GPD XP -- Great Handheld for Streaming and Android Games
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- If you love Android games or streaming, and don't want to use your phone, the GPD XP may already be on your radar. Let's check it out and see how it works.
Buy one here: ban.ggood.vip/10NB3
Use code "BG231d5d" for a discount. If you are in the EU, use code "BGGPDXP12" instead.
This was a review unit sent to me by Banggood. All opinions are my own, they did not see this review ahead of time, and no money was exchanged in any way.
Check out The Phawx's review for some input latency demonstrations: • GPD XP - In-Depth Review
Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
02:18 tech specs
03:06 unboxing and impressions
08:43 software experience (+ cat break)
10:59 retro game emulation
14:45 N64, Saturn, and Dreamcast
17:42 PSP, NDS, and PS1
21:30 GameCube, Wii, and PS2
26:14 Android gaming
29:13 game streaming
33:13 summary and conclusion (likes and dislikes)
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I want to personally thank you for exposing me to this awesome world of retro gaming I never knew existed. I found your channel through the algorithm and it's the best thing it's ever recommended to me. After watching a ton of your vids I made the choice to try out a retro handheld, and just ordered a V90. I have a feeling this little guy is going to start me on an awesome path of retro handhelds. Thanks again and you definitely earned a sub from me. Amazing content!
i got the q90...same story. It really sinks you in deep in retro emulation world O_O
This man is amazing
Welcome to the community, we’re happy to have you!
I am happy with my RG351V, but was very curious to hear your impressions about the GPD XP, as I really like your channel and review approach. You do a very nice job, so I didn't really understand why you were not sure about reviewing this product in the first place.
He explains why in the video: he doesn't normally buy GPD products because they tend to be expensive.
Thank you Russ for this review. I got burned a bit with GPD when I backed the GPD Pocket subnotebook PC several years ago. They delivered, but I found the keyboard switches to be unreliable in registering keypresses, and there was problems with Wi-Fi reception, probably due to the aluminum frame. So I was excited to learn about this this device looking at it through your eyes because your reviews are so thorough and detailed (I picked my RG351MP thanks to your reviews and was very happy with the build and control quality). Certainly looks interesting and more balanced than Anbernic’s new 552, but the price is too high, and despite that price, still no analog triggers which is a very strange omission. So I’m going to wait until you review the Odin. 😁
Hey Russ, thanks for another great review! Just to clarify: your problem using the analog sticks in CoD Mobile is easily resolved by adjusting the sensitivity of movement in CoD’s settings.
Keep these in-depth and lengthy review videos coming. A lot of us appreciate them and It sets you apart from others.
I want to say I am currently playing Metroid Prime Hunters on my newly acquired Anbernic RG552 that I bought after seeing your review. It is a joy to play on the Android 7.1 boot using the Drastic emulator. I have never had the issue you mention with the bottom of the touch screen being less responsive so I am not sure it is a Drastic issue (or at least, it is not the full picture).
Thanks for your extremely useful videos anyway!
Thanks for the feedback Fabrice, the plot continues to thicken :)
As always, thanks, Russ, for the level of review that you give. My hot take, I’m happy to see what the Odin will do for the price/validity of this device… but more so, it really just makes me look forward to what the Steam Deck can do… assuming it ships this year.
This is a great candidate for Bezel Project. It fills most of that black space on either side of the game screen with art.
I'm happy with my Zenfone 5z and Gamesir X2 USB-C controller.
Thanks for the informative video! I am planning to buy this mediatek-supported handheld. Great product!
I was waiting for this 🤩 thanks! I'm enyoying it and now will do better as I can see how to run as your configuration ☺️ 👍
I appreciate your hard work into this video very respectful and thorough
Aloha 🤙 . Very helpful! Mahalo for sharing this with us. I’m going to wait a bit before purchasing this, but great to know it works well across the board.
Picked one up last week and honestly minus the stupid camera hole punch and it lacking in power, I can't help but love this system. It's built well, the screen is very bright and vibrant and the battery life is absolutely insane.
Can it run ps2 and dolphin good? What about HDMI?
