ANBERNIC RG353M Retro Gaming Handheld

Great device, good customer interaction

Excellent build quality and ergonomics are perfect for d-pad, 4:3 games so ideal for 80-90 arcade games and home consoles. PSX and Dreamcast runs well for most titles but N64/PSP games are hit and miss (even with dedicated emulator on Android).
Analog sticks are very good for short ones (smooth and precise) but badly placed to me.
Emulation of more 'exotic' devices like DS or Atari ST/Amiga/ScummVM also shows that external controllers such a mouse and keyboard aren't a luxury.
HMDI output and second controller (wired or bluetooth) works well and can turn the handheld into a on-the-go retro party console.

Overall very pleased with my purchase, it's small enough to fit a small handbag or a large pocket while retaining a screen size that is comfortable for 4:3 aspect game.

Great shipping speed
Delivery in 3-4 days of order
Another great device to add to collection

The Anbernic RG353M is a great little device, it is good looking and feels great to handle. The buttons, d-pad and sticks feel good to use. My only two criticisms of the controls are the shoulder buttons, I would like them stacked, but this is a complaint I have about many Anbernic devices, and I would like the left stick and d-pad swapped around (not really a problem on the smaller devices, but can make playing games more uncomfortable on larger devices) It isn't a huge issue usually, just something which I would like Anbernic to change and I know it is something which people have raised for a while now.
The device plays well with the stock software. I found the RG351M played well, especially with custom firmware, including (with frameskip and some other tweaks) many PSP games and N64 and Dreamcast, so I expected as a minimum that this would outperform the older device, and it does. I only really play up to N64, Dreamcast, PSP and Saturn and generally these play well, so does what I've played of DS. I've not tried GameCube or PS2 and imagine it would struggle with these and not really be a device to use if these were the consoles you were purchasing this for.
My main reason for getting it was portability, style and battery life. I have the RG552 which is great, especially with custom firmware, but it is much larger, heavier and has very limited battery life, but it's performance is obviously much higher. But due to the battery life and the speed the battery drains even when the device is off I wanted something smaller with longer battery life but that could still play everything I like to play to quite a good standard. The RG353M does that.
I've not really checked out the Android side of the device so I can't really comment on that. I know it is meant to run even better, but I'm happy with how I use it.
I imagine there will be custom firmware which will be even more optimised making the device run even better, so if you are looking for a small attractive, premium looking device which can play most games on systems up to N64, PSP, DS, DreamCast, and Saturn, which has good battery life, then this device is likely for you. If you want to play PS2 or GameCube games, or you struggle with small devices and controls, which could cause hand cramps etc, then this device probably isn't suitable.
I think for the price and the premium look and feel and what it can do and how good games look playing on the screen, and the sound quality, this was definitely a good purchase and one I would recommend to others.

Have this machine running on arkOS instead of the native firmware and it's doing great. Most old systems run perfect to about N64. Psp I have no luck so far. It also ports pc games. And currently I'm having great fun with the ported pc version of Stardew valley. If you own this game on steam you can get the files you need. I don't use the android side at all.

This thing is fantastic! It’s been a blast going through my library of SNES, Daphne, PSX, PSP and Dreamcast games. The system runs really well with JELOS and have little complaints. The only real item I’m missing is a good hibernation system as occasionally putting it to sleep freezes it.

Perfect also for Amiga games :-)

Hello

2 Emails to droix still no reply after 10 days.

Ordered 128GB SD. Received 64GB SD.

Screen protector is useless to big.

Device ok

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REGARDS RL

Quick dispatch.

Device is better than expected, does everything I wanted, all in a retro handheld.

Very impressed with the quality of the device, far better than I first thought. Buttons feel great and screen is top quality.

Will definitely buy this brand again and would highly recommend it along with purchasing again on this site.

This device is so well built its amazing plays everything up to DS out of the box with no messing around . Droix had it shipped fast and in good order