Laminated 3.5-inch IPS retro handheld with an Allwinner H700, 1GB RAM, dual-band WiFi/Bluetooth, and a preloaded 64GB card so GarlicOS pick-up-and-play emulation feels instant at home or on the go.

I revisited the RG35XX H this fall after flashing GarlicOS 1.5 and the little Linux handheld still punches way above its price. The laminated 3.5" IPS panel is genuinely crisp, and the H700 plus 1GB of RAM keeps PS1 and 16-bit cores locked at full speed while my nightly sync job copies save states over 5 GHz WiFi. ANBERNIC continues to ship a 64GB card packed with thousands of ROMs; I wipe it for my own dumps, but the dual microSD slots make juggling firmware and a clean library painless. Real-world battery life lands around 4 hours with WiFi on, so I tuck a 10,000 mAh pack in the bag, yet the ergonomics and the surprisingly snappy low-profile sticks make this the retro handheld I reach for first when I want to speed-run Symphony of the Night on the couch.

Laminated 3.5-inch IPS retro handheld with Allwinner H700 and GarlicOS. Dual-band WiFi and preloaded 64GB card make PS1 and 16-bit emulation instant.

Anbernic RG35XX H Linux Retro Handheld with GarlicOS

Anbernic RG35XX H Linux Retro Handheld Console

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