@@xylsky1300 Haven't tested HDMI output yet, or PS2 but I've seen tests with Aether running at about 70~ efficiency against a high-end SoC like a Snapdragon. Game cube struggles on it, but a decent amount of games with MMJR2 run decently.
Joey the GPD XP is on sale here I was going to get the RG552 but I think I'll get the RG552 ， since you bought it , do you think it's worth it vs the rg552, they are practically the same price here.
I'm not sure if anyone has already said this, but I'm digging the new intro/outlook. The music is especially good!
Great review, totally agree that the pricing is out of whack, especially with upcoming devices like the steam deck, odin and new retroid pocket.
very interesting. I love the idea of modular controls. Id like to see something like this with a 4x3 screen. Where we could make the controls however we want/ dock it etc.
The Razer Phone 2 has a decent processor, a better screen ratio (for old school games), front facing speakers, and can video output over HDMI.
Hey can it download gta 5?
These reviews are like candy to me. I can't get enough.
Thanks for the Cat break, the very highlight of the video :3
Nice video Russ! Thanks 👍👾
You can get a renewed One plus 8 with a snapdragon 865 and a Razor Kishi or some other telescopic controller for less.
Loving this channel. Also has anyone ever told you how much you sound like Rick Steves from PBS?
Cannot stop vibin to the new intro theme, it's great
Modular control for retro gaming would be cool. Like adding buttons in the shape of the original controller.
Yeah that would be sweet! Nothing beats a GameCube control setup like an actual GameCube controller.
I love the new music, dude
Awesome review, actually made me relook at my XP again after switching to the 552
Happy to be of some help! I like both devices, I almost wish I could morph the two into one big retro Power Ranger with a perfect screen, nice analogs, good connectivity, and stacked triggers.
Giskard I'm undecided between the two.. which one should I get? 552 or XP
@@unassailable6138 if you just do retro gaming, I feel the 552 is a better choice since the aspect ratio is perfect for it. However, if you also want Android gaming plus game streaming then the XP should also be considered. The interchangeable joypad are very useful for some Android games and you are paying a premium for that. Ultimately comes down to which you can get for cheaper price, I think 552 wins in that category.
@@GiskardC thanks for answering the RG comes with a 15000 game library installed on a 128g card here in China... It's very tempting and 30% cheaper than the XP
Agree with the streaming part. I own a GPD XD+ and I've streamed multiple games from my home PC to the GPD on the go. I played the entire Tomb Raider trilogy, the Destroy all humans remake... And streamed multiple farming hours of AC Odyssey and Breath of the Wild.
Agreed the price/performance is crazy when compared to a phone and controller. Thanks for the video
Your reviews are great!! But, if I may add a consideration, I got used to the previous intro music and I prefer it more than yout actual one.
Hi Edson, unfortunately the old music is not coming back. When I first made my channel I thought it would be neat to showcase one of my favorite songs related to gaming (it was composed on a Game Boy). But as my channel grew, people began to associate the music with my channel and not with the original artist's work, even though I linked to the album in every video description. So I discussed it with the artist, and in order to honor their creation, we mutually decided to remove the music by the end of 2021 and so that's why we have some new music. I love the track I'm currently using, which I licensed from the artist to use in my videos, but I never planned on it being my "theme song". I'm working with an artist right now to make proper theme music, which I'll debut later this year!
@@RetroGameCorps I really appreciate your effort for letting us know! I really hope your next theme will be even better the 1st one!
really now, who is asking for a wider than 16:9 aspect ratio in a handheld? it's just cumbersome
Probably because they’re just using spare parts from phone manufacturers, it would be cheaper to just re-purpose those existing screens manufacture rather than trying to create and manufacture their own custom-sized screens.
Hi, I'm big fan of your videoreviews. Maybe a suggestion for making more use of the full resolution of this GPD XP or android phone; Moonlight app supports native resolution. The GPD XP has a 1080x2400 res. If you create that custom resolution on your windows pc, by whatever graphics driver you have and if the game supports that resolution. Tadaaa widescreen gaming!!! I game a lot on a custom widescreen resolution through moonlight and I'm enjoying it. To be honoust you should take the Razer Kishi more part in this review, because it has analogue triggers comparing the X2.
