Good for
Game Boy, NES, Genesis, GBA
Support listed to
PSP
OS
Android 4.4.2
Released
Jan 2015
The GPD Q88+ is a budget horizontal retro handheld from GamePad Digital with a 7-inch 1024×600 IPS screen, WiFi, and runs Android 4.4.2. It is best suited for Game Boy, NES, Genesis, GBA, with support listed up to PSP.
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Emulation
Supports 11 of 18 tested systems: 6 at excellent, 3 running well.
Mid-generation systems
Mixed5 of 5 systems listed as playable or better
Modern systems
Unsupported0 of 4 systems listed as playable or better
Classic systems
Excellent6 of 6 systems listed as playable or better
Sixth-generation systems
Unsupported0 of 3 systems listed as playable or better
Emulation source notes
- DS: Nintendo DS: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
- 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- N64: Nintendo 64: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
- NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
- Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Saturn: Sega Saturn: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
- Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
- GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
Specifications
Display
Screen
7 inch
Aspect ratio
129:15:00
Resolution
1024 x 600
Pixel density
169.55 PPI
Panel
IPS
Performance
Chipset
Rockchip RK3188
CPU
Cortex-A9
CPU clock
1.4 GHz
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
4
GPU
Mali-400 MP4
GPU clock
533 MHz
RAM
1 GB DDR3
Storage
Internal 8 GB & External MicroSD
Architecture
ARM
Build
Battery
3500 mAh
Material
Plastic
Charge port
Micro USB
Controls
Shoulder buttons
Inline
D-pad
Left
Thumbsticks
Symmetrical
Extra buttons
Volume +-, Power
Features
FAQ
- What systems can the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ emulate?
- The GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ plays systems up to PSP well. It is at its best with Game Boy, NES, Genesis, GBA.
- Can the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ play PSP games?
- Yes. PSP performance on the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ is rated good in our catalog. Sony Playstation Portable: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
- Can the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ play Dreamcast games?
- Only partially. Dreamcast on the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ is playable with compromises. Sega Dreamcast: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
- What operating system does the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ run?
- The GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ ships with Android 4.4.2.
- What screen does the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ have?
- It has a 7 inch IPS display with a 129:15:00 aspect ratio, running at 1024 x 600 at 169.55 PPI.
- When was the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ released?
- GamePad Digital released the GamePad Digital GPD Q88+ in January 2015.
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