Deal | Anbernic summer flash sale sees significant discounts on a range of handhelds
Anbernic has a bewildering and often confusing range of products in both vertical and horizontal form factors. However, these can largely be broken down into 2 categories.
The more budget oriented devices run Linux, and are usually based on the Allwinner H700 chipset, such as RG35XXSP. This Game Boy clone mimics the Game Boy Advance SP folding mechanism, making it highly pocketable. H700 based handhelds will play everything up to PS1, with some Dreamcast, N64 and PSP games, although performance will be limited and depend largely on the title. The RG35XXSP is currently seeing discounts of up to 37%, making it a decent value proposition at $40.99, when vendors still sell it on Amazon for $75.99. The RG34XXSP comes with analogue sticks, but runs the same chipset (H700). This currently carries a smaller discount, yet offers the same performance as the cheaper RG35XXSP, and newer titles that would make use of the analogue sticks are unlikely to perform that well, making the RG34XX a significantly reduced value proposition.
In the same category, is the RG Cube XX (not to be confused with the RG Cube non XX variant) which is currently priced at $54.93 (18% discount) and runs the same chipset, but is equipped with a perfectly square screen, making it ideal for older 8 and 16 bit emulation such as the Super Nintendo.
Anbernic's more expensive line-up, typically exceeds $100 and ship with Android, offering either a Unisoc Tiger T618, or T820.
T618 variants run Android 12, and include the RG405V, RG405M and RG505. These are generally capable of running systems up to PSP, with some GameCube and Wii games playable. These devices are currently seeing discounts between $28 and $58, depending on the model you choose.
On the upper end of the spectrum are the T820 based devices. These include the RG Slide, RG Cube (Non XX variant) and RG556, which should run more or less everything up to PS2, again depending on the game. These ship with Android 13, and are seeing discounts of up to 16% depending on the model.
At the top of the stack is the RG557, which is currently on sale with a 5% discount. After some speculation that this would ship with a Snapdragon G2, it now ships with a Mediatek Dimensity 8300. This should make the device capable of running everything up to and including PS2, with room for some Switch emulation, albeit on less demanding titles. The RG557 ships with Android 14, but at $237.49 wouldn't be described as cheap, particularly when a certified refurbished Steam Deck can be had for as little as $279, which is arguably more capable.
The sale runs from now, until the 20th July 2025.
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