Anbernic RG556 First Look: The RG505 Upgrade We Needed
741👉Stubbs tests out the RG556, sent for review from Anbernic, an interesting new AMOLED upper mid-range Android handheld, with a Unisoc T820, 8gb ram, 128gb storage, 5500 mah battery, hall sticks and triggers, 5.48" AMOLED screen, and for once doesn't ship with roms! The OS needs some love, as it has that oversharpening, and you will need to configure emulators to your liking. We hear GammaOS is coming to this thing in the future, so we may have a winner on ours hands in time. Right now, this is right where we started out life with the previous OLED "flagship" from Anbernic, the T618 based RG505.
This first impressions video covers unboxing, comparisons, and a few games from high-end emulation, from PSP, PS2, GameCube, 3DS and Switch. Stay tuned for our Quick Review from Zu, and Deep dive review from Aish, and likely more emulation coverage from Stubbs.
PS2 Emulation Showcase (performance fixed with Vulkan!):
https://youtu.be/kJaBPJ-h7sc
Emulators used:
Yuzu Early Access (latest from playstore)
AetherSX2 3668 (OpenGL)
Dolphin Beta (latest from playstore)
Citra MMJ from October 2023
PPSSPP 1.9.4 (thanks @retrotechdad !)
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📖Chapters
00:00 - Overview
00:25 - Unboxing & Case impressions
02:22 - Shell Finish & Feel, Ergonomics,
03:47 - Buttons & Sticks
05:20 - Size comparisons (RP4 Pro, RG505, Pocket Air)
06:23 - Pricing & shipping
07:15 - Software (Android 13) & Screen
09:30 - Button & stick Testing
10:03 - Vsync refresh rate test
10:12 - Speaker test - down firing (Horizon Chase - Android game test), Anbernic Frontend
11:20 - PSP (Burnout Legends, Tekken 6, THPS Project 8)
13:30 - PS2 (Mega man 8, Tekken 5, Crash Twinsanity)
15:25 - 3DS (Alien Chaos, DKC Returns, Mario Kart 7)
16:19 - GameCube (THPS American Wasteland, Soul Caliber 2, Luigi's Mansion)
18:15 - Switch (Cuphead, Celeste, Hades, Mega man 11, Mario Kart 8
20:05 - Final thoughts
23:05 - Thanks for watching!