Good for
NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA
Support listed to
Saturn
OS
Linux (Batocera)
Released
Jul 2025
The Action Pi 兀 is a budget horizontal retro handheld from Helegaly with a 4.02-inch 960×720 IPS screen, WiFi and Bluetooth, and runs Linux (Batocera). It is best suited for NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, with support listed up to Saturn. It typically sells for around $65.
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Emulation
Supports 15 of 18 tested systems — 8 at excellent, 3 running well.
DS, GBA, N64, NES, PS1, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy
PSP, Saturn, Dreamcast
Wii, GameCube
3DS, PS2
Specifications
Display
Screen
4.02 inch
Aspect ratio
4:3
Resolution
960 x 720
Pixel density
298.51 PPI
Panel
IPS
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Performance
Chipset
Allwinner A527
CPU
Cortex-A55
CPU clock
0.4 GHz - 2.0 GHz
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
GPU
Mali-G57 MC1-2EE
GPU clock
600 - 950 MHz
RAM
2 GB LPDDR3X
Storage
Internal 16 GB eMMC, External MicroSD
Architecture
ARM
Build
Battery
5000 mAh
Weight
220 grams
Dimensions
172 mm x 82.5 mm x 30.3 mm
Material
Plastic
Charge port
USB-C x2
Controls
Shoulder buttons
Stacked
D-pad
Top
Thumbsticks
Symmetrical
Extra buttons
Power, Volume +-
Features
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