The BEST Horizontal Micro Handheld? // Updated Miyoo A30 vs Anbernic RG28XX Comparison

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Both the Miyoo A30 and the Anbernic RG28XX are pretty much established handhelds by now. They've both had time to bake, and I think that we're now seeing them at what can be viewed as "at their best". Well, it's only fitting that I pit the Miyoo A30 and the Anbernic RG28XX against each other to see whichever of them still needs your attention. ❤️

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Chapters:
00:00 Brad Pitt and Jason Mamoa Rant (I Don't Know Why Either)
01:02 We Are Tuned To Love Pretty Things
02:16 Miyoo A30 vs Anbernic RG28XX, aka "Smart Brain with Ugly Looks" vs "Dumb Brain with Good Looks"
03:09 The Golden Boy (Miyoo A30)
04:55 BEING LIGHTWEIGHT IS GOOD
06:15 Miyoo A30's Thumbstick
07:08 The Button Comparison is Brutal Between The RG28XX & Miyoo A30
09:55 The Beautifully Named ANBERNIC RG28XX
10:40 The Performance Argument
13:00 Comparing Battery Life Between The Miyoo A30 And The RG28XX
14:27 Custom Firmware (CFWs) Options Between The Two
16:54 Aesthetics vs Performance Dilemma
21:13 SUBSCRIBE AND SUPPORT
23:48 The Universe and Heat Death

[VladNerd]

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[AICookiez]

I own a lot of these consoles... the A30 is my current favorite. Small enough to be easily pocketable, nice and light, and the screen is gorgeous. Battery life is a non issue (who is playing these micro consoles that long?).

Great review!

[bobcatethan]

Everytime I watch a video on these 2 handhelds I flip between which one I want to buy. They are both so flawed yet so attractive to me

[RetroZoneNeon]

We all love Russ, but Vlad is easily becoming my number 2 reviewer in this community. Everyone else takes it all too damn seriously!

[SteelyDanUnofficial]

I bought RG28xx just to play Undertale on it and its been amazing. It is tiny and my hands get cramped but small dpad isn't that much of a problem for me.

[mastigoz]

One thing to consider is the price, in aliexpress the cheapest rg38xx ive seen was 37 usd, and the cheapest a30 was 26 usd. Thats about 30% cheaper.

[innerrhymes]

I love your videos so much! You are so entertaining, love how you don't take yourself seriously. :')

[WillC]

I own a A30 and it’s true in that it may play fewer games/consoles compared to the 28XX, but the buttons and the experience continues to be a factor for why I keep picking it up and playing games. 2.8 inch screens are fine, they are bigger than your standard Gameboy DMG screen. Overall, my personal favorite that could be a middle ground but not exactly a micro handheld is the 35XXH. It has the thumb sticks, WiFi, BT, H700 chip and a 3.5 inch screen and just as pocketable as the micro handhelds.

[Anasnasgaming]

In the course of a few videos you became my favorite reviewer without a doubt vlad❤

[caseydonovan]

This is exactly what I needed, easy sub awesome video

[redwizardmatt]

Great video. I got an A30 for 30$. It came with all the trimmings but the (less than ideal) SD card which is fine because I had a spare from my console modding hobbies. I'm waiting for Onion to come out for it. From what I can tell that is in the works. If it doesn't happen? Well, I'm sure other options will mature over time. I'd love to see more videos on this one from you though if and when it's custom firmware options change.

Your outro got my subscribe. I agree. Life's too short not to enjoy it with other weird nerds who share the same weird nerd hobbies. Everyone I know thinks I'm a weirdo for collecting so much hardware and modding it all.

[CellPhish]

Oh my friend the XU Mini running PlumOS is so dope

[STRDVD]

Good choice on games for the b-roll Vlad! I'm a huge NeoGeo fanboy lad.

[thomasbalzer]

“Honey, I’ll be in bed late. Vlad posted a 25 minuter”

[bobbymiller]

Just got an a30. I installed minui on it after the stock operating system was incapable of scanning the new games I put on the system (the ones it came with were titled in Chinese). As a secondary portable handheld, I think it was just what i was looking for, and minui is great for such a small display.

[temp-hqcn]

you so funny you make me smile... i totally agree with your feeling about miyoo a30... i had both 28xx & a30... i know 28xx is much faster, looks sleek.. but my deep inside feel choose a30 😊 and so funny . i subscribed with smile your so charming guy! sorry for lack eng skill see you again

[sheldonkupa]

Dunno, you are super talented, do you script this or even just invent all that spontaneously?👍👏

[jalene]

Another Vlad classic. I love the overall size of the A30 better but wish they didn’t include an analog stick because it’s honestly pointless for a device of this size. Also the hardware is dated and runs hot (I own two of them to gift after modding).

[fernandobarbieri]

I would listen to you talk about retro handhelds instead of Jason mamoa all day. Keep up!

[Autotrope]

Another thing about the RG28xx's supposed superiority with Dreamcast, N64 and PSP is that those systems had an analog stick. I have more fun playing 40% of N64 games with a stick than 80% of N64 games with no analog stick, personally.
Ok I'll stop commenting now, good vid again.