Cheap Chinese 'Steam Deck' clone? ANBERNIC RG351M Handheld Video Game Console 1.5Ghz Linux 3.5in IPS $146.99 @ Newegg

[VirtualLarry]

ANBERNIC RG351M 64GB 3000 Games Handheld Video Game Console for PSP PS1 NDS N64 MD Player Wifi Online RK3326 1.5GHz Linux System 3.5 inch OCA Full Fit IPS Screen $146.99 (qty. disc. avail.)

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Better model, 128GB, for $152.99 (Same Newegg marketplace seller)

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Pretty low-res screen, would be better if it were 1024x768 or something, not 320x480. Still, maybe could install MAME and MESS on it? For some gaming on the go?

Edit: LTT reviewed several of these units a month ago!

Apparently, the Anbernic doesn't suck as bad as I thought. I may pick one up after all.

Edit: Here's a roundup review of many of these type of devices.

Very interesting!

 

[MisterE]

It looks like this handheld is sold with a lot of different brandings. Here's the same product named YaremYac RG351M Handheld Game Console Support WiFi Built-in Online Sparring with 64G at Amazon for $136 with free Prime shipping:

Amazon.com: YaremYac RG351M Handheld Game Console Support WiFi Built-in Online Sparring with 64G TF Card 2500 Classic Game Video Game Console RK3326 Chip 3.5 Inch IPS Screen

Amazon.com: YaremYac RG351M Handheld Game Console Support WiFi Built-in Online Sparring with 64G TF Card 2500 Classic Game Video Game Console RK3326 Chip 3.5 Inch IPS Screen

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[MisterE]

The screen on the RG351M will be pretty awful at 480x320, from the same product family is the Powkiddy RGB10-Max Video Game Console Handheld Game Systems. The screen is still lame but a little better at 5" 854x480. This model also has a larger battery and Bluetooth. $190 with free Prime shipping, or you can get it for around $160 with free shipping if you can wait for it to be shipped from China:

Amazon.com

 

[VirtualLarry]

Interesting. So these are kind of a "thing" these days. Interested in the alternatives.

 

[fralexandr]

good luck playing any steam games on a mali g31mp2 and 1GB of RAM .

 

[funboy6942]

u will hate the size and layout of the r1l1r2l2 buttons. if u have average hands or bigger it becomes very uncomfortable, and worse if u have arthritis.

 

[funboy6942]

i would suggest buying a pi4 and its handheld kit for it with screen. more powerful and little cheaper with more things being done with it.

 

[VirtualLarry]

See OP for the better 128GB / 7000 Game model for a few bucks more. Figures that that one would pop up at Newegg, right after I put in my order for the other one, and it moved to "Packaging" so I can't cancel it.

Plus, the newer one ships from USA, mine is shipping from China. Sigh. Isn't it always this.

 

[VirtualLarry]

LTT covers some ACTUAL Steam Deck clones. They are MUCH more expensive than the retro-gaming-oriented handheld in the OP.

 

[MisterE]

Reading some reviews, the RG351M actually has no built-in storage and the "64GB" and "128GB" listed is just an included no-name Micro SD card with games loaded on it...

Anbernic RG351M Retro Console for N64, PS1 & more

Anbernic RG351M - Retro console with Linux OS for various emulators and ROMs with 3,000 games pre-installed.

china-gadgets.com

 

[MisterE]

If you want to upgrade the RG351M to a potentially better / newer OS and setup, you might check out this link:

RG351P and RG351M Starter Guide (2021 edition)

Last updated: 25MAY2021 (see Changelog for details) Back in November, I wrote my first Starter Guide for the RG351P. Since then, there have been a few changes to the device: a new model, and custom…

retrogamecorps.com