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. PowKiddy V2
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Quick verdict
- Best value
- Thumby
- Better screen
- Thumby
- More portable
- Thumby
- Newer model
- Thumby
Main differences
- TinyCircuits Thumby is about $21 cheaper based on catalog pricing.
- TinyCircuits Thumby is roughly 96% smaller and 96% lighter.
- TinyCircuits Thumby has a 60 Hz Monochrome OLED screen, versus ? on PowKiddy V2.
- TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; PowKiddy V2 runs Linux.
Details
PowKiddy
PowKiddy V2
- Price
- $40
- OS
- Linux
- Released
- Unknown
- Up to
- Unknown
- Screen
- 3.2 inch ?
- Weight
- 140 grams
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Specs
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| Spec | Thumby | PowKiddy V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 | $40 |
| OS | Open Source Proprietary | Linux |
| Screen | 0.42 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Aspect ratio | 9:5 | 4:3 |
| Resolution | 72 x 40 | 320 x 240 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | Unknown |
| Panel | Monochrome OLED | ? |
| Chipset | Raspberry Pi RP2040 | Unknown |
| CPU | Cortex-M0+ | Unknown |
| GPU | ❌ | Unknown |
| RAM | 264 KB SRAM | Unknown |
| Storage | Internal 2 MB | External MicroSD |
| Battery | 40 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Weight | 5 grams | 140 grams |
| Dimensions | 18 mm x 29.5 mm x 8.5 mm | 135 mm x 90 mm x 18 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
| System | Thumby | PowKiddy V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Classic systems | ||
| Game Boy | Unknown | |
| NES | Unknown | |
| Genesis | Unknown | |
| GBA | Unknown | |
| SNES | Unknown | |
| PS1 | Unknown | |
| Mid-generation systems | ||
| DS | Unknown | |
| N64 | Unknown | |
| Dreamcast | Unknown | |
| PSP | Unknown | |
| Saturn | Unknown | |
| Sixth-generation systems | ||
| GameCube | Unknown | |
| Wii | Unknown | |
| PS2 | Unknown | |
| Modern systems | ||
| 3DS | Unknown | |
| Switch | Unknown | |
| Wii U | Unknown | |
| PS3 | Unknown | |
Emulation source notes
- Thumby 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
- Thumby GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby 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
- Thumby 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
- Thumby 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
- Thumby 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
- Thumby 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
- Thumby 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
- Thumby Game Boy: Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby 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
Frequently asked
- What's the difference between the TinyCircuits Thumby and the PowKiddy V2?
- TinyCircuits Thumby is about $21 cheaper based on catalog pricing. TinyCircuits Thumby is roughly 96% smaller and 96% lighter. TinyCircuits Thumby has a 60 Hz Monochrome OLED screen, versus ? on PowKiddy V2. TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; PowKiddy V2 runs Linux.
- Which is cheaper, the TinyCircuits Thumby or the PowKiddy V2?
- The TinyCircuits Thumby is the cheaper of the two at around $19, roughly $21 less than the PowKiddy V2 based on catalog pricing.
