Wow this has been a very precise in-depth review.. you really threw everything at it to test how it works. I won't be buying anymore handhelds till I see a review from you first, that's for sure !
Nice review, I like the design with the big screen, it's a shame they didn't put more effort into taking care of bugs and making sure everything is configured to run optimally.
Nice review, I just ordered a RG552 to handle the older retro games as I already have a 8.4" Onexplayer 5800u that runs everything except original Xbox which runs better on my Steam Deck as Xemu is much more optimized on Linux. The Onexplayer is great but the screen really sucks the battery down, so looking forward to playing retro games on the 552. Also from what I have researched, the Black Seraph Android 9 port is better optimized with less bloatware and includes the Google Play Store and this seems worth the patreon fee to get the most out of this system.
Thanks for this review! I was really considering getting one of these, but you're review saved me $200+. LoL. Currently on the RG353V and PowKiddy A20.
Glad to have helped. We reviewed the RG353P, RG353VS and the Retroid Pocket 3+ (and the original RP3) - all of which are much better value than the RG552
Damn.... i would be very frustrated if i ran in this many issues while trying to play.... A defective SD card is a major problem. Thanks for the review, i will take in consideration if i ever decide to get one of those.
I think all anbernic devices have the same microsd cards. It's a given that you need to get a new one, which is disgusting considering they're charging extra for that 64gb version
Rp3 wins easily. Linux is definitely nice, but with both microsd cards being useless, you're essentially getting an empty system. The Rp3 is more powerful, and at a cheaper price. It's quite easy to recommend that over this.
Okay. I got my rg552 from Ambernic in the mail last week. What they sent did not have the circular air intake on the back. I charged it, put the OS and 256gb game cards in, it took almost a minute to reach the home screen, I scrolled past many 'titles' in Chinese to reach ones with box art and sample anim,, tapped A, it went black and returned to the box art. I tried many times to load. The manual is a joke and I find no support online. No touch screen and dual boot...how? The emulator screen looks like what's in the video. If it's the OS flaw, can I get an image of another somewhere?
Google "jelos rg552 download" - Might be worth joining a few groups on discord, notably "Retro Handhelds" and "Anbernic". - BTW: This video is pretty much the solid opposite of a recommendation, it really surprised us how badly they messed this up!
I have an Odin Pro and bought an RG552 as they're a lot cheaper now. The screen and 5:2 aspect ratio, along with the D Pad make this worthwhile for lower end gaming. PSP runs pretty well along with Dreamcast and some Saturn...
Hello, I have a question, my device does not have "play store" how can I get android games without the store? Is it a good idea to download the store from an apk? Or is there a file that corrects this? My device comes with android 11.
Seriously, they supplied FAKE SD's, talk about taking the mickey..Good solid review there Emu, too much faffing around swapping systems to find one that runs an emulator at a half decent speed..And avid..
Right now I'm thinking Anbernic's whole line might be fake spaced microsd cards. I'm surprised that no-one picked up on this earlier tbh... Or did they?
Great review (as always) my friend. Very in-depth and some was even beyond my understanding, which is good because I learned some stuff. I honestly loath the phony sd cards these usually come with. We expect it from China but since this came from Germany and I’d my understanding is correct, loaded with a different operating system then stock.....its unacceptable.
Hey man, thanks for the comment. All Anbernic devices are made in China and then shipped out. It's just this shop has some stock in Germany. Regarding the "different OS from stock", Anbernic released the update earlier this year to have Android 11, and now they all ship with this. It's a shame that it is as flakey as it is, and if that's not fixed, I can't really recommend using Android with this device at all. JELOS (on a new, genuine MicroSD) would be the only reasonable way to use it- and this may even be the case for other Anbernic devices, too.
