That piece of paper is fish paper, its a good (and cheap) insulator. You can buy your own and cut a piece if you own this device to do their fix yourself.
Retroid handhelds are a better deal. They're actually using powerful chips. My years old Pocket 2+ is still more powerful than most of anbernic's current releases
"as long as youre there watching while it charges, it'll be fine" is the summary of my IT career XD, for some reason things only break while not being observed throughout my experience with tech
One of the only big RUclipsr actually covering the qc issues of ambernic! Great job…. I hope more channels pressured anbernic to get their charging issues sorted !
I once got to try both revisions in a brick-and-mortar store, and one thing I noticed that the ABXY keys might tilt on the side if pressed on any point but dead center. It's definitely not the same as the original GBASP where pushing everywhere mostly still pushed the whole button evenly downwards. It's the issue with the internals of the buttons, which some people say have been redesigned but some say have not.
Noting the addition of fish paper. At least when I've personally tested it, the fish paper insulation actually insulates the heat in the batter compartment and increases the surface temp of the back of the SP while it's running (I was just looping N64 games to force it to heat up for a rough comparison) and it averaged around 2 degrees Celsius hotter WITH the fish paper. So, I think because it's an insulation material, it's actually just insulating heat in the battery so that it has nowhere to go except in the battery compartment and back, so at least anecdotally I think the revision's fish paper addition is actively worse. On the exploding batteries thing, from what I can tell, I don't think it happens to every device necessarily, but it's a quality control issue with the charging IC due to really crummy manufacturing tolerances. It will get hot when charging, but the ones that will actively explode are the ones that get easily overloaded by voltage from the wall, even for the "safe" chargers. I don't watch my SP charge at all, just charge with the "right" charger or off a laptop USB port, and have been doing so for months with zero issues. Given that reports I've seen of people having this happen to them are either in those same conditions or with higher voltage chargers, I'd say the fears of explosion are likely misplaced, and you'd know by now if you had one that would catch fire. All the online reports I'd seen reported the issue within a month of use. The quality of life in lacking C to C charging is probably the big downside for me at this point.
Geeze, I was completely unaware of the battery issue, and my RG35XXSP is arriving today. I wouldn't have bought it if this video existed just 3 days earlier
I have two RGXXSP one blue and one see through black. I love them I just got it to trade Pokémon wirelessly. I took it to China and back I have been able to complete SNES games from my childhood and my large library of GBA games I have not completed. I don't have to worry about if it breaks or blows up vs my 3ds, NDS, or NDS lite. I keep those locked up and safe. The re-sellers' market on the old retro consoles is out of control and I can pocket this thing without a problem. I charge mine regularly, but I keep it on a solid non or less flammable surface. Never had a charging issue or battery issue, bought mine when it launched. Just my opinion use it and if it breaks or blows up, I just hope my micro sd card doesn't go with it. Might back up my saves to the cloud. I 100% understand your stance on not watching your devices while they charge. all my stuff charges next to me usually so I can unplug if I see or smell smoke.
Joey always keeping it real! So you are saying that all H700's have a potential battery issue when charging USB-C to USB-C? This is important info to consider and know when making a purchase decision. 🍻👍🏼
Also it should not be a concern or an issue technology is advanced enough to know how to regulate and give the correct power for the battery it is charging these are clearly cheap as chips battery's with probably more chance of failing than pretty much any other Also not using lipo battery's could help as well especially for people who don't even think about how you should charge a battery etc. they are known most volatile battery's look up rc car lipo fire. Pretty shady tbh just to save a quick buck. I know others do it like ayn but at least they use decent ones and know how to get Android to charge at the correct rate Odin 2 charges up to 65w my charger is 35 it doesn't even max that out.
The battery issue happens if you use usb-c fast charge mode, get a normal 5v charger 1.5 to 2 amps or charge from an USB port of your pc or laptop and there will be no problem with the battery
Finally a comparison between the old stock and new one. Just wish to know about the quality of the plastic that is used in those devices and an observation of the hinges. As someone who is getting their first emulation handheld and anbernic device, I don't want it to break easily. Saw a couple of people posting on reddit about the transparent colored ones (especially the blue one) being prone to easily having broken hinges in just a few weeks..
