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- Are The HORI Split Pad Compact Worth Buying?
I recently did a first look and unboxing of the new HORI Split Pad Compact after I imported the Gengar limited edition versions from Japan. Now I've spent a few weeks exclusively using them, here's my in-depth review! We go over absolutely everything you can imagine from design, comfort, buttons, triggers, joysticks, deadzone and so much more! So, what do I think? Are the HORI Split Pad Compact worth buying? Let's find out!
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Features
1:21 Design & Comfort
2:59 Turbo
4:03 Assignable Back Paddle Button
5:27 Joysticks & Deadzone Test & D-Pad
6:34 Buttons & Triggers
7:25 Price
7:47 Are They Worth Buying?
9:31 Split Pad Pro or Mobapad? - เกม
Check out our review of the Gengar case designed for these, the HORI Cargo Pouch: th-cam.com/video/ihX5VsxXi8w/w-d-xo.html
whats better the gengar or charizard in your opinon?
Just got these yesterday . Love the feel of the grips . I also have the hori pro . For me I like the compact better . I don’t use gyro and don’t care about rumble . The compact fits my hands better than the pro . Pretty sure if my hands were bigger the pro would be my go to . Hori compact is so comfortable to hold if your looking for joy cons for switch you can’t go wrong with compact if you have medium size hands . If you have larger hands get the pro .
Got it today! That’s for the review. Definitely more comfortable for my big hands. But I do miss the rumble.
Yeah the lack of rumble is sad! Definitely check out my videos on the Mobapad M6 S & HD, they're similar to these but more features
@@128KB it’s ok. I’ll get used to it! Also the home key doesn’t turn the console on too.
@@128KB thanks again for the review.
I like this channel, keep up the great work! I just ordered the Gengar compact pad after your review, thanks!
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy them as much as me!
Love your videos, can’t wait to pick these up!
Thank you so much! You'll love them I'm sure!
I haven't seen anyone covering the turbo function, so I had no idea it had three speed settings indicated by an LED light. Pretty cool. Thanks for going in-depth on that.
I feel I should mention for anyone interested in the Split Pad Compact that the Light Gray & Yellow and Apricot versions of it are $50 in the US. You'd only be paying $60 for the Pokémon ones.
Assuming there isn't a licensing issue keeping Hori from including rumble, wireless, and gyro in an officially licensed product like this, my guess is that the lack of those things is due to cost. Each piece would have to have an internal battery (because they would draw too much power from the Switch otherwise) and additional tech. We might be looking at $70 to $80 for the Split Pad Compact instead of $50 to $60.
You're welcome! Ahhh thanks for pointing that out, I did indeed just look at the Pokémon prices in US! Yeah I agree with you, I don't think it's a licencing thing, I think it's due to cost too.
I agree on the licensing, but I think it's more Nintendo blocking these features so as to not hurt their own joycon sales or future prospects of creating their own premium joycons tbh.
@smamurai pretty much this i think. I would gladly pay the higher cost of more premium nintendo licensed hori split pads with said features.
Can't wait for mine to arrive! Just no idea when it actually releases in the UK!
Tomorrow I believe!
@@128KB Yeah I thought it was meant to be the 4th as well, but Amazon have it listed for the 15th, Smyths have no idea other than "November" and Hori UK hasn't even bothered to put up a release date! XD
Thanks to this video, I actually got myself the Gengar one too since it was already stocked in local stores here. Actually I wanted the mint green one and unfortunately there's still no sign if it'll available here or not. I can't wait to experience a whole new level Switch gaming with these alternative joycons so yeah Gengar's fine, it looks much more dope anyway with its light blue buttons and simple yet cool design 💙🎮
You're welcome! Congrats on getting them!!
Just got mine today and I love them!!!
Awesome!
Okay cool! Thanks for the heads up!
You're welcome!
Mega review 🎉
Thank youuuu was a fun one!
Great video and review. Re the paint, are the buttons painted on? I bought the Pikachu edition Split Pad Pro, didn't use it much and was disappointed that the paint on the buttons rubbed off fairly quickly.
I'd buy it just for the Gengar
For the most part same! Waiting for them to become available again
Best looking controller on the PLANET
I literally bought these because of Gengar haha :D
I did buy them just for gengar 😂
Same but for pikachu. I dont even have the dockable switch
Best review 🎉
Thank you so much!
Pick mine up tomorrow! Are you going to do any case reviews? I'm not sure what ones will fit this, they'd obviously fit in the split pad pro ones but I think they'd have too much lateral movement because they are not as wide.
