Powkiddy X51 retro gaming handheld presented with a 5-inch display and Nintendo Switch looks

Powkiddy has introduced the X51, another retro gaming handheld by the company modelled on an existing games console. This time, Powkiddy has aped the Nintendo Switch, with the Powkiddy X51 even featuring the Switch's blue and red Joy-Con controllers. Unsurprisingly, the Powkiddy X51 does not come with detachable controllers. However, Powkiddy has included more ports than the Nintendo Switch has, with two USB Type-A ports, a USB Type-C connection, an HDMI port and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Also, the Powkiddy X51 has a microSD card support, needed because of the device's 128 MB of built-in storage. Additionally, the Powkiddy X51 has 128 MB of LPDDR2 RAM and an ATM7051 chip found in equivalent devices. For reference, the ATM7051 has four ARM Cortex-A9 cores running at 900 MHz, which power a 5.0-inch IPS display operating at 800 x 480 pixels. Incidentally, the Powkiddy X51 has a 2,500 mAh battery and a 0.8 W speaker, should you not have any headphones to hand.

Supposedly, the Powkiddy X51 is powerful enough to emulate Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Neo Geo and PlayStation games, among others. While that remains to be seen, the Powkiddy X51 is orderable now for US$52.99, including shipping. Moreover, Powkiddy recently announced the RGB20S, a Game Boy lookalike with USB Type-C, Wi-Fi and two microSD card readers.

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