Anbernic have a frustrating habit of selecting screens that would be amazing for particular use cases but not designing the rest of the system accordingly. The RG505 for example: They have the Vita's screen. In my opinion their top priority should have been to provide a good PSP experience (seeing how it's early days for Vita emulation and we don't know what the requirements will eventually be for a good experience). They picked the right chipset, gave it good battery life, but they dropped the ball on the ergonomics and the software side of things seems a bit of a mess. It also seems unnecessarily large. I'm not saying they should have cloned the PSP/Vita design, but they certainly should have been shooting for something approaching being pocketable. The RG552: I'm torn to be honest. Part of me wants to say they should have gone all in focussing on retro content. Keep the d-pad and face button-centric design, use either a more modestly specced and/or more power efficient chipset, try to keep the cost down and let the screen's versatile combination of aspect ratio and resolution sell it. On the other hand, that display would also be great for widescreen games. I don't know what kind of resources Anbernic has, but I'd love to see a Steam Deck competitor using that screen due to its versatility. If they do ever produce a more high end device, they'd need to give the layout and ergonomics some serious consideration because it's been a weak point for them on their larger handhelds and some of the competition have tripped up here and there too.
Tbh I really don't know what they're thinking. This had an amazing screen, but a chip that couldn't shift psp games, even when it had a premium price. Flagship this ain't. Tbh we're tired of Anbernic's throwing out rubbish and letting the community fix all the products. It's meme worthy.
Nah. I've not done a claim for any of these, but this product in particular was sent for review purposes.. in turn, we threw anbernic under the bus regarding these microsd cards that they're using.
I'd love to see a Sega inspired retro handheld. The market is dominated by Nintendo design. While I'm not bothered by it anymore. It does leave people like me, far far in the dust. Maybe someday, someone will make something different or at the least, Sega inspired. Good review though.
with steam deck on the pc handheld and ayn odin on the android side this devices are just meh now for its specs. and if i want a pocketable one ill go for the miyoo mini . this would be s great device if only ayn didnt exist in the android space . if they can put a t618 chip in it or sd 680 maybe they could have a chance. great review btw
I really want to see some Ayn devices, but most of them are actually not available at this moment. Their whole site seems to be a list of promises rather than products they actually have for sale. Have an eye out for an Ayn Loki, but Q4 2022 for release could be Q4 2023 for all we know. Good call on the Miyoo Mini btw, that thing is super cute
…i got it early…with hot pixels in the middle without compensation…ali or bang whatever, dont remember…you can update the shit out of this and it wouldnt play ps2 or upwards any way due to hardware restriction…dont bother…superb for everything below though…
What's the problem exactly? Money wasn't given, so it's less likely to be biased. I dislike how you phrase a 'sent in for review' item a 'free item'. Are you assuming that no work was done in making this video review?
@@TeamPandory I'm saying that it'd be clearer if you stated that the item was sent for review at no cost to you rather than saying that you got it at with no money exchanged. I didn't mean to be insulting so I'm sorry you took it that way.
But if we said "no cost to us" that may mean that money could have been given behind closed doors, which certainly wasn't the case. Honestly though, we try to stay unbiased with reviews, and this video right here is pretty much proof of that... This handheld got dragged through the mud.
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I really appreciate the teabag sizing, I was actually able to go and grab a Yorkshire bag and see how big it was!
Perfect! 😁
Wow this has been a very precise in-depth review.. you really threw everything at it to test how it works.
I won't be buying anymore handhelds till I see a review from you first, that's for sure !
Glad you enjoyed it... But... "I'm tired, I think I'll go home now" :-)
Nice review, I like the design with the big screen, it's a shame they didn't put more effort into taking care of bugs and making sure everything is configured to run optimally.
Yep. Big slap in the face to anyone who buys this.
Nice review, I just ordered a RG552 to handle the older retro games as I already have a 8.4" Onexplayer 5800u that runs everything except original Xbox which runs better on my Steam Deck as Xemu is much more optimized on Linux. The Onexplayer is great but the screen really sucks the battery down, so looking forward to playing retro games on the 552. Also from what I have researched, the Black Seraph Android 9 port is better optimized with less bloatware and includes the Google Play Store and this seems worth the patreon fee to get the most out of this system.
Thanks for this review! I was really considering getting one of these, but you're review saved me $200+. LoL. Currently on the RG353V and PowKiddy A20.
