Good for
NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA
Support listed to
Saturn
OS
Android 11
Released
Sep 2021
The PowKiddy X18S is a mid-range clamshell retro handheld from PowKiddy with a 5.5-inch 1280×720 IPS screen, WiFi and Bluetooth, and runs Android 11. It is best suited for NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, with support listed up to Saturn. It typically sells for around $173.
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Emulation
Supports 15 of 18 tested systems — 10 at excellent, 1 running well.
DS, GBA, N64, NES, PS1, PSP, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Dreamcast
Saturn
3DS, PS2, Wii, GameCube
Specifications
Display
Screen
5.5 inch
Aspect ratio
16:9
Resolution
1280 x 720
Pixel density
267.02 PPI
Panel
IPS
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Performance
Chipset
UNISOC Tiger T618
CPU
Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
CPU clock
2.0 GHz
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
GPU
Mali-G52 MP2
GPU clock
850 MHz
RAM
4 GB LPDDR4X
Storage
Internal 64 GB eMMC,
Architecture
ARM
Build
Battery
5000 mAh
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
152 mm x 92 mm x 22.5 mm
Material
Plastic
Charge port
USB-C
Controls
Shoulder buttons
Inline
Thumbsticks
Symmetrical
Extra buttons
Power, Volume +-, Back, Home, Keymap, Menu
Features
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