They're making a specific case for these from Hori, I'll see if I can get one when they launch. Fingers crossed
@@128KB Cheers mate!
I love the Color combo so it would match my Pokémon violet when I get it.😂 are you gonna showcase the charizard Hori when it comes out aswell?
Yeah it's awesome isn't it! I'd love to but I bought these myself so it all depends if we can get a sample or not :O
Just bought iine Neptune split pad ( Splatoon) with dedicated hardcase. Just wait for few days ☺️
Finnally found some they come this week put in more compact all is well, no wireless mode
Awesome! Hope you enjoy them
I have them and feel like I need the split pad pro. I wear medium size gloves. Hope that helps. They make my hands go numb due to how the corners sit right on the main nerve in the middle of my hand.
Thank you for the great reviews!
I have a smaller hand, I think around 7 inches, will I enjoy using these Hori Split Pad Compact??
I got hand cramps using the original Joy-Con, and even though Binbok is pretty comfy, but sometimes I felt like the size is too big (?)
Will this fit better?
Thank you :)
For size, I think this will be perfect for you but remember this has no wireless, rumble or gyro whereas the BinBok do!
@@128KB Thank you for the response! It's not a big deal for me since I play mostly handheld & never use gyro 😃
Then I'll be looking forward to buying these asap as soon as it is available on the E-Commerce! 😃
Reviews need to point out that not having gyro, rumble and NFC is a Nintendo stipulation, they are not doing it out of obliviousness.
Oh? That's news to me! Where are you getting that information from? I'd love to see. Makes sense since these are licenced by Nintendo but there's plenty of other 3rd party companies (unlicenced products) that include gyro/rumble/NFC and Nintendo hasn't gone after them. I was under the impression HORI didn't use gyro/rumble/NFC to keep production costs down.
Can you make a video with is the best joycon alternative weighting them all and all controller with best deadzone
I can indeed, I've made a note to do that in the new year some time :)
I have a question, I have read comments from people who say that after a few days of use they are damaged and that they do not feel of very good quality. Can someone who has them tell me how they are?
It shares a trait with many cheaply made controllers though: The sticks gravitate to the four posts on the cross axis. You can see it in calibration mode. Try doing a smooth rotation and it gets hung up on those posts, like a magnet you have to overcome. Not good for top down shooters as aiming at an angle becomes annoying.
Definitely an upgrade from joy cons that come with Switch 😎
I have the compacts since last week and I've noticed that even if in the calibration setting the sticks work perfectly, in-game they have a pretty noticeable deadzone.
I don't know if it is a problem with all joy con alternatives or it only happens with the horis but it is really disappointing
All other joycon alternatives I've tested with dead zone clearly show the dead zone within the calibration settings. I've noticed that it seems to be game dependant on how the sticks react
Any alternative controller for the turbo function while the button is not being held?
Sorry, what do you mean exactly?
Hi may I ask, which is more lightweight between this hori split pad compact and binbok slim or iine slim joycon model?
Not tried the iine but I'd say the compact!
How do these compare to the binbok slim?
Waiting until they do a prime styled version of these before I pick em up ;)
Oh damn that would be insane :O
I ended up buying the pikachu mimikyu ones because of this review I have really small hands so I hope this works better for me right now I have the split pad pro and nyxi ones but there a bit to big
Yesss you'll love them! I personally prefer the compacts myself over all those
what game were you playing? thanks
i was so sold until you said there was no rumble OR gyro 😭. these look amazing but those are two things i NEED in my controllers
Yeah they're the missing features but they are brilliant, I haven't stopped using them!
I got both binbok and split pad. The binbok joysticks are a fraction smaller and have a slight bigger deadzone. Hori still has more of a deadzone than I like. But having gyro is a nice feature. Kinda torn on what one to rock honestly. If you really want the best experience use a pro controller or a equivalent.
Has anybody had any issues such as stick drift with these? I’m considering buying the mint green and white ones. ❤
i have a question about this pad, i read on amazon this consume more battery from the switch when you use this instead the normal ones, is true?
Yes as they don't have their own battery but the lack of rumble and gyro etc means the battery drain isn't very big
I just recently bought them and the hold turbo doesn’t work on the left controller, just curious if thats an issue with my controller or was this intended. Great video though!
Definitely try it again and if it's not working contact Hori for a replacement, I've had an issue with some I purchased in the past and they were quick to replace them!
