Sliding frenzy GP(D)

February 17th, 2025 by the hha team

Still remember CES 2025? It seems like it happened forever ago in a lost continent... Politics aslide, CES 2025 featured another powerful GPD device update: the GPD Win 4 2025 revision. There aren't many sliding handhelds out there besides the Ayaneo Slide and obviously the GPD models from previous years. Oh and the PSP GO! lol Remember when Sony made decent handhelds? Yeah :'(

Unlike the mini laptop / net book device we mentioned before, the GPD Win 4 2025 is clearly a handheld, but with a sliding full qwerty keyboard. However, much like the GPD Win Max 2 from 2025, it has the AMD RYZEN AI 9 HX370, although a variant with the AMD RYZEN 7 8840U is also available.

The base config includes 32 GB of RAM and 1TB NVME storage. This device is slightly heavier than its predecessor, in fact, 32 grams more, but considering how light you'll feel after spending what this device costs, we're confident you won't even notice the difference. Anyway, if you like a full qwerty keyboard in a sliding form factor, the choice boils down to this GPD or Ayaneo comparison.

Happy sliding!

*Device data last generated on September 2026 ^[sources]*

Images were edited for clarity and collated using resources obtained from:

https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwin42025 accessed on 2025-01-21

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Summary	GamePad Digital GPD Win 4 2025
Launch date	December 2024
Price range	$700 - $2000
Display size	6 in
Body size	220 x 92 x 28 mm (8.66 x 3.62 x 1.1 in)
Weight	598 gr
Chipset	AMD ryzen ai 9 hx370 / AMD ryzen 7 8840u
CPU	AMD Zen 5 / AMD Zen 4
GPU	AMD Radeon 890M / AMD Radeon 780M
RAM	32 GB RAM
Operating system	Windows 11
Gaming performance ^[index]	Perfect for everything ;)
Performance index	GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3
Internal storage	1 TB m.2 2280 nvme ssd Also available: 2 TB / 3 TB / 4 TB m.2 2280 nvme ssd
Battery	3950 mAh

Win Win GPD Win Max 2 2025

February 15th, 2025 by the hha team

Woah, what's up? A news item from us? Yeah... We've been adding devices to our catalog without the accompanying announcement news posts. But that has now changed because we have improved our news section, and it's like, totally more easier and goodder and better to manage, unlike our questionable grammar skills :)

Anyway, back to today's device, it was actually presented at CES 2025 in January, where GPD showed their latest devices, which are mostly, if not exclusively, 2025 versions of their flagships. So yeah, the GPD Win Max 2 2025 is more of a tiny laptop than a handheld, but it has a D-Pad, so that makes it automatically a console, right?

GPD kept most of the same features but changed a few internals, specifically, the SoC, which is now one of those crazy AI chips from AMD, the AMD RYZEN AI 9 HX370, which means AMD Zen 5 + AMD Radeon 890M. Also, 64 GB of RAM, and 1TB of nvme storage should be enough to store some Atari roms, am I right? Jk, this device is super powerful and it is capable of running pretty much everything.

Have a look at this comparison page showing the evolution of the Win Max 2 series since 2022, and decide if you're ready to buy this year's flagship or look for a discounted version from the previous years. This is a Windows 11 device that is very hard to (lap)top! (see what we did there?)

Have fun comparing!

*Device data last generated on September 2026 ^[sources]*

Images were edited for clarity and collated using resources obtained from:

https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwinmax22025 accessed on 2025-01-21

*These images are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.*
Summary	GamePad Digital GPD Win Max 2 2025
Launch date	December 2024
Price range	$700 - $2000
Display size	10.1 in
Body size	227 x 160 x 23 mm (8.94 x 6.3 x 0.91 in)
Weight	1005 gr
Chipset	AMD ryzen ai 9 hx370
CPU	AMD Zen 5
GPU	AMD Radeon 890M
RAM	64 GB RAM
Operating system	Windows 11
Gaming performance ^[index]	Perfect for everything ;)
Performance index	GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3
Internal storage	Main: 1 TB m.2 2280 nvme ssd Also available: 2 TB m.2 2280 nvme ssd Secondary: m.2 2232 nvme ssd
Battery	5800 mAh

Flip to the new year with a new Miyoo

January 3rd, 2025 by the hha team

Guess who finally released their flip portable device just in time for the new year? Miyoo! This device has been teased a few months ago, but never got released until now: it suddenly appeared on Amazon in the last days of 2024.