4:43 I think you're kinda over exaggerating here... I'm about to purchase this device because honestly I searched everywhere (as a complete noob on the matter) for the most similar device possible to the original SP and what I was thinking about doing was: plug the device to charge (with a low voltage charger and usb-a to usb-c cable all that stuff), do whatever for a couple hours and just go to unplug it. I can't see any possible issue if you just use logic and avoid leaving it plugged in for many more hours than what's necessary or use a much more modern charger. That being said, I haven't placed my order yet so if anyone miraculously sees this comment and has some suggestions or insight for a complete ignorant on buying his first cute emulator, I'm all ears :) Also thank you so much for the video, it's genuinely incredible how much stuff about those devices there is, I remember thinking using an emulator on a regular pc was already quite hard lol!!
Oh yeah and to add to your "rant" about batteries, I understand that its 2025 and it's simply a lazy issue of the manufacturer's but honestly, is there a better alternative for a clam-shell that resembles a gameboy and not a ds?
The only issue, I have with the battery at fully charged is the drain while it being powered off for the night and next day it is at anywhere between 85-90% on both of my rg35xxsp's. That is an insane amount of discharge while the device is off. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing that but I ordered two battery replacements to see if that fixes it.
@@OMGJaybe Crazy right? I dont leave any of my devices sitting on the charger for long periods so not sure why this is happening. Could be my units had defective batteries from the get go. Anyways ordered two new batteries so lets see what happens.
That advice about not charging LiPo batteries unattended applies to the vast majority of LiPo batteries though. Laptops, Prius' and the like have sophisticated monitoring but these things and 'naked' batteries that you charge outside the device don't so best to keep an eye on them during charging. Once charged, they're very safe. If in doubt, charge it in a saucepan!
Voilà! Many thanks Joey! I have charging once my sp with a low charger and it worked like a charm at the moment! I wanted to buy the "new" version but nope.... I have received my unit around may/june and they did put that isolation paper on it! I have just "fixed" that horrible dpad/button, but still they aren't the best, I prefer the controls of Powkiddy v90
I play with toy trucks. We charge our lipo batteries in fancy bags that help lower the odds of your house going up. "Lipo safe bag" on your favorite shopping portal.
How is the hinge on this thing? I've been eyeing the RG35XXSP, but I don't know if I can trust the hinge to not completely break down after a year or two of use.
My plastic broke and don't use it that much. I analyzed how the hinge works and I gotta say the material is not good enough to handle all the force the rotation puts on the plastic. I realised like a week ago that both sides have cracks. I want to get one of the new models but I'm afraid the same thing happens again.
@@kokas466 was it a transparent shell? I've see people mention a few times that the transparent plastic Anbernic uses for the SP is a bit on the flimsy side.
I'm curious if there are batteries out there that would be better. Though with how close the cpu is, idk if it would really be better. Was super tempted to grab this device
A few thoughts: • That jacket is fire. • Something else that is fire are my skills at "NHL 07" for PSP. I was fiddling around with my SP, as one does, and decided to copy over my UMD library to my SP's second memory card. "NHL 07" plays perfectly on the SP with an unnoticeable 1X frameskip. It feels like it was ported, it's so good on the SP. I think the d-pad makes aiming more accurate because my Blue Jackets ended up lighting up the Leafs 9-2 on Difficult Mode. Rick Nash, David Vyborny, and Rusty Klesla FTW! I felt kind of silly doing this because I have an actual PSP as well as a reasonably nice phone that can upscale it multiple times; but, I was bored. • "Madden NFL 12" for PSP also plays perfectly. I couldn't get "NFL 2K2" for Dreamcast to do much of anything; but, a decade newer PSP Madden runs practically perfect. Okay then. • I've never got around to upgrading to C-C cables. Other than the one for my Galaxy Watch, all my bricks are USB-A and cables are still A to C. Knock on imitation wood veneer; but, so far so good. I've gotten to the point where I trust it enough to not play nursemaid to my SP while it charges. I'm still not going to let it charge while I'm asleep, but, I try not to do that ever with anything. • Your clear SP reminds me of prison. I was never there; but, I did watch a video about prison electronics once. In many places they're required by law to be clear so the prisoner who owns it can't hide contraband. This applies to handhelds, headphones, TVs, etc.