Greetz from a fan!
Thanks for the tips! My issue with the Kishi is that I can’t get over how bad it feels on the back of the controller, it’s very distracting. I actually gave my last Kishi away and then re-bought it because I wanted to at least use it for size comparisons like in this video ☺️
Awesome presentation. I stayed and listened even if I wasn't any more interesting in the device. I was intrigued with androids capabilities today your general knowledge and your focus on practicality because I am a designer myself on a mission to find or design one day the best console for the gamification of governance... (Go figures) By the way, your hands look exactly like mine! Lol! Hand twin! We could make millions (reference to Joe from friends 😛)
One of the best things about the Android-based GPDs is the hardware key mapping function.
Literally the reason I buy GPD android devices, their mapping software is 👌
such a amazing review ans well explained video. atv launcher is amazing you'rs looks mint now.
This is a really cool concept but kind of a missed opportunity. If they were to make the left controller removable this would make a pretty compelling gaming phone. I don't know that I would buy it; however, since gaming phones are a thing, it would be pretty compelling to have a removable controller system solidly built into the device. Those magnetic end pieces are really cool.
Nokia N-gage says hi
@@SpartanX360 Haha I was always a fan of Symbian OS but that thing looked like a taco. The Xperia Play should get a reboot as the PS Vita replacement
Pretty much what they did with the Rog Phone.
I really like the older version, the GPD XD + is the portable gaming device that I love for emulation. I really keep up with this channel, i do not think I need another device, though i would consider buying one if there was PS2 and NGC perfect emulation, but as some games might work and some might not I prefer to just play with the device I already have. I would really like if they were still with the clamshell design.
Clam shell is my favorite, I wish Nintendo would release a switch clam shell.
Right now your only option would be a X18s and to fix it. That costs around 215 dollars once you fix it. GPD is still going to do a GPD XD 2. There was just no good chip they could use that would still allow for a $199 price. This is something they directly told me. With the MediaTek Dimensity line, there are now chips to choose from. They could go with anywhere from a D600 to a D900 for it depending how soon it releases. If it happens this year I think it would be a late 2022 device. Otherwise probably a mid 2023 device.
I also really like the clamshell design of the GPD XD +. I still use mine to this day.
It's why I use the GPD Win 2 to this day. The form factor is perfect as I literally have it wherever I go. Just upgraded to Win 11 and it works great.
@@onelostsheep do you have it with the cooling mod and did you have procured an extra battery as backup?
The lower trigger is an OG duke controller style, really comfortable actually
great review i like how you play psp psp2 gamecube wii streaming games android etc... it is very important to know the it runs them
I really appreciate you digging deep into your library to find this unknown, obscure gem of a game, "Super Mario 3." When I researched it, the game seemed like it really flew under the radar, and only a handful of game history scholars were even aware that it existed. A rare find, indeed.
Russ, you missed one glaring issue because you decided not to use an SD card: the latest version of Android included with the XP screws with the way apps utilize external memory. Thus, many emulators such as Retroarch, MAME, and others don’t have access to any ROMs stored on SD! The DIG frontend is a partial workaround, but even that didn’t help me with Retroarch. I hope you and/or the community will come up with some sort of good solution for this one!
Is that why I failed to setup retrarch on my note10? Because, yeah it was having trouble locating my sd card. Have no problem with this on my note8.
Other emulators seems to be fine, like duckstation, aethersx2 and dolphin.
I hate that feature in Android 11. The way I set up mines is that all my ROMs go into my SD card except for NDS and Arcade. 120GB internal storage is plenty enough for those two systems.
You can edit the ini file in retroarch and get access to your SD card.
@@voteDC Would I have to create an entry for each folder my systems are divided into or can it be pointed to the entire directory including subfolders? I’m not very knowledgeable about messing with the .ini file.
