Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 Powers Anbernic's Dual-Screen 3DS Rival
Anbernic announcements usually arrive with a spec sheet and a sub-$100 price tag stapled to the same sentence. The RG DDS breaks the pattern. It's…
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ESA Wants Anbernic Labeled a 'Superfake': What's at Stake
For years, the pre-loaded microSD card has been the retro handheld scene's most awkward open secret. You buy an Anbernic, it shows up with thousands…
SpruceOS 4.5.4 Adds Offline RetroAchievements and MagicX Support
SpruceOS didn't ship a maintenance drop — 4.5.4 is a real release with a headline feature. Offline RetroAchievements has landed: cached games, cached…
Anbernic's Dual-Screen RG DDS Takes Aim at Retroid Pocket Duo
Anbernic spent 2026 quietly building out its dual-screen ambitions, and this week it tipped its hand with the RG DDS — a clamshell explicitly aimed…
SleepManager Cuts Android Handheld Standby Drain — No Root Needed
Leave an Android handheld sitting in a case overnight and there's a decent chance it greets you with a battery percentage that has quietly fallen off…
spruceOS v4.4.0 Goes Stable on Anbernic H700, Adds DS Emulator
Barely a month after spruceOS v4.3.4 shipped as a quiet bug-fix pass, v4.4.0 lands as arguably the largest update this custom firmware has ever seen.…
Retroid Pocket Duo Lite Lands at $135, Undercutting Anbernic
Retroid just made the dual-screen handheld market's cheapest question a lot harder to answer. The Pocket Duo Lite's entry configuration — 4GB of RAM,…
Anbernic RG DS Plus Gameplay Showcases Smooth DS Emulation
There's no spec sheet at the top of [Anbernic's RG DS](https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2yHo6gp) Plus gameplay video — no FPS counter, no battery…
Anbernic's DS Clone Leads a Stacked Week of Emulation News
Some weeks deliver one manageable headline. This one detonates. The [RG DS](https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2yHo6gp) Plus finally has an official…
Anbernic RG DS Plus Upgrades DS Clamshell, But 3DS Remains Elusive
Anbernic didn't just put a 'Plus' sticker on its DS homage — it gave the clamshell a reason to exist. The RG DS Plus jumps from 640x480 to 1024x768,…
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…
Anbernic RG55G1: $140 Snapdragon Handheld That Knows PS2 Limits
Anbernic's RG55G1 is the rare retro handheld that knows exactly what it wants to be: a $140 Snapdragon machine chasing the mid-range throne instead…