Wish they would have made the hinge easier to open. Mine has a fracture on the left hinge from how stiff the hinge is. Seems like they really just changed the dpad and face button membranes and added some mica paper to isolate the battery from the cpu a bit. Can you try slowly opening them both and see how stiff the new one is compared to the original. No need to make a video just would like to hear a reply if you can. Thanks Joey for your honest reviews. I have a video on my splitting hinge you can see what I mean.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks for checking Joey. That's a bummer to hear that no change was made to the hinge. Had one viewer say they are on there second shell replacement and are hoping this one lasts so that's rough. Too bad I am a sucker for the clear shells my silver model doesn't have the issue, the paint could hide it till the hinge fails. The charging issue seems to be a bigger concern anyway more than longevity of the hinge at this point. Cool idea just poor execution. Anbernic was slow to get CtoC working on their devices in the first place. I remember I received an OG RG35xx that actually would charge via CtoC and was surprised since it wasn't supposed to according to all the reviews I saw. Probably should drop the ctoc support until they figure stuff out but, they will probably just move onto the next h700 device.
I know we should never have to deal with batteries blowing up or catching fire, but that’s the risk of Lithium batteries. We kind of slowly accepted the inherent risk that Lithium batteries bring when we started switching alll high voltage battery powered devices over to Lithium and then low voltage devices started making the transition to Lithium not soon after. Every Lithium battery I have ever charged always came with a warning not to leave your battery charging unattended. I know it sounds stupid and inconvenient, but in defense of Anbernic, that warning comes with practically every lithium battery I have ever charged in my life. Hopefully, Anbernic will be very diligent from this point forward to make sure we get good quality stable lithium battery packs that won’t catch fire…. 🔥 😮
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Having the proper hardware to charge is of course crucial, but even so an unattended Lithium battery that’s charging still can have a malfunction in the cell (or cells) that can cause a fire. Just giving you and all your viewers a sound warning. It doesn’t matter if you have all the right plugs and chargers, the lithium battery can still have a charging malfunction. You should never leave Lithium batteries charging unattended. This is just the reality of Lithium. It isn’t the most stable element to charge. That’s why so many safety precautions around lithium. Be safe y’all! Cheers!
I have a PS1 and GBA SP, and to be able to play PS1 in a device that looks like an SP, I just wonder how it feels. My GBA SP is working, but it's showing its age.
Gray as well, turned out to be a battery problem, it charged really really slow but i solved it. Following online suggestions I've unplugged the battery and wait a couple minutes to replug it and turn it on. That solved the problem and the buzz is gone too! Sorry for my english, i'm in italy
The battery on my Ambernick SP seemingly went out, what did you mean when you said you had to get an a to C charger? Would it be safer to charge it that way?
Man, they are really cheaping out by putting a piece of paper in between the battery and the board instead of just making a new bottom shell that actually protects the board with plastic from the shell itself.
If you're buying red, green, or white then you're almost certainly getting the new buttons. Any other color is going to be a dice roll for a bit until old stock has been exhausted. Considering how popular these units are, that might not be too long. FWIW; I have a blue model with the original buttons. I have zero issues with the buttons. I don't think you're going to be missing out if you do end up with an old stock model.
Honestly, people keep claiming that Anbernic has good build quality, and sure they might feel good in the hand, but they always have crippling basic quality and safety flaws. The easily bendable screen on 35xx+/h. Cardinal snapping. Charging issues (it's been at over a year! Spend the extra 25 cents per unit). Terrible software where it took them 2 years to figure out a basic sleep mode. (a different rant but I don't think community software makes up for it, with battery issues on knulli and sacrifices on minui, bugs because of the small teams etc. Nothing against the teams, incredible work, but not an excuse for supporting anbernic) And now they are basically producing what's going to be e-waste within two years with their lack of basic quality assurance and exploding batteries. As long as they keep pushing out devices at this tempo, they will never change or improve. Thank god for retroid, AYN, and even TRIM to an extent.