Glad to have helped. We reviewed the RG353P, RG353VS and the Retroid Pocket 3+ (and the original RP3) - all of which are much better value than the RG552
Damn.... i would be very frustrated if i ran in this many issues while trying to play.... A defective SD card is a major problem.
Thanks for the review, i will take in consideration if i ever decide to get one of those.
I think all anbernic devices have the same microsd cards. It's a given that you need to get a new one, which is disgusting considering they're charging extra for that 64gb version
Rg353p vs rp3 ? What do you think about the Linux that the rp3 don't have it
It's worth it ?
Rp3 wins easily.
Linux is definitely nice, but with both microsd cards being useless, you're essentially getting an empty system.
The Rp3 is more powerful, and at a cheaper price. It's quite easy to recommend that over this.
@@TeamPandoryokay got you and thank you for the help 🙏
Can you add bezels to these consoles?
You mean to the software? Yeah, should be no problem - You can see some bezels in action later in the video when we try out Batocera
Who’s that TTS guy?
TTS? :-/
@@TeamPandory text to speech
Just got one for $100. Excited to give it a try
Okay. I got my rg552 from Ambernic in the mail last week. What they sent did not have the circular air intake on the back. I charged it, put the OS and 256gb game cards in, it took almost a minute to reach the home screen, I scrolled past many 'titles' in Chinese to reach ones with box art and sample anim,, tapped A, it went black and returned to the box art. I tried many times to load. The manual is a joke and I find no support online. No touch screen and dual boot...how?
The emulator screen looks like what's in the video.
If it's the OS flaw, can I get an image of another somewhere?
Google "jelos rg552 download" - Might be worth joining a few groups on discord, notably "Retro Handhelds" and "Anbernic". - BTW: This video is pretty much the solid opposite of a recommendation, it really surprised us how badly they messed this up!
link to the openbor game?
danielespadoni82.blogspot.com - that has a ton of insane crossovers :-)
Can it play the new games in the App Store?
Depends. You'd need to look at the requirements and check if it makes the cut.
I just want to update the rg552 to 11 without pc mine's broken 😢
You may need to borrow someone's then... Maybe a library computer? :-)
Is there no google play store?
@12:30 - Saying that, I'm pretty sure you can sideload it to this device.
I have an Odin Pro and bought an RG552 as they're a lot cheaper now. The screen and 5:2 aspect ratio, along with the D Pad make this worthwhile for lower end gaming. PSP runs pretty well along with Dreamcast and some Saturn...
Which do you prefer if money isn't an issue?
Hello, I have a question, my device does not have "play store" how can I get android games without the store? Is it a good idea to download the store from an apk? Or is there a file that corrects this? My device comes with android 11.
Check the anbernic discord. They may have a newer firmware with the Google play store.
Seriously, they supplied FAKE SD's, talk about taking the mickey..Good solid review there Emu, too much faffing around swapping systems to find one that runs an emulator at a half decent speed..And avid..
Right now I'm thinking Anbernic's whole line might be fake spaced microsd cards. I'm surprised that no-one picked up on this earlier tbh... Or did they?
I have sold a few rg552 and have myself and those all had original SD cards with them. But that was the first batch.
Are you new to Chinese handhelds these are the typical sdcard they send with the units they never give issues but you can always swap them out
@@mackw919 are you new? Anbernic sd cards are trash. They always fail and you should always swap them out asap. 🤷🏻♂️
Great review (as always) my friend. Very in-depth and some was even beyond my understanding, which is good because I learned some stuff. I honestly loath the phony sd cards these usually come with. We expect it from China but since this came from Germany and I’d my understanding is correct, loaded with a different operating system then stock.....its unacceptable.
Hey man, thanks for the comment.
All Anbernic devices are made in China and then shipped out. It's just this shop has some stock in Germany.
Regarding the "different OS from stock", Anbernic released the update earlier this year to have Android 11, and now they all ship with this. It's a shame that it is as flakey as it is, and if that's not fixed, I can't really recommend using Android with this device at all. JELOS (on a new, genuine MicroSD) would be the only reasonable way to use it- and this may even be the case for other Anbernic devices, too.
Having duff SD cars that are supposed to come from a reputable seller is a potential shocker.
