E5 Ultra: Unusual retro gaming handheld launches with PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube emulation chops

GameMT has started selling a new gaming handheld after pictures of the device emerged earlier this year. As expected, the device in question is the E5 Ultra, which looks a lot like the E5 Plus that preceded it. However, as Retro Gaming with Deadfred discusses in the video below, the E5 Ultra improves upon the E5 Plus in various areas.

For instance, GameMT has swapped the Rockchip RK3566 for the Unisoc T620. A considerably more powerful chipset, the Unisoc T620 contains two ARM Cortex-A75 CPU cores, six Cortex-A55 CPU cores and a Mali-G57 MP1 GPU that allows it to emulate systems up to the Nintendo Gamecube and the PlayStation across its 5-inch and 720p display.

Moreover, the E5 Ultra boasts an extra Hall effect joystick, 6 GB of RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery. On top of that, the handheld runs Android 14 out of the box just like the similarly powerful Kinhank K56 before it (curr. $179.99 on Amazon). Currently, the GameMT E5 Ultra can be picked up from marketplaces like AliExpress and Banggood for between $113 and around $140, depending on the seller, before applying any discount codes. At the time of writing, the E5 Ultra is available in a choice between black, grey and white colour options.