I’m gonna be real with you this is a complete non issue. Use the right cable, call it a day. I’m not sure why you’re getting hung up on that. To each their own though.
I just today had to send one back that I bought about a month ago, right before the new colors were announced. The hinges on both sides cracked after very light use. I'll probably try my luck again with a new color to see if I just got a lemon but I was a little disappointed, I was loving it up until it cracked
So they want you to be around when the battery explode. Strange they didn't advise using safety glasses 🫣 Maybe they start selling some metal charging cases soon 😂
Let's be real joey, that advice is for the people that already bought it. I'm happy you're able to just buy another device instead, but to some people a single purchase is huge investment.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds the"look at it while charging" one. Personally I'm stuck with this rg35 since I cant just buy another one that easily. Any advice helps my relatively lack of knowledge.
Its an overblown situation. Like 3 examples of devices burned up, ppl were just reposting the same posts. This falls well below how many actually sold and had no issues. Samsung had a more widespread battery issue with its flagship galaxy phone. They're going to be duds in manufacturing, its just the ouch of the draw sometimes
It's just a battery health issue. People don't understand that you shouldn't be charging devices with input voltage and amperage that aren't the same as what the battery can take. There is a reason that on the back of the device is tells you "ADAPTER INPUT: 5V - 1.5A". I can guarantee you that everyone who had a battery explode charged the device with an adapter that didn't match the specs.
Man, they are really cheaping out by putting a piece of paper in between the battery and the board instead of just making a new bottom shell that actually protects the board with plastic from the shell itself.
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That piece of paper is fish paper, its a good (and cheap) insulator. You can buy your own and cut a piece if you own this device to do their fix yourself.
please retroid!! Bring back the FLIPP
With the rp mini screen! It would make a lot of sense
I have the flip and it's awesome! They should totally make another variation!
Retroid handhelds are a better deal. They're actually using powerful chips. My years old Pocket 2+ is still more powerful than most of anbernic's current releases
@@NekoLovely607 Me too! Love the Retroid Flip. It is my go to for 3DS, GC, and some Wii.
FINALLY, someone puts my two favorite shell options side by side! :-)
"as long as youre there watching while it charges, it'll be fine" is the summary of my IT career XD, for some reason things only break while not being observed throughout my experience with tech
I supervise self checkouts sometimes at work, I often deathstare them into working
You just made me realize how lucky I've been in that nothing has died on me whilst charging. I guess I have SHODAN's touch
I was waiting for new colours in hopes of a transparent red, the moment it was announced I put my order in, loving the colour
I can’t wait until we get a clamshell that can play Gamecube and PS2 😁
Retroid, you know what to do!
🐬✌️🙏
Anbernic word on the grape vine new chip incoming h800 incoming will claim it plays GameCube and PS2 but doesn't.
One of the only big RUclipsr actually covering the qc issues of ambernic! Great job…. I hope more channels pressured anbernic to get their charging issues sorted !
So glad you're back!
*jumps in*
I once got to try both revisions in a brick-and-mortar store, and one thing I noticed that the ABXY keys might tilt on the side if pressed on any point but dead center. It's definitely not the same as the original GBASP where pushing everywhere mostly still pushed the whole button evenly downwards. It's the issue with the internals of the buttons, which some people say have been redesigned but some say have not.
Noting the addition of fish paper. At least when I've personally tested it, the fish paper insulation actually insulates the heat in the batter compartment and increases the surface temp of the back of the SP while it's running (I was just looping N64 games to force it to heat up for a rough comparison) and it averaged around 2 degrees Celsius hotter WITH the fish paper. So, I think because it's an insulation material, it's actually just insulating heat in the battery so that it has nowhere to go except in the battery compartment and back, so at least anecdotally I think the revision's fish paper addition is actively worse.
On the exploding batteries thing, from what I can tell, I don't think it happens to every device necessarily, but it's a quality control issue with the charging IC due to really crummy manufacturing tolerances. It will get hot when charging, but the ones that will actively explode are the ones that get easily overloaded by voltage from the wall, even for the "safe" chargers. I don't watch my SP charge at all, just charge with the "right" charger or off a laptop USB port, and have been doing so for months with zero issues. Given that reports I've seen of people having this happen to them are either in those same conditions or with higher voltage chargers, I'd say the fears of explosion are likely misplaced, and you'd know by now if you had one that would catch fire. All the online reports I'd seen reported the issue within a month of use.