@@128KB i might contact hori, but i just went back to the store to replace them. The replacement has the same issue where the dpad buttons dont have auto turbo but everything else is fine. Thank you for the fast reply though
Honestly, if they had gyro I would use these all of the time. The dpad and the joystick are really, really great. But due to the gyro I can't really use this on any game that involves aiming.
One thing I have got to say, I got the white+green ones and it's not a good color. The renders make them look great, but the gray plastic they used looks like cheap white plastic. It's not cheap white plastic, but it looks like it.
Honestly I feel these would be a much better sell if they had a version that axed the back paddles and turbo functions and added gyro. Also it's strange that they seem to have sync and sr/sl buttons on the rail. Why include that if they're not wireless at all?
There's no buttons on the rails, they're just solid plastic, guess they just used the original rail design. I asked why they don't include gyro/wireless but they couldn't really say anything other than it's down to the Jap team.
@@128KB they can’t add gyro because Nintendo won’t let them and they will take away their license and logo away from them
@@anonymoushuman8443they may lose it all but they will make more sales in the end
Do your joysticks make a click noise when moved from the center point?
Yeah most joysticks do make a very small click noise when moved past centre position.
I love the gengar ones but I couldn’t get over how cheap they felt
:'(
Got the fixture s2 in last night little heavy but way better than these things
@@chazwhite6408 Explain to the class how a literal piece of plastic is better than an actual working controller?
Mmmm perhaps a christmas gift for my brother, he does have pair of binboks but he always looking for another joycon controller that he can get hands on. He didn't like how big the hori split pad pro joycons felt. So he tried binboks and few other types that he liked better. Maybe he like these.
Yeah I think he'd like these just bear in mind they're handheld only, no rumble or gyro etc
@@128KB That works for us. We dont really use rumble and all the other features of that the main joycons and third party joycons have. Were simple gamers ^^
@@128KB He likes the binboks i got him but few issues with it. Doesn't feel nearly secure as the official nintendo joycons or the echtpower joycons i had that was sad didnt last as long as i wanted. I been hearing many good things about the hori but we didnt get it cause looked too beefy to us lol. So we go through few third-party alternatives. The binboks and the nexigo lasting the longest out of all the third party alternatives we had but were always looking out for something better that suits our needs. Recently got pdp wired controls and pair of pxn pro controllers that we like. This splti compact is something that interest us ^^ Anyways thanks again taking time to respond to my comment. Really appreaciated.
Where did you get the dope shirt though?!
NEOMANCHI
Skull n co: Edc better or max carry better? Need advice cause u can press buttons through the thin case
Really depends if you need something small and compact or something that can store everything really!
@@128KB thanks u earned a sub
One thing I hate the most is the joycon clicky face buttons, does this have the same clicky button or more like a traditional gamepad with rubber membrane?
More traditional membrane, you'll like these if you don't like the joycon face buttons
Bought them one week ago and... send them back 5 days later
To me, even if there are some improvement, it is still not good enough in general to replace the original joycons + a grip.
Here's what I noticed:
Good points:
+ Way more compact and well designed than the original, you don't have the impression of having something too large on the sides of your screen
+ Buttons are all now in solid plastic instead of some in rubber material
+ the turbo button works pretty well and you can have 3 different speeds for it
+ The sticks feel way more "pro" than the ones on the joycons
"not so good points":
- Still no vibration, gyro,.... well everybody knows already
If you pause at 2:50 you'll notice some issues
- The right hand is still in a strange angle so the use of the right stick is still unconfortable
- The D pad is not where I would want it to be to play battle games for exemple
- Well let's go to the biggest issue: pause at 2:54 ... It doesn't fill the palms at all, you still have to hold the switch with a part of your fingers, making the use of the extra trigger not ideal.
After few days of playing, I started to feel some fatigue in my left wrist...that disapeared directly back on my old skull and co grip for the oled model
After sending them back, the only think that I miss from these are the quality sticks that the joycons don't have. So I think my joycons still have some use in the near future
Each to their own! Sadly, no product is perfect and it's all personal opinion/preference at the end of the day. A good grip + joycons is always better than no grip! I myself really enjoy these, they'd be perfect with gyro/rumble for me!
I agree completely. Bought a pair today, will be going back tomorrow.
The joysticks are great. The buttons are fine. But the ergonomics are terrible. Just like using the joycons without a grip, you need your little fingers to grip the bottom. Becomes comfortable very quickly.
As much as I dislike the joycons, using them with a neo grip is a better option than these, from an ergonomic standpoint alone.
