An Anbernic model name breaks down into the following sections:
| Range | Screen-size | Generation | Orientation/material (optional) | Suffix (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG | 35 | 3 | V | S |
Range
Always RG for us. "Retro Gaming".
Screen-size
In this example, we have a 3.5 inch screen.
Other examples:
- "28" - 2.8 inch screen
- "50" - 5.0 inch screen
Generation
Generally refers to the chipset used.
0 was the first generation (RG350, RG280V) with the Ingenic JZ4770 chipset.
1 was the second generation (RG351P/M/V) with the Rockchip RK3326 chipset.
2 I don't remember any devices released with this generation name
3 is the fourth (?) generation (RG353P/M/V, RG503) with the Rockchip RK3566
4 I don't remember any devices released with this generation name
5 is the sixth (?) generation (RG405M, RG505) with the Unisoc Tiger T618
As to what happened to generation names 2 and 4, they may have been used for products that were developed internally but never made it to market, or they may just not have liked the names. Are they unlucky numbers?
Orientation/material
In our example, "V" means Vertical.
When a device has a horizontal orientation, this letter (if it's included) denotes the material:
P: Plastic
M: Metal
Suffix
In our example, the "S" indicates this device does not run Android but, rather, only Linux. Perhaps it stands for "Simple" or "Special".
Another example is "P", as used in RG351MP. Here, it stands for "Professional".
Examples which break the rules
RG35XX
"RG35" tells us that it's a 3.5 inch retro-gaming device.
I interpret "XX" as meaning "this device doesn't fit our naming scheme". To assign a generation would have been tricky, because it's not a "successor" to previous devices. They could have used "V" to denote the fact that it's a vertical device, but "RG35XV" doesn't look right.
RG Nano
"We give up! Let's just give it a cool name."
Are there any other rule-breaking examples that I've missed?