in at a higher price point with a console that does it all well. I'm new to emulation so let's see how I feel when these arrive......mainly for gameboy, ds, snes so I think I'm making a careful start but perhaps got carrried away ordering two

Wow! Somone knew exactly what i was confused with thnak u!

I honestly really wish anbernic would have just lowered the price of the 353 series and maybe released one in the classic candybar style but plastic. If i could get a 353p in the 35xxh shell for like 90 bucks it would easily be my top choice

Super helpful video my man, Awesome to actually see all 3 devices side by side running the same games.

I am not really sure what I learned from this video. It would have helped if you’d done more than just run three arbitrary games to compare performance. Also, just giving us the specs of each (in direct comparison with the other two) would have been nice.

Thanks, the i rank rgb30 1. trimsmart 2. and aneberic 35xxx H Last.

I have no regrets buying the Trimui, it blows these others away, especially when you stretch all the games to that full screen,...even GB games look awesome! Plus, the look of it (especially in black) is phenomenal! Also, I didn't buy a 5" screen to put in my pocket. That's what the previous Trimui model is for, lol. NDS does suck. I do know how to split the screen (just click the left trigger to open the emulator menu) I just can't get the controls to work properly with the games I like,...but I can live without NDS, lol. My only gripe would be that it doesn't play Game Cube. Maybe in a couple years the next one will. :D

I got trimui smart pro and rg353v at same price... Now its a really problem too choose :)

Great video, thanks a million! ✌🏼🤓🎮

My rgb30 just arrived dead... So now I just feel like returning it for a full refund. It seemed to drain battery pretty quick too

What handheld is best around 100$ for psp? I just want to buy one to play psp only. I like rgb30 but the square screen is not for psp stuff.

Man, I admit, I've been trying to find comparisons to help myself but I can't, just can't, for the life of me and anything precious i hold to myself, find out if I can play Pokemon crystal on a trimui smart pro with a speed up so I won't be moving at that super slow pace in game. The pricing of that machine has been basically cheaper than the anbernic so I'm really trying guys. 😂 I have two NDS, one old 3ds and I own a working ps vita so... I swear, I'm just trying to get a retro device and it seems no one tests these devices for that.

I'm curious are they able to run tekken tag on mame?

Can you do a dreamcast test on all three

I’m a Luddite and won’t do any updates/modifications. What’s the best for long-term out-of-the-box performance?

I'm torn between Rgb30 and Rg35XXH, which one do you think I should choose? It will be the FIRST HAND console

Uh, I think bro didn't showcase super mario world game or a pico 8 (legit, the RGB30 will give you a giant tall amazing experience.)

Pocket 2s

RGB30 im lovin it

I've had my eye on your channel for a bit now and it looks to me you just entered the retro handheld world... there is a lot more to a retro handheld than power alone, you have to take into consideration Aspect Ratio, Ergonomics and custom firmware options. How are you going to try to play PSP on a 1:1 aspect ratio screen? it just doesn't make any sense...the trim UI has no business being 16:9 when it can't even handle PSP, and GBA (which is 3:2 and decently displayed on this screen) looks too big on this screen IMO. The RG35XXH is very pocketable but just by a half and inch but does not even come close to the RGB30, why? the RGB30 runs GB. GBC, PICO8 and Neo Geo Pocket in native 1:1 aspect ratio, SNES and NES is 8:7 natively which looks WAY and BIGGER and better in a 1:1 aspect ratio display than the 4:3 on the RG35XX H, not to mention is WAY more comfortable and has a lot more custom firmware options. before anyone comes and say it, I've owned all 3 and only kept the RGB30 and sold the other 2.

Hmm looking at how slow that is I think I would not play psp on any of those devices

So, what to buy?

You know these games on the switch right lmao

or you buy a R36s :D

Basically nothing good is here, maybe have to spend more get rp4 pro for now

Avoid consoles with the horrible rockchip soc!!! Unfortunately thats what the powkiddy as!!! The others are nothing special but even the Rk3566 as faster cores in paper ( cortex a55) rockchip soc is the worst off the worst!!! The others ,anbernic as a allwiner h700 same cpu a53 as the trimui but with the mali g31 mp2 ,the trimui even with a older gpu ( power vr ge8300) but its a powerful gpu in the level off the g52 off the powkiddy ,but rickchip even with a mali g52 manages to get worst performance than a mali g31 !! The trimui is the more powerful off the three ,not because the cores speed or architecture but because allwinner knows how to make a Soc ! Rockchip doesn't