The new Miyoo Flip is kind of a niche device for those who live by the clamshell form factor, and it's Miyoo's first attempt at it. It's a 3.5-inch device with a 640x480 resolution, powered by the Rockchip RK3566 SoC, with 1GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and dual SD card slots.

We believe it is competing directly with Anbernic's RG-35XX SP and may even steal some attention from Retroid's Pocket Flip. In the big leagues, there are already the two quite capable Windows clamshells from Ayaneo: the Flip DS with a dual screen device and the Flip KB with a full querty keyboard and a single screen. In the... hum... "other" leagues, there's the Powkiddy V90 which emulates a very limited number of consoles, and the Powkiddy X18, much more capable, but even older.

Regardless of how your preferences flip, we're here to show you all these specs and devices and how they compare to each other, so check out the Miyoo Flip specs and a comparison page with all the devices mentioned.

Oh and have a flippin' new year :)

*Device data last generated on September 2026 ^[sources]*

Images were edited for clarity and collated using resources obtained from:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR1N1S5P accessed on 2025-01-03

*These images are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.*
Summary	Miyoo Flip
Launch date	December 2024
Price range	$75 - $100
Display size	3.5 in
Body size	82 x 80 x 20 mm (3.23 x 3.15 x 0.79 in)
Weight	165 gr
Chipset	Rockchip rk3566
CPU	ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G52 2EE
RAM	1 GB RAM
Operating system	Linux Tina
Gaming performance ^[index]	Perfect for NDS and below Decent for N64 up to PSP
Performance index	GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3
Internal storage	128 MB
Battery	3000 mAh

One last Anbernic for 2024

December 16th, 2024 by the hha team

We're huge fans of Anbernic here at Handheldsarena, and we're excited to announce that the RG-34XX is now available. This is a device that is as much unique as it is familiar. Its screen is indeed unique: a 3.4-inch, 3:2 screen with a 720x480 resolution. Yes, that's 3x the original GBA resolution for impeccable, crisp, and sharp scaling. As for the familiar stuff, there's its shell, which is basically a GBA with 2 extra front buttons and 2 extra shoulder buttons, and there's also its chipset: the H700, which is a component Anbernic is apparently VERY fixated on using :)

This is clearly a device for GBA nostalgic fans, although the device handles everything up to PS1 very well. It has no analog sticks, but we think this is a good balance for the devices it emulates: sometimes less is really more! If you're looking for the best GBA emulation experience, there's really not much else you can have: there's the much more expensive Ayaneo Pocket Micro, the slightly more expensive RGB10S from Powkiddy and the competitively priced Miyoo Pocket Go S30. These alternatives from Powkiddy and Miyoo are also great devices for GBA, but they have a slightly inferior screen with only 2x the GBA resolution... And they don't have that lovely nostalgic GBA shell which Anbernic got absolutely right with this device.

Check out the Anbernic RG-34XX page and specs and a comparison page with all the devices mentioned above. Happy GBA gaming!

*Device data last generated on September 2026 ^[sources]*

Images were edited for clarity and collated using resources obtained from:

https://anbernic.com/products/rg34xx accessed on 2024-12-16

*These images are protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners.*
Summary	Anbernic RG-34XX
Launch date	December 2024
Price range	$50 - $75
Display size	3.4 in
Body size	144.6 x 81.8 x 24.8 mm (5.69 x 3.22 x 0.98 in)
Weight	188 gr
Chipset	Allwinner h700
CPU	ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali G31 MP2
RAM	1 GB RAM
Operating system	Linux
Gaming performance ^[index]	Perfect for PS1 and below Decent for NDS up to DC
Performance index	GB < NES < Genesis < GBA < SNES < PS1 < NDS < N64 < DC < PSP < Saturn < GC < Wii < 3DS < PS2 < Wii U < Switch < PS3
Internal storage	No
Battery	3500 mAh