Gba Device reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 157 Reddit reviews across 5 subreddits and 25 posts to rank the best Gba Device brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/SBCGaming, r/Handhelds, r/Gameboy, r/ANBERNIC, r/GameboyAdvance. Top-rated brands include Anbernic (4.1/5), Miyoo (4.1/5), Nintendo (4.5/5).

Stats

Reviews157

Subreddits5

Posts25

Brands32

Products44

Top communities

r/SBCGaming123 r/Handhelds10 r/Gameboy10 r/ANBERNIC8 r/GameboyAdvance6

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Anbernic

4.1

(41)

"Anbernic RG34xx or PowKiddy V10 are the best for matching the GBA screen aspect ratio."

"Rg34xx and it's not close."

"If you want something that truly feels like a gba go for the anbernic rg35xxsp. I’d argue it’s the best xx device especially for gba."

"The rg35xxsp comes the closest to feeling like an authentic Nintendo product from 2002."

"Can play for hours without any problems at all. Handles the Ds and 3ds games great. It's also touch screen which makes for better DS play."

"I love the 280V because it's small, but still just right for GBA."

"For GBA and SNES I would definitely take a look at the cube xx. I have an rgb30 (uses same screen as cube) and GBA and SNES look fantastic on it."

"For GBA: Anbernic RG34xx / Powkiddy V10"

"I love you playing GBA on my rgb30 but I would recommend the cube xx or if gba is really the only thing you're going to play then a V10"

"For GBA games you ideally want a 3:2 screen that is a multiple of 240x160 for perfect integer scaling. In order of price ascending you have: Anbernic 351P"

Miyoo

4.1

(27)

"I got a miyoo mini and I didn’t like it too much then I got a miyoo mini plus and I love it."

"If that's all you need and you'd like a decent experience, go with the Miyoo Mini Plus. Hands down."

"I have a Miyoo Mini and that is great for GBA games and very pocketable."

"It’s the best actually portable handheld. It’s just perfect."

"Miyoo Mini or TrimUI Smart are your best options."

"If GBA SP is the primary use look at the Miyoo Mini +. GBA games look beautiful on it."

"It's the perfect pocketable handheld for gba."

"Miyoo Mini +, TrimUI Brick, RG35xx - Almost any of them under $75 can run that stuff"

"If you want it to feel like a retro console with quieter better buttons and smoother OS: MM+ ($45-50)"

"I’m sticking to NES, SNES and GBA with Miyoo Mini Plus, and it’s a great device with OnionOS. Soft and silent buttons, great d-pad and easily pocketable."

Nintendo

4.5

(12)

"Personally, I think the best pocketable device for the GBA specifically is the DS Lite, combined with a flash cart"

"I like my AGS-101 because the battery life is insane with a 950mAh LiPo battery. Easily 20+ hours on the lower brightness setting."

"Personally I love my GBA SP 101"

"GBA SP AGS101 + EZFLASH Omega from AliExpress."

"I find that the Game Boy Advance (referring to the original one, not SP or Micro) has the best headphone jack for playing GBA games period."

"The Game Boy Advance has the best sound from the headphone jack so I plug in my external speaker into it for some great quality bass."

"Perhaps… a game boy micro?"

"I really like my gameboy micro. But those things are expensive."

"I would recommend a classic GBA with a TFT ITA screen mod, offering a larger screen size compared to the DS Lite screen."

"If you're solely interested in playing the game, then I'd stick with a classic Game Boy Advance with an IPS screen."

PowKiddy

4.3

(12)

"PowKiddy V10 are the best for matching the GBA screen aspect ratio."

"Powkiddy v10."

"I think the V10 is defitnely the best value proposition."

"Powkiddy v10 just dropped. $40 with double resolution of the screen. Same ration so gba looks really good on the display. Build quality is way better than others in the same price range"

"You should consider a powkiddy v10."

"For GBA: Anbernic RG34xx / Powkiddy V10"

"Powkiddy V10 is cheap (around $40) and is a perfect fit for GBA, with a perfect 2x resolution for clean integer scal"

"For GBA games you ideally want a 3:2 screen that is a multiple of 240x160 for perfect integer scaling. In order of price ascending you have: Powkiddy V10"

"The GBA space is kinda lackey. We have the V10 and the RG351p which are both great for GBA but they don't have nearly the same amount if features as handhelds such as the rg35xxh."

"If on a tight budget a Powkiddy v10 as mentioned already."

Trimui

4.2

(12)

"Trimui Smart Pro. It’s the best for gba. Big 5” screen and the 3:2 ratio of gba games look great when you go full screen."

"Just got the trimui pro recently, and for GBA at the price point I really don't think there is a better option."

"Trimui Smart Pro is the best price/performance device atm."

"TrimUI Smart Pro has an excellent widescreen for GBA. Minimal black borders on the sides"

"Trimui Smart Pro. Large and nice screen, good battery and sleep mode, good OS choices."

"My brick does not have loud buttons (and this is something I'm picky about) and GBA scales significantly better on the brick than it does on a 640x480 used in other devices in this bracket."

"Trimui Smart pro"

"Large pockets? I'd look at the Trimui Smart Pro."

"TrimUI Smart Pro is next on my buy list. It looks slick, really comfortable, and videos say it has good build quality."

"TrimUI Smart Pro maybe? It's great for GBA."

Powkiddy

3.8

(9)

"If you are fine with letterboxing, then the RGB30 and the RG cube both have screens that are a pixel perfect fit for GBA."

"Powkiddy RGB30. Install MinUI, have fun."

"RGB30 is around that price has a perfect 3x integer scale for gba, plus 1:1 screen for other systems and native pico-8. It’s my go to for GBA gaming."

"I really like the RGB30. GBA looks damn good on its screen at 3x integer scale, it's not too pricey, and it's a good size, not too big not too small."

"GBA games look great on it and the unique shape of the device should make it easy enough to hold with large hands."

"If the RG552 is on your radar, you could consider the PowKiddy X55, as well. The resolution isn’t as high, and the aspect ratio is 16:9, but the 5.5” 720p display still gives you a ton of real estate to work with. GBA games in particular look amazing."

"Powkiddy X55. Great form factor for GBA and PSP, and it's like $80-90."

"I like the RGB30, but the only other device I've used is the R36S, which feels way worse for big hands."

"RG280V, powkiddy V90, RG Nano, FunkeyS or TrimUI. Though some of those small 4:3 aren't great for GBA."

TrimUI

4.3

(7)

"The Trimui Smart is an amazing handheld in the micro form factor, certainly my top micro handheld."

"Trimui smart, miyoo mini, gkd pixel & actual gba micro would be my 4 choices."

"Trimui smart is probably what I would call a micro device and plays GBA well."

"The trimui smart is a nice one, not much bigger than an actual gameboy micro. The screen ratio is not exactly 3:2 (it's 4:3),but it is a great gba experience."

"TrimUI has a small portable that might be better than the RG nano."

"Miyoo Mini or TrimUI Smart are your best options."

R36S

3.8

(4)

"R36s. Good cheap. What more could u ask"

"R36S is great. The dpad motherboard screw + cutting plastic button tab hacks go a long way to fixing dpad and stiff button issues. I used to have a sore thumb from playing mine for over an hour, but not anymore!"

"The R36s is a pretty good deal right now, it's like $30 on Aliexpress and as far as I know, it does have an RTC, so it keeps track of the time."

"GBA Pokemons run great, even on those cheap devices."

Joey Jr

4.7

3.0

(1)

"It is the only device I’ve seen that uses full size buttons, instead of switch sized mini buttons."

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