The quality of life in lacking C to C charging is probably the big downside for me at this point.
1:05 For anyone wondering , the sticker is from B-Side label, your welcome
The buttons themselves have apparently been redesigned, seemingly to reduce the damage they cause to the membranes and domes.
Geeze, I was completely unaware of the battery issue, and my RG35XXSP is arriving today. I wouldn't have bought it if this video existed just 3 days earlier
I have two RGXXSP one blue and one see through black. I love them I just got it to trade Pokémon wirelessly. I took it to China and back I have been able to complete SNES games from my childhood and my large library of GBA games I have not completed. I don't have to worry about if it breaks or blows up vs my 3ds, NDS, or NDS lite. I keep those locked up and safe. The re-sellers' market on the old retro consoles is out of control and I can pocket this thing without a problem. I charge mine regularly, but I keep it on a solid non or less flammable surface. Never had a charging issue or battery issue, bought mine when it launched. Just my opinion use it and if it breaks or blows up, I just hope my micro sd card doesn't go with it. Might back up my saves to the cloud. I 100% understand your stance on not watching your devices while they charge. all my stuff charges next to me usually so I can unplug if I see or smell smoke.
Anbernic Sp had an explosive release
Joey always keeping it real! So you are saying that all H700's have a potential battery issue when charging USB-C to USB-C? This is important info to consider and know when making a purchase decision. 🍻👍🏼
Yeah that's what he's saying
Also it should not be a concern or an issue technology is advanced enough to know how to regulate and give the correct power for the battery it is charging these are clearly cheap as chips battery's with probably more chance of failing than pretty much any other
Also not using lipo battery's could help as well especially for people who don't even think about how you should charge a battery etc. they are known most volatile battery's look up rc car lipo fire. Pretty shady tbh just to save a quick buck. I know others do it like ayn but at least they use decent ones and know how to get Android to charge at the correct rate Odin 2 charges up to 65w my charger is 35 it doesn't even max that out.
The battery issue happens if you use usb-c fast charge mode, get a normal 5v charger 1.5 to 2 amps or charge from an USB port of your pc or laptop and there will be no problem with the battery
Finally a comparison between the old stock and new one. Just wish to know about the quality of the plastic that is used in those devices and an observation of the hinges. As someone who is getting their first emulation handheld and anbernic device, I don't want it to break easily. Saw a couple of people posting on reddit about the transparent colored ones (especially the blue one) being prone to easily having broken hinges in just a few weeks..
4:43 I think you're kinda over exaggerating here... I'm about to purchase this device because honestly I searched everywhere (as a complete noob on the matter) for the most similar device possible to the original SP and what I was thinking about doing was: plug the device to charge (with a low voltage charger and usb-a to usb-c cable all that stuff), do whatever for a couple hours and just go to unplug it. I can't see any possible issue if you just use logic and avoid leaving it plugged in for many more hours than what's necessary or use a much more modern charger.
That being said, I haven't placed my order yet so if anyone miraculously sees this comment and has some suggestions or insight for a complete ignorant on buying his first cute emulator, I'm all ears :)
Also thank you so much for the video, it's genuinely incredible how much stuff about those devices there is, I remember thinking using an emulator on a regular pc was already quite hard lol!!
Oh yeah and to add to your "rant" about batteries, I understand that its 2025 and it's simply a lazy issue of the manufacturer's but honestly, is there a better alternative for a clam-shell that resembles a gameboy and not a ds?
What a cool sticker! I want the same!
The only issue, I have with the battery at fully charged is the drain while it being powered off for the night and next day it is at anywhere between 85-90% on both of my rg35xxsp's. That is an insane amount of discharge while the device is off. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing that but I ordered two battery replacements to see if that fixes it.
My RG35XX-H does this. Charge it, turn it off, turn it on in a day or two & it’s low
@@OMGJaybe Crazy right? I dont leave any of my devices sitting on the charger for long periods so not sure why this is happening. Could be my units had defective batteries from the get go. Anyways ordered two new batteries so lets see what happens.
