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A horizontal Android handheld with a 5.48-inch 1080p AMOLED screen and Dimensity 8300, for GameCube, Wii and PS2 players.
Retro Game Corps ran GameCube and Wii at full speed at 3x after a firmware update; PS2 results vary between reviewers.
Switch support is limited by the Mali GPU: Retro Game Corps saw crashes and garbled graphics in several games.
Retro Game Corps found the grips comfortable but the analog sticks small, and the screen has PWM flicker.
At a glance
Screen
3.5″Analogue Pocket1600 x 14405.48″Anbernic RG5571920 x 10806″AYN Thor1920 x 1080
5.48″ AMOLED, 1920 x 1080, 16:9, touch. Screens drawn at the same scale.
Chip
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Memory
8 or 12 GB RAM
128 or 256 GB storage, plus microSD
Battery
5,500 mAh
800 mAhcatalog range10,000 mAh
Weight
347 g
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1Anbernic RG Nano: 75 g
2Analogue Pocket: 275 g
3Anbernic RG557: 347 g
4AYN Thor: 380 g
5AYANEO Pocket DS: 540 g
Scale runs 75 g to 540 g across the handhelds we list.
Controls
Two analog sticks
Analog triggers
4 shoulder buttons
Cross D-pad
System
Android
Android 14
Video out
USB-C DisplayPort
Plays on a TV
Wireless
Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
Cooling
Active, with a fan
What it plays
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2026-09-27
$274.99
2026-09-30
$267.26
2026-10-08
$274.99
Specs
Status
Available
Released
Apr 2025
Launch price
$274.99
Form factor
Horizontal
Screen
5.48", AMOLED, 1920×1080, 16:9, 402 ppi, touch
Chip
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Memory
8–12 GB
Storage
128–256 GB
microSD
Yes
Operating system
Android, Android 14
Battery
5,500 mAh
Weight
347 g
Sticks
Two, analog
Triggers
Analog
D-pad
Cross
Wi-Fi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Video out
USB-C DisplayPort
Questions
How does the RG557 run PS2?
Reviews differ. Retro Game Corps ran most PS2 games at 2.5x after an update, while Time Extension and Retro Handhelds saw games fail to load or glitch; Time Extension blames the Mali GPU. We show the lower rating: some games.
Can it play Switch games?
Some. Retro Game Corps found Mario Odyssey playable but other games crashing or garbled because of Mali driver issues. We rate Switch as some games.
Does it have video out?
Yes, over USB-C DisplayPort, limited to 1080p. Retro Game Corps found it charges through a USB-C hub during video out.
What is the battery life?
Retro Game Corps measured about 2.5 hours on Switch and PS2, and about 8.7 hours on lighter systems.
PS11995 Full speed
GameCube2001 Full speed
PS22000 Some games
Wii2006 Full speed
3DS2011 Most games
Switch2017 Some games
