TinyCircuits
Thumby
- Price
- $19
- OS
- Open Source Proprietary
- Released
- Jan 2022
- Up to
- Unknown
- Screen
- 0.42 inch Monochrome OLED
- Weight
- 5 grams
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Device comparison
TinyCircuits Thumby vs. Data Frog SF2000
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Quick verdict
- Best value
- Thumby
- Better screen
- Thumby
- More portable
- Thumby
- Newer model
- Data Frog SF2000
Main differences
- Data Frog SF2000 has stronger listed emulation coverage.
- TinyCircuits Thumby is about $5 cheaper based on catalog pricing.
- TinyCircuits Thumby is roughly 95% smaller.
- Data Frog SF2000 has a 60 Hz IPS screen, versus 60 Hz Monochrome OLED on TinyCircuits Thumby.
- Data Frog SF2000 runs Multicore Firmware; TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary.
Details
Data Frog
Data Frog SF2000
- Price
- $24
- OS
- Multicore Firmware
- Released
- Apr 2023
- Up to
- Genesis
- Screen
- 2.8 inch IPS
- Weight
- Unknown
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Specs
BetterWorse
| Spec | Thumby | Data Frog SF2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 | $24 |
| OS | Open Source Proprietary | Multicore Firmware |
| Screen | 0.42 inch | 2.8 inch |
| Aspect ratio | 9:5 | 4:3 |
| Resolution | 72 x 40 | 320 x 240 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Panel | Monochrome OLED | IPS |
| Chipset | Raspberry Pi RP2040 | Hi-Chip Semiconductor B210 |
| CPU | Cortex-M0+ | MIPS24KEc |
| GPU | ❌ | Mali-400 MP2 |
| RAM | 264 KB SRAM | 128 MB DDR2 |
| Storage | Internal 2 MB | External MicroSD |
| Battery | 40 mAh | 1500 mAh 18650 |
| Weight | 5 grams | Unknown |
| Dimensions | 18 mm x 29.5 mm x 8.5 mm | 166 mm x 69 mm x 32 mm |
| Video out | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Hall effect sticks | No | No |
| Analog triggers | No | No |
| Touch screen | No | No |
Emulation
Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
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Emulation source notes
- Thumby DS: Nintendo DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 DS: Nintendo DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
- Thumby N64: Nintendo 64: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 N64: Nintendo 64: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Thumby PS1: Sony Playstation: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 PS1: Sony Playstation: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
- Thumby Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Thumby Game Boy: Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Thumby GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Data Frog SF2000 Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Frequently asked
- What's the difference between the TinyCircuits Thumby and the Data Frog SF2000?
- Data Frog SF2000 has stronger listed emulation coverage. TinyCircuits Thumby is about $5 cheaper based on catalog pricing. TinyCircuits Thumby is roughly 95% smaller. Data Frog SF2000 has a 60 Hz IPS screen, versus 60 Hz Monochrome OLED on TinyCircuits Thumby. Data Frog SF2000 runs Multicore Firmware; TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary.
- Which is cheaper, the TinyCircuits Thumby or the Data Frog SF2000?
- The TinyCircuits Thumby is the cheaper of the two at around $19, roughly $5 less than the Data Frog SF2000 based on catalog pricing.
- Which is newer, the TinyCircuits Thumby or the Data Frog SF2000?
- The Data Frog SF2000 is the newer model, released in 2023.
