Device comparison
TinyCircuits Thumby vs. TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade
Compare specs, emulation support, community reviews, ownership, and play history.
Not shown to scale. Real-world dimensions are missing for one or both devices.
Main differences
- TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade runs Linux.
- 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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- Price
- Unknown
- OS
- Linux
- Released
- Unknown
- Up to
- Unknown
- Screen
- Unknown
- Weight
- Unknown
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| Spec | Thumby | Pocket Arcade |
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| Price | $19 | Unknown |
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| OS | Open Source Proprietary | Linux |
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| Screen | 0.42 inch | Unknown |
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| Aspect ratio | 9:5 | Unknown |
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| Resolution | 72 x 40 | Unknown |
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| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | Unknown |
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| Panel | Monochrome OLED | Unknown |
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| Chipset | Raspberry Pi RP2040 | Unknown |
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| CPU | Cortex-M0+ | Unknown |
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| GPU | ❌ | Unknown |
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| RAM | 264 KB SRAM | Unknown |
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| Storage | Internal 2 MB | Unknown |
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| Battery | 40 mAh | Unknown |
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| Weight | 5 grams | Unknown |
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| Dimensions | 18 mm x 29.5 mm x 8.5 mm | Unknown |
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| Video out | No | No |
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| Bluetooth | No | No |
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| Hall effect sticks | No | No |
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| Analog triggers | No | No |
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| Touch screen | No | No |
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Emulation
Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
| System | Thumby | Pocket Arcade |
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| Classic systems |
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| Game Boy | | Unknown |
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| NES | | Unknown |
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| Genesis | | Unknown |
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| GBA | | Unknown |
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| SNES | | Unknown |
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| PS1 | | Unknown |
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| Mid-generation systems |
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| DS | | Unknown |
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| N64 | | Unknown |
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| Dreamcast | | Unknown |
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| PSP | | Unknown |
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| Saturn | | Unknown |
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| Sixth-generation systems |
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| GameCube | | Unknown |
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| Wii | | Unknown |
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| PS2 | | Unknown |
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| Modern systems |
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| 3DS | | Unknown |
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| Switch | | Unknown |
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| Wii U | | Unknown |
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| PS3 | | Unknown |
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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 TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade?
- TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade runs Linux.