Android or Linux: which retro console to choose?

Anbernic handhelds come in two families: Linux (RG35XX, RG34XX, RG CubeXX, RG SP 2026) and Android (RG406H, RG Slide, RG556, RG557, RG DS, RG DDS). The choice mostly depends on which consoles you want to emulate and what you expect from the system.

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Linux: simple, fast, efficient. Linux models boot in seconds into a game-focused interface. They cost less and their battery lasts a long time. The RG35XX shines up to PlayStation 1, Game Boy Advance and Mega Drive; H700-based models (RG34XX, RG CubeXX, RG SP 2026) go further with PSP, Dreamcast and Nintendo DS.

Android: powerful and versatile. Android models add Play Store games, cloud gaming and more demanding emulators: high-definition PSP, GameCube, part of the PS2 library depending on the power. The RG556 and RG557 also get a large AMOLED screen.

My advice. To replay 8, 16 and 32-bit classics hassle-free: a Linux model like the RG34XX. To do everything, from mobile games to HD PSP: an Android like the RG556. The Console Finder filters models by system.

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