There’s quite some hot takes in these comments. Anbernic’s quality is second to none and emulation is perfect up to PlayStation. Add in rewind features and online multiplayer to every game and you got a solid handheld.
I’m going to throw in my two cents here. I recently got into the portable emulator hobby myself. I was going back and forth between the two devices and settled on the RG351M. For the following reasons (my opinion, of course).
1) Superior build quality. The D-pad and analog sticks are better on the Anbernic models. 2) D-pad placement. Let’s be real here, 95% (or more) of all your time is going to be used on 2D games. Why put an analog stick on the default position here? 3) OS. As NL pointed out, the 351ELEC OS is so easy to get up and running, it’s almost too easy. It’s a 600 MB download, taking up very little of the SD card (which means more room for games). Android is far more versatile, but you will be spending so much time trying to get it to do things that when it really comes down to it, isn’t the whole point of something like this is to pick up and play games? The 351ELEC OS gets this and does everything you need it to do.
They are still both very fine handhelds though but I really think the 351 is the way to go.
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Re: Hardware: Anbernic RG552 - A Big-Screen Upgrade To The Popular RG351
I love my Anbernic devices but the RG552 compared to the Odin, it’s just no competition, unfortunately.
Re: Hands On: The Anbernic R351V Offers A Real 'Game Boy' Vibe
@Scrubsguy yes, you are correct.
Re: Hands On: The Anbernic R351V Offers A Real 'Game Boy' Vibe
There’s quite some hot takes in these comments. Anbernic’s quality is second to none and emulation is perfect up to PlayStation. Add in rewind features and online multiplayer to every game and you got a solid handheld.
Re: Hands On: Retro Handheld Face-Off - Anbernic R351 Vs Retroid Pocket 2
I’m going to throw in my two cents here. I recently got into the portable emulator hobby myself. I was going back and forth between the two devices and settled on the RG351M. For the following reasons (my opinion, of course).
1) Superior build quality. The D-pad and analog sticks are better on the Anbernic models.
2) D-pad placement. Let’s be real here, 95% (or more) of all your time is going to be used on 2D games. Why put an analog stick on the default position here?
3) OS. As NL pointed out, the 351ELEC OS is so easy to get up and running, it’s almost too easy. It’s a 600 MB download, taking up very little of the SD card (which means more room for games). Android is far more versatile, but you will be spending so much time trying to get it to do things that when it really comes down to it, isn’t the whole point of something like this is to pick up and play games? The 351ELEC OS gets this and does everything you need it to do.
They are still both very fine handhelds though but I really think the 351 is the way to go.