Anbernic Drops $38 RG 35, a Rebranded BatleXP G350
Anbernic is nothing if not relentless. The RG 55G1 is still in its 72-hour pre-order window, and the company just dropped a second handheld: the RG 35, a $38 device that is, for all intents and purposes, a BatleXP G350 with Anbernic branding. The G350 launched in early 2025 under Anbernic’s umbrella sub-brand, and now the design is folded back into the main RG line at a price that makes it one of the cheapest entry points into the hobby.\n\nThe RG 35 packs a 3.5-inch 640x480 IPS display with the Rockchip RK3326, 1GB RAM, dual microSD slots, and a 3,200mAh battery rated at up to seven hours. Anbernic has pushed the H700 across recent RG35XX devices, so this is a step down in raw power, but it’s also $38. That changes the conversation.
Same Bones, New Badge: Anbernic’s Sub-Brand Shell Game
BatleXP looked like a promising new player when the G350 appeared in early 2025. The reality was more mundane: it’s an Anbernic sub-brand, and Anbernic has spent the past year quietly pruning that experiment back into the main RG line. ‘Classic Up’ was just an RG35XX Pro with different paint. ‘RETRO LAND’ was an RG40XXH. Now the G350 becomes the RG 35 — same RK3326, same 3.5-inch 640x480 IPS panel, same 1GB RAM, same 3,200mAh battery, same 191-gram shell.\n\nAnbernic didn’t even bother with a real reveal: the teaser is under 30 seconds and mostly renders. That’s telling. This isn’t a product announcement; it’s a price-adjusted shelf drop. The company is flooding the $38-50 bracket with near-identical hardware and trusting the form factor to do the selling. It’s the latest front in the handheld value war.
RK3326 at $38: Honest Budget Retro Expectations
Let’s keep expectations realistic. The RK3326 is a quad-core Cortex-A35 part from 2018, and Anbernic has mostly moved to the H700 for its current RG35XX family — the same chip that keeps the $59 RG SP alive. For SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Advance, and PS1, the RG 35 will feel right at home at this resolution — 640x480 is the native sweet spot for 4:3 emulation. N64, Dreamcast, and PSP are not the target here, and 1GB RAM will limit how far you can push filters and more demanding cores.\n\nBattery life is the bright spot: the 3,200mAh cell is rated up to seven hours, and power draw on this chip is low. Dual microSD slots mean one card for the OS and one for ROMs, which is how a lot of retro players prefer to organize. At 191 grams, it disappears into a jacket pocket. If you’re tempted, compare current street pricing for the Anbernic RG 35 on Amazon before buying direct. But if you already own a G350 or any RG35XX variant, this is the same hardware in a new box — skip it. That’s the entire Anbernic playbook in miniature: always a better deal for someone, never a reason for existing owners to upgrade.