@@allenfrisch here is a nice guide from Wagner's tech tips that walks you through the process of pointing RetroArch to the appropriate location. He did it for the X18S but the same applies here: wagnerstechtalk.com/x18s/#RetroArch
Great review as always. I was on the fence about this one, but now I kind of want it. Aesthetically, it looks a lot more incredible than a phone with an attached controller option. The GDP XP looks like a premium device, and the phone with a controller attached looks like something you'd get from the Dollar Store. Just my opinion.
i have it and i love it for retro gaming and streaming series x /gamepass and ps5.. also today i got rg552 which is an amazing device!!!! love playing all retro games there till dreamcast/psp (i play outrun on ppsp gold atm:) :)
The size of PS Vita's analog stick makes a lot of sense now. Even though, is not comfortable as this one, it does not get in the way when u need to use buttons.
Kinda related to your videos in general and not just this one, but I'd be really interested in seeing what your process of grabbing roms/iso files of your games is like! Disc based ones are probably simple, just shove the disc into a computers DVD drive and rip the file, buuut I'm really curious how you deal with all the other games and consoles.
Taken as a whole I'm digging the machine a lot. There isn't too much I'd change about it.
Nice review! Pretty sure the 1, 2, 3, 4 buttons are for rhythm games.
Hey Russ, have you tried vertical games or shmups to take advantage of that aspect ratio and detachable controls in that way?
Also, the cat breaks are awesome
regarding the touch screen issues with drastic, in the android developer settings you can turn on visible touches. This way you will know if not registering your touches is because of the hardware or because of the software. since it will show all touches recognized by android.
Oh that's great to know, thank you! I will need to test it further.
Gpd xp seems fine, but odin seems perfect for me. I hope AYN ships soon and it delivers everything we're waiting for
Like I have said before. The GPD XP price would had been perfectly fine even with the chip set it has, IF the device had the following 3 things:
1.- You could disconnect the left side controls too.
2.- The controls had analogue triggers
3. - It had Hdmi-out support.
It not having these 3 things is what makes it a very expensive device.
Honestly if the price wasn't so high this would be a really really good buy for 200 ish dollars.
I could see myself picking one of these up compared to say an lgv60 at the same time just because of the already attached high quality controls and giant ass battery with active cooling.
Yea I'm hoping to see a sale/discount somewhere at some point
It needs a dock to be compete in its price range. I may eventually pick one up but only when or if the price drops substantially.
Your old intro music is much much better
4:00 if im not mistaken that's a control focused for MOBA games
Hey man i love your videos! i was wondering if there was a discord or forum i could visit that would help with any issues i may be having with the ADAM image for my rg280v? thank you in advance and happy new years
That mystery indie platform looks interesting. Maybe I will give it a try.
Good luck finding a copy, it continues to elude me.
Cheers Russ. Interesting device, close .. but no cigar.
are you from philippines? very nice narration technique
Not a device I will ever buy, but interesting to watch this review nonetheless.
Use the sharp bilinear shader when you cam instead of filters, saves your CPU and barely taxes the GPU.
Basically Switch Pro! My deal breakers are no analog triggers and that damn camera hole punch. Looks very premium except for that.
Ouch that price. I'll patiently wait for my Steamdeck, whenever that comes out.
Mixed feelings on this one.
I mean this one defo looks like a phone screen slapped in a controller, the 20:9 aspect ratio, the rounded screen corners, the front camera whole punch.. Kinda off putting actually.
And according to The Phawx's video on this even systems that use 4x3 aspect still gives a bigger play window than an RGB10 Max with its 16:9, 5" screen, or the RG552 with its 5:3, 5.36" screen. So thats a plus for me.
Also playing PSP on this looks great.
Performance is very good.
But overall Id pass on this.
A little expensive I think too.
Like many others Im early awaiting the Odin and will see how reviews pan out.
Not interested in Steamdeck for various reasons although I love the screen size on that one.
Nice video btw RGC. 👍
Thank you Russ 😉
For this price I would expect a Dimensity chipset.
So could we cautiously derive that the RP2+ also does not have a faulty touchscreen playing DS games in Drastic? 🤔
May I ask would u be doing a comparison video with Odin Pro?
Probably be ok if it was £150, It's £329.95 which is crazy.
Wow, you got it.
