Best Vertical Handhelds for Emulation

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

The best vertical gaming handhelds for emulation, ranked by power — 40 devices compared on the consoles they can run.

AYANEO Pocket DMG

AYANEO · 2024 / 11

High-end

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 · 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB LPDDR5X

$340–$590Vertical

Pocket Vert

AYANEO · 2026 / 01

High-end

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 · 8 GB / 12 GB LPDDR5

$269–$439Vertical

RG-477V

Anbernic · 2025 / 12

Mid-range

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 · 8 GB / 12 GB LPDDR5

$200Vertical

TRIMUI Brick Hammer Pro U

TRIMUI · Upcoming (June)

Mid-range

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 · 6 GB

Price n/aVertical

RG-406V

Anbernic · 2024 / 09

Mid-range

UNISOC Tiger T820 · 8 GB LPDDR4X

$155–$165Vertical

Retroid Pocket Classic

Retroid / Moorechip · 2025 / 04

Mid-range

Qualcomm Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 · 4 GB / 6 GB LPDDR4X

$114–$124Vertical

RG-405V

Anbernic · 2023 / 09

Mid-range

UNISOC Tiger T618 · 4 GB LPDDR4X (3732 MT/s)

$138Vertical

RG Rotate

Anbernic · 2026 / 05

Mid-range

UNISOC Tiger T618 · 3 GB LPDDR4X

$88–$108Vertical

TRDR Pocket

Go Games · 2021 / 04

Mid-range

MediaTek Helio P60 · 3 GB

$199Vertical

RGB20SX

PowKiddy · 2024 / 04

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$60Vertical

RG-353V

Anbernic · 2022 / 09

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 2 GB LPDDR4

$113Vertical

RG-353VS

Anbernic · 2022 / 09

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$90Vertical

RGB20 Pro

PowKiddy · 2024 / 10

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$70Vertical

X35S

PowKiddy · 2024 / 08

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4X

$60Vertical

GKD Mini Plus

Game Kiddy · 2023 / 01

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4 (Source)

$109–$123Vertical

GKD Mini Plus Classic

Game Kiddy · 2023 / 01

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4 (Source)

$139–$159Vertical

M19

SJGAM · 2024 / 04

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB LPDDR4 (Estimate)

$55Vertical

M18 / R43 Pro

SJGAM · 2024 / 01

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 768 MB DDR3

$76Vertical

R39S

Game Console · 2024 / 10

Entry

RockChip RK3566 · 1 GB DDR3

$40Vertical

TRIMUI Smart Brick

TRIMUI · 2024 / 11

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus · 1 GB LPDDR3

$80–$95Vertical

TRIMUI Brick Pro

TRIMUI · Upcoming (June)

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus · 1 GB

Price n/aVertical

V20

PowKiddy · 2025 / 02

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus · 1 GB DDR3

$55Vertical

R36S Plus

— · 2025 / 04

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus

Price n/aVertical

XU20 V32

MagicX · 2025 / 08

Entry

Allwinner A133 Plus · 2 GB DDR4

$53Vertical

RG-35XX Plus

Anbernic · 2023 / 11

Entry

Allwinner H700 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$64Vertical

RG35XX Pro

Anbernic · 2025 / 06

Entry

Allwinner H700 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$50Vertical

RG-40XXV

Anbernic · 2024 / 08

Entry

Allwinner H700 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$60Vertical

RG-35XX 2024

Anbernic · 2024 / 03

Entry

Allwinner H700 · 1 GB LPDDR4

$50Vertical

PowKiddy A20

PowKiddy · 2021 / 11

Entry

Amlogic S905D3 · 2 GB DDR4

$110Vertical

XU10

MagicX · 2023 / 11

Entry

Rockchip RK3326(S?) · 1 GB DDR3 (LPDDR4?) (5332 MT/s)

$70Vertical

uConsole

ClockworkPi · 2023 / 06

Entry

User chosen core · Core dependent

$139–$209Vertical

GPi Case 2

Retroflag · 2021 / 12

Entry

Broadcom BCM2711 (Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4) · 1, 2, 4 o

$80–$90Vertical

PiBoy DMG

Experimental Pi · 2020 / 08

Entry

Broadcom BCM2711 (Raspberry Pi 4B) · 1, 2, 4 or 8 GB

$90–$180Vertical

LCL CM4 Boy

ChangLiang Li · 2021 / 04

Entry

Broadcom BCM2711 (Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4) · 1, 2, 4 o

$285Vertical

R36S

Game Console · 2023 / 10

Entry

RockChip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3L

$40Vertical

PowKiddy RGB20S

PowKiddy · 2022 / 05

Entry

RockChip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3

$80Vertical

RG-351V

Anbernic · 2021 / 03

Entry

RockChip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3

$109Vertical

V10

PowKiddy · 2024 / 06

Entry

Rockchip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3

$40Vertical

PowKiddy RGB20

PowKiddy · 2020 / 11

Entry

RockChip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3

$90Vertical

D-007

SZDIIER / Diium · 2023 / 05

Entry

RockChip RK3326 · 1 GB DDR3

$67Vertical

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