Add gyro and HD rumble and its not close.
im considering getting these, because i gave up my split pad pro for a pair of joycons, and i was very disappointed. i had never used them before, but i realized right away that joy cons drain your switch. like what???? they drain your switch battery ALOT. i was under the impression that this wasnt the case, but apparently it is. they charge constantly from the switch battery which drains the switch. so now i guess i have to get an alternative again and these new split pads look good enough. truth be told, i could live without the gyro or rumble. but it would have been nice to have the, and whats frustrating is that its totally possible. the joy cons have 20 hour batteries. which means they last far longer than the switch battery itself. so why the fuck do they need to constantly drain the switch? why cant they charge only when on low battery?
My only issue with these is the home button won’t wake my console from sleep! Once it’s on the home button works just fine 🤷🏻♂️ and my right one has some wobble unfortunately.
Since it's handheld only it doesn't need wake from sleep from the home button, just press the power button. Wireless controllers have wake from sleep on the home button so you don't need to walk to the docked Switch to press the power button. Shame about the wobble though 😢
It does wake you got to press twice and hold the second press mine wakes it up every time
you have not talked enough about the D Pad ;)
Does the switch still dock with these connected?
Yes
OK so I need help with something I'm getting a switch soon and don't want to use the original joy cons because there not very good but I want good joycons and a good controller with no drift and real analog type sticks whst should I go for because I have medium size hands and need some
Check this out th-cam.com/video/f-_3ChNxveY/w-d-xo.html
It it there a safe way to cut off the feet?
I have a question. My 8 year old son want one of these but I know nothing about games. Can he travel and use it? Does he need anything else for this to work if I order one?
If he already has a switch with detachable controllers, these will work out of the box, but can only be used as a handheld.
are the Hori Split Pads better than the Bingbok Alternatives out there? thanks
just got this on midnight blue version.
Awesome :D
@@128KB thanks will you do a review on new 8bit do ultimate controller? it can finally wake up the switch.
I’m buying these
They're very good!
I have a very strange issue with my Split Pad pro Gengar Model. The left analog stick starts drifting every time I play after like 10 minutes of gameplay, but it completely fixes if I remove the joycon itself or if I put the console in sleep mode. That's strange, because if it would be a normal case of drifting it wouldn't solve by simply removing it or turning off the console.
When it happens, the analog stick seem to move my character down even when it's in neutral position.
Can anyone help?
100% contact HORI, my experience with their customer service was very good and they replaced my faulty ones previously!
The artwork is amazing but I have huge hands so I am forced to get the Split Pad Pros.
They're releasing new Pokemon Split Pad Pro's soon! We'll be checking out the Charizard ones hopefully!
I still think the nyxi hyperion meteor are the best ones overall
Yeah they're good because of the gyro, rumble etc!
just got this today, mine's a little bit loose especially the right joycon
Oh that's a shame, no issue on mine 😢
Is this joystick have the best movement ?
I prefer these than the joycon joysticks as these as slightly larger with more range of motion
Are also compatible with Original Switch???
more importantly: where he get that shirt tho?
Man, these look great but why can't Hori make a model with all the joycon features? I absolutely am not interested unless they can do everything the regular joycons can.
I think it's down to price point, they'd be very expensive if they had rumble/gyro etc.
The split pad is licensed by Nintendo. Do you think Nintendo would allow them to put all those features here? it will make their own Joycon pretty much useless.
Just ordered mine because of the usual drifting issue. Hori doesn't have that problem, right?
Sadly all controllers can suffer drift due to the way the joysticks work. The only way to stop drift entirely is hall sensors using magnets and there's no joycon alternative that uses those sadly.
Ordered the white and yellow so I could play Skyrim more comfortable in handheld 😂
Awesome
How does the speckled grip feel texture-wise compared to the split pad pro? I found the pro extremely rough and irritating to use, I could not stand it. Does the speckled feel like its going to scrape off, catch on anything, rough or uncomfortable? Anything that you could best compare it to? Same for the sticks, they look like they have a texturing in the middle.
For me it's not rough or uncomfortable at all, more like a soft touch. The sticks do have texture in the middle but again very soft in my opinion! I'll do a video soon showing both these and the pro's together
Screw the hori pads I'm more interested in where you got that shirt? Lol
🤣🤣🤣 Neomachi
@@128KB thanks xD
Did you manage to kill that mosquito during the intro?
Hmmmmm better than the binbok pro slim joypads?
Build quality wise and comfort, yes for me these are better but I haven't properly compared them. I will likely do a video, stay tuned
Why is every other reviewer saying there is a deadzone with these controllers? I'm really confused.
