Best Micro Handhelds for Emulation

Compiled & reviewed by Urs von Gunten, HandheldWiki editorial · How we rate · Updated 1 Aug 2026

The best micro gaming handhelds for emulation, ranked by power — 16 devices compared on the consoles they can run.

Mini Zero 28

MagicX · 2025 / 01

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus · 2 GB DDR4

$59Micro

XU Mini M

MagicX · 2024 / 07

Entry

RockChip RK3562 (RockChip RK3326) · 1 GB DDR3

$50Micro

GKD Pixel 2

Game Kiddy · 2025 / 02

Entry

RockChip RK3326S · 1 GB DDR3

$80Micro

GKD Pixel

Game Kiddy · 2024 / 01

Entry

Ingenic X1830 · 128 MB DDR2

$76Micro

RG-NANO

Anbernic · 2023 / 06

Entry

Allwinner V3s · 64 MB DDR2

$60Micro

TRIMUI Smart

TRIMUI · 2022 / 08

Entry

Allwinner S3 · 128 MB LPDDR3

$80Micro

PowKiddy Q36 Mini

PowKiddy · 2021 / 12

Entry

Allwinner V3s · 64 MB DDR2

$60Micro

FunKey S

FunKey · 2021 / 01

Entry

Allwinner V3s · 64 MB DDR2

$70Micro

Cartboy

Gamebox Systems · 2020 / 01

Entry

Broadcom BCM2835 (Raspberry Pi Zero) · 512 MB DDR

$100–$200Micro

Tiny GamePi15

WaveShare · 2019 / 05

Entry

Broadcom BCM2835 (Raspberry Pi Zero/W) · 512 MB DDR

$30Micro

TRIMUI Model S / PowKiddy A66

TRIMUI / PowKiddy · 2020 / 11

Entry

Allwinner F1C200S · 64 MB SDRAM

$50Micro

Thumby

TinyCircuits · 2022 / 01

Entry

Raspberry Pi RP2040 · 264 KB SRAM

$19–$35Micro

PocketStar

Pocuter · 2022 / 11

Entry

Espressif Systems ESP32-C3 · 400 KB SRAM

$57Micro

microByte

Byte-Mix Labs · 2021 / 07

Entry

Espressif Systems ESP32-WROVER E · 8 MB

$45–$60Micro

Arduboy FX

Arduboy, · 2020 / 04

Entry

ATMEGA32U4 · 2.5 KB SRAM

$54Micro

GameBox Mini

Game Case · 2020 / 12

Entry

Espressif Systems ESP32 · 520 KB SRAM

$38–$83Micro

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