Probably the whole reason I can't bring myself to get any of these devices is that I already have a Razer phone 2, and it's more than good enough to do all of this. Now I just need to stop being lazy and give my self full root access so I can get better controller setup for touch screen stuff.
I wish I could quit obsessing over these handhelds but want one now.
Why not order one? The RG351MP has an excellent screen, great build quality and feels good in your hands. It also has a great interface if you choose 351elec.
It does 't play the heaviest of psp, n64 and dreamcast. But if its your first device, youiterally have thousands of games.you can play from the first Atari up till PS1 flawlessly.
@@Edwinschuur , I’ve got the 350,351P and x18S, so really can’t justify it at the moment .
@@jasonshiers5771 ah your comment made me think if was going to be your first one :)
@@Edwinschuur , nah I just watch all these TH-camrs get them and then decide to buy one that’s really no better than the last.
After watching your review, I managed to find one unit online in singapore at around US$234 with shipping included. It was the last unit left in stock so I grabbed it. Not sure if I got a good deal!
I also found one for 230 dollars , are you enjoying it?
I am hoping the ODIN is “the one”
Too bad for the crazy prices. RG351 in its iterations was peak handheld price/value for me but with the kinds of price we're seeing now one would be better off buying a switch lite and gorging on seasonal sales (already had the switch but certainly did go crazy on the last sales).
Yeah man. I wanna do it
For DS games, consider using a capacitive stylus-it might make more sense in a lot of cases.
I've been hearing the same thing, thanks for the tip!
Hi Russ,
Do you know if you can swap the screen of the RGB Max1 for the RGB Max2? It would be worth considering, but I don't know whether the connection fits and the size is really the same. Primarily because of the brightness.
you have a really cute cat
tfw I came to look at the GDP XP but what actually got my interest was Gamesir x2. I have a pixel 6 so kinda interested between the type C version and bluetooth.. Would be nice to charge my device with type C but taking off my case to put my phone in the controller seems like a hassle.
Chicken. You're awesome.
Can the button mapping be saved as different profiles and launched? It’ll be a shame if one have to remap swapping games…
jeez I want one of these or a retroid pocket 2+, but I can't really justify any of that when I'm waiting for a steam deck in a few months...
12:49 I've been thinking that this is why retroid insists on having a slider instead of an actual stick
There's also a ball rocker mod to alleviate that issue.
The Rg351m, for example, has two analalog sticks too and doesn't have this problem.
I got this for around 300$. it was good and battery last longer. But in term of Performance in-game, It couldn't even beat my old Iphone XS with Kishi Controller. Also my android farming phone for AFK Arena (Samsung S10e for 150$) have same performance as this. i Wish they went snapdragon 800+.
I´m looking for an analogue trigger telescopic controller for Android I only seem the Nacon MG-X Pro and the Shaks S5b do you know more options?
I wonder more and more when someone will just sell a 7” tablet that’s compatible with joycons. They’re not everyone’s first choice, digital triggers, etc., but these companies keep reinventing the wheel and coming up with something at least as quirky, proprietary, and unnecessarily bulky.
Around 13:18 you explain how the analog gets in the way of the buttons, can you map x,y,b,a to the vertical numbered remote? Granted a button will be below or above b button, I don't know how it feels on the actual device but it doesn't sound that bad.
Yes that should be possible.
I’m curious if there will be any price change once the Steam Deck actually comes out.
Very good review but the big black bars cought me
cod mobile actually does have native controller support. its just in settings and has been there since beta
Cat Break is the best feature
so as someone who cant get their hands on an aya neo is this compareable?
I am waiting for the day when something like Sony Xperia Play or PSP Go comes out, absolutely love that form factor and imo is the best way to do compact handhelds (more than clamshell if with just one screen, coz they usually have unappealing blank space on the controller side of the clam).
The UI you chose isn't showing up on mine. Any idea on how to get it?
I wonder if Pinkie finger grips would make for a good crowdfund?
For me the perfect retro-handheld chinese console is the RG351MP
Inspiration
I came to this channel a while ago for the tech reviews. But I stayed for the cat breaks.
Chicken approved!
I like it.
10:50 Hi, Chicken!