Did you receive the new batteries? And difference?@@CNP023
That advice about not charging LiPo batteries unattended applies to the vast majority of LiPo batteries though. Laptops, Prius' and the like have sophisticated monitoring but these things and 'naked' batteries that you charge outside the device don't so best to keep an eye on them during charging. Once charged, they're very safe. If in doubt, charge it in a saucepan!
Surprised that they’re both V4 but have different buttons. I thought the V3s had the old buttons.
I charge pretty much every device I own with the USB ports on my computer. I don't bother with power bricks.
Voilà! Many thanks Joey! I have charging once my sp with a low charger and it worked like a charm at the moment!
I wanted to buy the "new" version but nope....
I have received my unit around may/june and they did put that isolation paper on it! I have just "fixed" that horrible dpad/button, but still they aren't the best, I prefer the controls of Powkiddy v90
That sticker is from B Side Label. I love their stuff!
Thanks for this video Joey.
I use sometime this model (i have the new one) to play GTA vice city stories on PSP.
See you soon
Fire rant. Pun intended
I play with toy trucks. We charge our lipo batteries in fancy bags that help lower the odds of your house going up. "Lipo safe bag" on your favorite shopping portal.
not that you should have to do such a thing for a tiny fake Gameboy
Lol! We love you Joey, you are awesome and fucking hilarious...I really want this device though.
Both colors look great! Yeah the battery thing threw me off of grabbing any of these devices.
How is the hinge on this thing? I've been eyeing the RG35XXSP, but I don't know if I can trust the hinge to not completely break down after a year or two of use.
Haven't had an issue that way.
I use mine a lot and I've had no issues with the hinge (or the battery, for what its worth)
My plastic broke and don't use it that much. I analyzed how the hinge works and I gotta say the material is not good enough to handle all the force the rotation puts on the plastic. I realised like a week ago that both sides have cracks. I want to get one of the new models but I'm afraid the same thing happens again.
@@kokas466 was it a transparent shell? I've see people mention a few times that the transparent plastic Anbernic uses for the SP is a bit on the flimsy side.
I have the sp from the beginning no battery prob so far
I'm curious if there are batteries out there that would be better. Though with how close the cpu is, idk if it would really be better. Was super tempted to grab this device
i got the black one earlier this year and it has the paper under the battery
That charging situation is holding me back. It sucks
Perfect, I still haven't bought one yet
I have one of each color. No issues. This battery thing has already been debunked by other youtubers.
Not true at all.
@@SEGAwdCD debunked? No, its just very rare.
Let me tell you, The Terminator MD/CD on the RG35XXSP is kicking my behind so GOOD🤌!
Aren’t they coming out with a new sp model for 2025 ?
A few thoughts:
• That jacket is fire.
• Something else that is fire are my skills at "NHL 07" for PSP. I was fiddling around with my SP, as one does, and decided to copy over my UMD library to my SP's second memory card. "NHL 07" plays perfectly on the SP with an unnoticeable 1X frameskip. It feels like it was ported, it's so good on the SP. I think the d-pad makes aiming more accurate because my Blue Jackets ended up lighting up the Leafs 9-2 on Difficult Mode. Rick Nash, David Vyborny, and Rusty Klesla FTW! I felt kind of silly doing this because I have an actual PSP as well as a reasonably nice phone that can upscale it multiple times; but, I was bored.
• "Madden NFL 12" for PSP also plays perfectly. I couldn't get "NFL 2K2" for Dreamcast to do much of anything; but, a decade newer PSP Madden runs practically perfect. Okay then.
• I've never got around to upgrading to C-C cables. Other than the one for my Galaxy Watch, all my bricks are USB-A and cables are still A to C. Knock on imitation wood veneer; but, so far so good. I've gotten to the point where I trust it enough to not play nursemaid to my SP while it charges. I'm still not going to let it charge while I'm asleep, but, I try not to do that ever with anything.
• Your clear SP reminds me of prison. I was never there; but, I did watch a video about prison electronics once. In many places they're required by law to be clear so the prisoner who owns it can't hide contraband. This applies to handhelds, headphones, TVs, etc.
what i do with charging is charge my powerbank and use the powerbank like a parallel series my powerbank has a smart stop charge
I ordered the red for the black dpad and buttons to put in my black transparent, will swap boards too. Then sell or gift the red one.
