More of the same, except for the PC ports… [Anbernic RG40XX H Review]

The Anbernic RG40XX H sounds a whole lot like the first from a new generation of Anbernic handhelds, when it's really not at all. However, Anbernic's FIRMWARE has continued to get improvements, one that even lets you play PC games on the hardware, which turned into a big ol' controversy...

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[MatElFidel]

Anbernic's naming scheme goes like this:

RG - Meaning Retro Gaming
2 digits referring to screen size
1-2 digits referring to the chip they're using.
Letter referring to form factor or material of the shell.
Letter referring to Android/Linux builds

So, RG353PS

35 means 3.5 inch screen
3 is their 3rd chip they've used for their RGs
P refers to plastic shell
S refers to linux only version

The RG40XXH

40 refers to 4.0 screen compared to the 3.5 inch screen in the 35XX
XX they just chose originally because they were not planning on using the 35XX's original chip on anything else, but then they decided to re-use the naming of the XX for this latest line of H700 chips.

It's also why the RG28XX has the same performance as the other XX models

[LA_]

You got that wrong. This is not an evolution device. It's the same XX Family. The number just refers to the screen. 35XX - 3.5' 28XX - 2, 8' 40XX - 4, 0'. So this isn't the "next step" for anbernic. It's just another option from the XX family with a bigger screen.

[powerhound]

I was expecting him to yell Ya Hungry! during that ad read.

[ultraviolet]

The number in the model name is a reference to the screen size. 40 = 4.0 inches. This has been a rule for all their units so far. Not defending them, just stating the facts. Give it 3 weeks and you'll see another form factor anyway lol

[dagttv]

The pearl clutching about the included games is laughable, considering what the devices are used for. We can all pretend like we added our own from our physical collections and move on ;)

[SergeantKelvin]

Not gonna lie, I'm gonna have nightmares of your ASMR factor commercial...

[JgHaverty]

man, that rg*35* xx has a ... 3.5 inch screen... and that rg40xx has a ... 4.0 inch screen. Pretty reasonable naming convention really lol. Gonna.. let you guys take a stab what size screen an RG556 has lol.

[Artista_Frustrado]

Anbernic, i'm pretty sure your company is not gonna go bankrupt if you spend more than a day without releasing a "new" rehash of the same product

[carlosmiret]

ok... I have some words for this video:
The new model is what we wanted from the 35xx H: more screen, 'real' L1-2/R1-2 buttons, better buttons distribution, better ergonomie and better grip and handled with hands. And a little plus: the joysticks are more out of the case, wich is better.
Is it the same? Yes, inside it, but is a huge difference for the players. Can it be better? Yes. But it's ok because you get a better console for the same price.

[thegreatscode]

Isn't 40xx meaning for 4 inch while 35xx meaning 3.5 inch like the 28xx means 2.8 inch.

[smallmistake]

A million people are gonna comment this but yeah it's called the RG40XX cause the numbers stand for the diagonal screen size. The different RG35XX devices all have a 3.5" screen, the RG28XX has a 2.8" screen, and yeah this one has a 4.0" screen.

[PrototypeOnyx]

Adding to the long list of comments saying that "40" refers to the 4.0 inch screen size and not any sort of different class of handheld. It's a really intuitive naming convention.

[fryke]

Anbernic has a long, long history of using the first two digits as the screen size (40 is 4 in screen, 35 is 3.5 in screen), whereas the last part defines the generation, so all XX devices would be of the same gen to them. (351 was a faster gen than 350, for example.) It only became a tiny bit weird, because they put a better chip into the 35xx plus. But "XX" in general is just their low-end tier of devices.

[Stromatolites]

Nope, that asmr was like nails on a chalkboard 😅

[usernamefromhell]

40 denotes the 4 inch screen. It has been that way since the first Anbernic devices. XX denotes the generation. The only confusing thing is how you didn't understand that.

[jasondonnelly]

The first two number are screen size, the last two are SOC power, the letter is form factor, aka 351V: 3.5” 3326 vertical, 353V: 3.5” 3566 vertical, 405v: 4” T618 vertical, 556h: 5.5” T820, horizontal (ok I added the h, lol)

[Dracossaint]

I kept expecting a jump scare during the ad....

[franarteaga]

One thing worth mentioning about the sticks is that (on the 35xxh that i own and pretty sure is the same on the 40xxh) work as a dpad, only in 8 directions
which sucks and is the first thing anbernic should fix when they work on a device with sticks

[TubeandJar]

The number, you know, the one in the name of the product. It refers to the size of the screen. The RG28xx has a 2.8in screen, RG35xx is 3.5in, and yep the RG40xx is 4.0in.

[randyedmonds]

The numbers in the product model is a reference to the screen size. RG40XX makes sense.