PowKiddy X17 Review: 7 Inches of Meh

PowKiddy X17 Review: 7 Inches of Meh

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With a 7" touchscreen. HDMI, and an Android operating system, the PowKiddy X17 appears to be a handheld gaming device worth considering. So how does this stack up to other devices in this price range?

PowKiddy X17: https://www.tomtop.com/p-v9672.html?aid=retrogamecorps&mid=10000043419
FAT32 formatter: http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

This was a review unit sent to me by TomTop. All opinions are my own, they did not see this review ahead of time, and no money was exchanged in any way.

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
00:43 tech specs
01:30 unboxing and impressions
04:23 stock experience
06:16 adding apps and games
09:45 gameplay testing (RetroArch)
13:36 more testing (standalone apps)
17:21 Android apps/games & HDMI out
19:40 summary & conclusion

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Intro theme song sampled from "Hexadecimal Genome" by Bit Shifter:
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