Wish they would have made the hinge easier to open. Mine has a fracture on the left hinge from how stiff the hinge is. Seems like they really just changed the dpad and face button membranes and added some mica paper to isolate the battery from the cpu a bit. Can you try slowly opening them both and see how stiff the new one is compared to the original. No need to make a video just would like to hear a reply if you can. Thanks Joey for your honest reviews. I have a video on my splitting hinge you can see what I mean.
Hey, just checked, I don't feel a difference beyond the new one being stiffer from not being used as much.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks for checking Joey. That's a bummer to hear that no change was made to the hinge.
Had one viewer say they are on there second shell replacement and are hoping this one lasts so that's rough.
Too bad I am a sucker for the clear shells my silver model doesn't have the issue, the paint could hide it till the hinge fails.
The charging issue seems to be a bigger concern anyway more than longevity of the hinge at this point.
Cool idea just poor execution. Anbernic was slow to get CtoC working on their devices in the first place. I remember I received an OG RG35xx that actually would charge via CtoC and was surprised since it wasn't supposed to according to all the reviews I saw.
Probably should drop the ctoc support until they figure stuff out but, they will probably just move onto the next h700 device.
Could you compare the buttons to the buttons on the Trimui Smart? I love the clicky buttons on that but I'm concerned this one would be stiffer.
is the original GBA SP D-Pad clicky? never got the opportunity to play one
I know we should never have to deal with batteries blowing up or catching fire, but that’s the risk of Lithium batteries. We kind of slowly accepted the inherent risk that Lithium batteries bring when we started switching alll high voltage battery powered devices over to Lithium and then low voltage devices started making the transition to Lithium not soon after. Every Lithium battery I have ever charged always came with a warning not to leave your battery charging unattended. I know it sounds stupid and inconvenient, but in defense of Anbernic, that warning comes with practically every lithium battery I have ever charged in my life. Hopefully, Anbernic will be very diligent from this point forward to make sure we get good quality stable lithium battery packs that won’t catch fire…. 🔥 😮
The difference is that other companies are doing safe usb c to c charging and actually using parts for safety, Anbernic isn't.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Having the proper hardware to charge is of course crucial, but even so an unattended Lithium battery that’s charging still can have a malfunction in the cell (or cells) that can cause a fire. Just giving you and all your viewers a sound warning. It doesn’t matter if you have all the right plugs and chargers, the lithium battery can still have a charging malfunction. You should never leave Lithium batteries charging unattended. This is just the reality of Lithium. It isn’t the most stable element to charge. That’s why so many safety precautions around lithium. Be safe y’all! Cheers!
I have a PS1 and GBA SP, and to be able to play PS1 in a device that looks like an SP, I just wonder how it feels.
My GBA SP is working, but it's showing its age.
It feels amazing
Mine makes like a buzzy sound (if I listen closely). Not a big deal but i was wondering if this is normal.
Mine too, just got it. I'm planning to put a sticker on the speaker.
@LeoThePlayerOnline I guess it's common then... Which one did you get btw? The revised one? I have the gray one with the pink buttons.
Gray as well, turned out to be a battery problem, it charged really really slow but i solved it. Following online suggestions I've unplugged the battery and wait a couple minutes to replug it and turn it on. That solved the problem and the buzz is gone too! Sorry for my english, i'm in italy
@@LeoThePlayerOnline I'll try that. Thanks :) By the way, your English is really good.
Question, Max or Checo?
What question even is this, Max!
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds This makes this Dutch guy very happy 😁
The battery on my Ambernick SP seemingly went out, what did you mean when you said you had to get an a to C charger? Would it be safer to charge it that way?
yes... and 5V/1.5A charger... it wouldn't be safer, it's the way it's been designed. Charger 5V/1.5A > USB cable A to C...
Did they make the buttons any quieter or do they still sound like a soda can getting slowly crushed?
