A keychain-sized aluminum handheld with a 1.54-inch square screen; reviewers treat it as a novelty or backup device.
Game Boy and Game Boy Color suit the square screen; Retro Game Corps found text in GBA and console games hard to read.
We rate 8-bit, 16-bit and Game Boy systems as full speed, and PS1 as some games.
There is no sleep mode, and the 1050 mAh battery lasts two to three hours according to Retro Game Corps.
At a glance
Screen
1.54″Anbernic RG Nano240 x 2405.5″Retroid Pocket 61920 x 10806″AYN Thor1920 x 1080
1.54″ IPS, 240 x 240, 1:1. Screens drawn at the same scale.
Chip
Allwinner V3s
Memory
0.0625 GB RAM
plus microSD
Battery
1,050 mAh
800 mAhcatalog range10,000 mAh
Weight
75 g
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1Anbernic RG Nano: 75 g
2Retroid Pocket 6: 307 g
3AYN Thor: 380 g
4AYANEO Pocket DS: 540 g
Scale runs 75 g to 540 g across the handhelds we list.
Controls
No analog sticks
Digital triggers
2 shoulder buttons
Cross D-pad
System
Linux
Video out
No video out
Wireless
No wireless
Cooling
Not listed
What it plays
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Specs
Status
Discontinued
Released
Jun 2023
Launch price
$39.99
Form factor
Vertical
Screen
1.54", IPS, 240×240, 1:1, 220 ppi
Chip
Allwinner V3s
Memory
0.0625 GB
microSD
Yes
Operating system
Linux
Battery
1,050 mAh
Weight
75 g
Sticks
None
Triggers
Digital
D-pad
Cross
Wi-Fi
No
Bluetooth
No
Video out
None
Questions
Can the RG Nano play PS1 games?
Some. Retro Game Corps found about half of PS1 games ran fine, while Tekken 3 ran very slowly. We rate PS1 as some games.
Is the screen big enough?
For Game Boy, yes. Retro Game Corps found GBA, NES, SNES and Genesis text hard to read on the 1.54-inch 1:1 screen.
Does it work as a music player?
Yes. Retro Game Corps tested the built-in media and music players with headphones through the USB-C adapter and found the audio decent, though the menus are clunky.
Can I transfer files without removing the card?
Yes. Retro Game Corps used the USB mount option in the menu to copy files from a computer.
Game Boy1989 Full speed
Game Boy Color1998 Full speed
GBA2001 Full speed
SNES1991 Full speed
PS11995 Some games