Anbernic have a frustrating habit of selecting screens that would be amazing for particular use cases but not designing the rest of the system accordingly.
The RG505 for example: They have the Vita's screen. In my opinion their top priority should have been to provide a good PSP experience (seeing how it's early days for Vita emulation and we don't know what the requirements will eventually be for a good experience). They picked the right chipset, gave it good battery life, but they dropped the ball on the ergonomics and the software side of things seems a bit of a mess. It also seems unnecessarily large. I'm not saying they should have cloned the PSP/Vita design, but they certainly should have been shooting for something approaching being pocketable.
The RG552: I'm torn to be honest. Part of me wants to say they should have gone all in focussing on retro content. Keep the d-pad and face button-centric design, use either a more modestly specced and/or more power efficient chipset, try to keep the cost down and let the screen's versatile combination of aspect ratio and resolution sell it. On the other hand, that display would also be great for widescreen games. I don't know what kind of resources Anbernic has, but I'd love to see a Steam Deck competitor using that screen due to its versatility. If they do ever produce a more high end device, they'd need to give the layout and ergonomics some serious consideration because it's been a weak point for them on their larger handhelds and some of the competition have tripped up here and there too.
Tbh I really don't know what they're thinking. This had an amazing screen, but a chip that couldn't shift psp games, even when it had a premium price. Flagship this ain't.
Tbh we're tired of Anbernic's throwing out rubbish and letting the community fix all the products. It's meme worthy.
Did you ever get reimbursed for the bad SD cards? Either from Anbernic or the seller?
Nah. I've not done a claim for any of these, but this product in particular was sent for review purposes.. in turn, we threw anbernic under the bus regarding these microsd cards that they're using.
I search forever a console to emulate gamecube and switch 😢
We have to wait 1year more
I'd love to see a Sega inspired retro handheld. The market is dominated by Nintendo design. While I'm not bothered by it anymore. It does leave people like me, far far in the dust. Maybe someday, someone will make something different or at the least, Sega inspired. Good review though.
We will have something for you soon 🙂 promise!
with steam deck on the pc handheld and ayn odin on the android side this devices are just meh now for its specs. and if i want a pocketable one ill go for the miyoo mini . this would be s great device if only ayn didnt exist in the android space . if they can put a t618 chip in it or sd 680 maybe they could have a chance. great review btw
I really want to see some Ayn devices, but most of them are actually not available at this moment. Their whole site seems to be a list of promises rather than products they actually have for sale.
Have an eye out for an Ayn Loki, but Q4 2022 for release could be Q4 2023 for all we know.
Good call on the Miyoo Mini btw, that thing is super cute
…i got it early…with hot pixels in the middle without compensation…ali or bang whatever, dont remember…you can update the shit out of this and it wouldnt play ps2 or upwards any way due to hardware restriction…dont bother…superb for everything below though…
I think you're lying because I was playing Tony Hawk on it earlier today. It can definitely play PS2. Even comes with AetherSX2.
RG552 nice unit duck tape lol lol 😆
Woo oo!
are u an indian youtuber ? your name is from indian word ?
Nope. Team is an olde English word and pandory is some made up word from "pandora"
tell me your British without telling me your British......"the screen is 2 tea bags big"
BOOM! Headshot!!! Got it in one!
yeah still too expensive.
You spelt 'to' wrong
Americans will literally measure in everything that's not SI.
I dislike how you phrase a free item as a no money exchanged review.
What's the problem exactly? Money wasn't given, so it's less likely to be biased.
I dislike how you phrase a 'sent in for review' item a 'free item'. Are you assuming that no work was done in making this video review?
@@TeamPandory I'm saying that it'd be clearer if you stated that the item was sent for review at no cost to you rather than saying that you got it at with no money exchanged. I didn't mean to be insulting so I'm sorry you took it that way.
But if we said "no cost to us" that may mean that money could have been given behind closed doors, which certainly wasn't the case. Honestly though, we try to stay unbiased with reviews, and this video right here is pretty much proof of that... This handheld got dragged through the mud.
Stop with the terrible background music