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Nice! I purchased & received a Donkey Kong iron-on patch from ebay to super glue on the top lid of my RG35XXSP that I like to call Silverado 😁☀️
Man, they are really cheaping out by putting a piece of paper in between the battery and the board instead of just making a new bottom shell that actually protects the board with plastic from the shell itself.
Any way to know which version am i getting if i'm buying it from Aliexpress Anbernic's store?
If you're buying red, green, or white then you're almost certainly getting the new buttons. Any other color is going to be a dice roll for a bit until old stock has been exhausted. Considering how popular these units are, that might not be too long.
FWIW; I have a blue model with the original buttons. I have zero issues with the buttons. I don't think you're going to be missing out if you do end up with an old stock model.
The new colors come with MUos already installed?
They do not.
Based Joey is based.
Based on based on based.
Honestly, people keep claiming that Anbernic has good build quality, and sure they might feel good in the hand, but they always have crippling basic quality and safety flaws. The easily bendable screen on 35xx+/h. Cardinal snapping. Charging issues (it's been at over a year! Spend the extra 25 cents per unit). Terrible software where it took them 2 years to figure out a basic sleep mode. (a different rant but I don't think community software makes up for it, with battery issues on knulli and sacrifices on minui, bugs because of the small teams etc. Nothing against the teams, incredible work, but not an excuse for supporting anbernic) And now they are basically producing what's going to be e-waste within two years with their lack of basic quality assurance and exploding batteries.
As long as they keep pushing out devices at this tempo, they will never change or improve. Thank god for retroid, AYN, and even TRIM to an extent.
I’m gonna be real with you this is a complete non issue. Use the right cable, call it a day. I’m not sure why you’re getting hung up on that.
To each their own though.
Will you be wearing a Mercedes AMG in the next video? Or a McLaren?
Hehehe
Someones ready for austin...
F1 is back baby!
For some reason I read autism lol
ngl i hate how loud the buttons are it'd be embarrassing to play in public T_T
I did that with my original Sp with a green clamshell and a pokemon sticker inside 🥲
I just today had to send one back that I bought about a month ago, right before the new colors were announced. The hinges on both sides cracked after very light use. I'll probably try my luck again with a new color to see if I just got a lemon but I was a little disappointed, I was loving it up until it cracked
Dumb design. Having cpu almost touching battery
lmao i love unhinged joey
do consoles from retroid come with pre installed games?
and if not, is it hard to install them manually?
Nope / easy.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds have you done a video about it how to do it?
My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro setup guide would help you.
YAAAAAWN. Let me know when they finally make a 28SP...
So they want you to be around when the battery explode. Strange they didn't advise using safety glasses 🫣
Maybe they start selling some metal charging cases soon 😂
Gen question since when do ppl use c to c charging ?? Never seen anyone do that
Ah so you charge yours like i charge mine.... Barely at all 🤣
So,e folks mentioned the new plastic is creaky.
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First!!!
Congrats!
Let's be real joey, that advice is for the people that already bought it. I'm happy you're able to just buy another device instead, but to some people a single purchase is huge investment.
Which advice?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds the"look at it while charging" one. Personally I'm stuck with this rg35 since I cant just buy another one that easily. Any advice helps my relatively lack of knowledge.
@@aymodaslacker8852 Sure, that does suck, it doesn't stop from making that advice for a device that can literally explode, quite stupid lol
First time hearing about the battery situation. Anbernic just completely lost me as a potential customer.
Its an overblown situation. Like 3 examples of devices burned up, ppl were just reposting the same posts. This falls well below how many actually sold and had no issues. Samsung had a more widespread battery issue with its flagship galaxy phone. They're going to be duds in manufacturing, its just the ouch of the draw sometimes
It's just a battery health issue. People don't understand that you shouldn't be charging devices with input voltage and amperage that aren't the same as what the battery can take. There is a reason that on the back of the device is tells you "ADAPTER INPUT: 5V - 1.5A". I can guarantee you that everyone who had a battery explode charged the device with an adapter that didn't match the specs.
It happened to like 2 people on Reddit. I’ve owned one for months and so have 1000s of others with no issues
Man, they are really cheaping out by putting a piece of paper in between the battery and the board instead of just making a new bottom shell that actually protects the board with plastic from the shell itself.