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Are ARM/Android Handhelds on the way out? (self.retrogaming)

submitted 2 years ago by Overcast to c/retrogaming

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I love my Ayn Odin. There are great emulators on Android but also a ton of native games with controller support. With a Play Pass subscription ($30/year) and Netflix Games (which I'm paying for anyway), I have everything I need and the battery last 6h+.

The Ayn Odin has a Snapdragon 845, which is quite powerful but just borderline for PS2 and after. I was sad to see that the new Odin devices are windows/x86, which are more powerful but have shitty battery and shaky sleep features.

Other than the Razer, is there any company working on bringing newer Snapdragon chips to compact handheld android devices?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I absolutely love my GPD Win 4 for PC gaming and higher-end emulation, but not so much for older retro gaming. It’s heavy to hold and it’s a bother to think about what TDP settings to use for better battery life and remember to adjust them. So there’s still a place on my shelf for my Anbernic handheld. 🙂 Not to mention the massive price difference and how even the lower-end x86 handhelds aren’t in the budget for many folks. There’s still a market for ARM-based handhelds and although it may be getting saturated, I don’t think it’s actually dying.