I'll do a dedicated deadzone video in the future where I test a bunch of different joycon alternatives so you can see how it compares there
@@128KB that would be great! I ordered these by the way, based on your review. So dead zone or no dead zone, I'm invested! If there is a dead zone I'm hoping I can get used to it.
Sir can u calibrate this pad? Coz mine cannot, this is huge minus to this product
Trying to use the Turbo feature to farm Pokemon Violette battles with an Amulet coin. The turbo will automatically turn off after awhile. Is anyone else having this issue?
I've not had that issue at all, contact HORI via their support email on their website and enquire
@@128KB okay thank you
It doesn't turn off you're going to your home screen and doing other stuff that's when it turns off so on your home screen it doesn't go crazy when you have it on auto don't leave the game and it won't turn off
I also don't notice a dead zone that you guys are talking about they're just way more travel distance so it moves a lot slower now every other account alternative that has all the features I do see The Dead Zone even in an analog settings and in a lot of them stick to certain points and you can't even do a full circle
My only issue is it's too annoying to attach one on the left of the regular joy-con it feels weird it's just too wide sometimes when you're laying down
Will these work on let’s go pikachu?
Likely not since there's no gyro, can't remember if the game can be played without gyro, if so then they will work
If you really need hd rumble, just replace one of the regular joycons
True!
Do these work with pokemon let's go?
There's no gyro sadly
DEAD ZONE IS THE KEY SURE BUY
100%
what game is he playing at 9:22
Bayonetta
I have had Christmas money from relatives for three days that’s too long it’s time to go
🎉🎉🎉
@@128KB I got them they are actually great
Hate the fact their not wireless!
I like to play on the tv and not being able to use these for that is awful 😭
Yeah handheld only sadly
Honestly if they had Rumble yes. Otherwise for me, personally no
Yeah rumble/gyro would make these 10/10
No dead zone? Sold!!!!
They're like mini-split pad pro's! Best sticks on the market for joycon alternatives for sure
See the thing is….I already have a grip case and carrying case. They’re releasing these too late imo
Fair play, you're already set!
Now, the question is…. Does it get drift?
Sadly all controllers can drift unless they have hall effect sensors, like these! th-cam.com/video/f-_3ChNxveY/w-d-xo.html
I would just for pika
:D
Wait, so these are affordable joy con proxy's, that leave out all of the extraneous worthless features that artificially inflate the price of the JoyCons like NFC (You couldn't pay me to buy an amiibo), HD rumble (There's like 3 games that use it), and gyro (aiming with gyro gives me motion sickness)... all for only 25 euro on amazon right now. That's frankly absurd. I'm definitely gonna check these out.
me saw gengar, 2 neuron say buy. me buy
Haha me too
My split pad definitely has a deadzone bro. Don't know what your smokin.
Just because yours does doesn't mean they all do lol. You saw me testing them on the calibration screen that shows there's none. Have you done the same? Some games respond differently.
I like them cause they are beefier then the original joycons. Though the originals work fine I just have big hands. They are an upgrade though sadly you are right no batteries but the battery drain isn't sufficient you'll hardly notice a difference.
They got drift the same day I got them 😐
That sucks but if it happened the day you got them get them replaced, clearly a manufacturing fault. HORI support is very good. Drift only happens due to extended periods of time being used causing dust etc. to get into the mechanism. Check these out though, these can't ever drift: th-cam.com/video/f-_3ChNxveY/w-d-xo.html
You can only use em hand held ? Wow you can use nyxi cons on the switch and off the switch and turn them into one big controller , L
Indeed, reviewed them on the channel, but some people want handheld only 🤷♂️ shame though, these would be epic with more features.
Unlucky me they’re not available
They will be soon!
Has anyone noticed a similar battery drain to the hori split pad pro?
I have these. Despite the larger size, the original split pad pro are still better. The dpad is also better on the originals. These have less grip on the back which causes your right hand to cramp faster.
Personal preference and hand size, everyone's different, I prefer these over the Pro's including the dpad.
@@128KB got u. I prefer the original because I have big hands. I don't have small girly hands. Also the dpad is some shit on these and the analogs have way too much give, facts!
Nope their not, the ruined them, what made horie split old good was the size and shape, I own pair of requaler split pad it's great cause of that
I'm sure people with smaller hands than you think the exact opposite lol
Nintendo truely wants their shit joycons to be the IT controller. They know if they allowed hori to add nfc amibo use gyro and vibration function NOBODY I MEAN NOBODY WILL EVER BUY A SHITCON
Haha true!
they drift all the time !!!!! never againe!!!!