Turn An Old Android Phone Into A Gaming & Emulation Console!

FindTurn an older Android phone into an awesome Gaming/Emulation home console!
In this video, we take an older Essential Phone PH1 that I picked up on eBay for
$67 and set it up with a USB type c to HDMI adapter and a Bluetooth controller to create an Android-powered emulation/Gaming home console!
the essential phone is powered by a snapdragon 835 and backed by 4GB of ram so it can handle most Android games plus it's still a great CPU for emulation.

00:00-intro
00:15-Overview
01:18-Setup
03:10-Testing
04:54-COD Mobile
05:14-Minecraft
05:28:Dreamcats Emulation
05:56-PSP Emulation
06:18-Gamecube Dolphin Emulator
06:43-Genshin Impact

Equipment I Use:

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[GugureSux]

"Old Android phone" and "USB type C" do not belong in the same sentence in my world.
Yes, I'm getting old miself.

[mangableu]

If this phone is old for you, mine is an dinosaur.

[ridakesserwan]

this phone went for +$700 on launch
now it's called old and costs 67$ used, man that sad and fascinating at the same time

[DemonSlayer]

Ur old phone is newer than my new phone.

[ansyarh]

Old phone??? But this SoC powerfull than my new phone 😂

[fatihkan]

You're about to emulate the whole world.

[bjcanz]

use "screen rotaion", and in developer settings, "force resizable " and force freeform,
i use the rotation app for temple run and othe portrait mode,

[dman]

Ive seen so many people waste money on all these new retro consoles but your old phone is most likely 10 times more powerful and better at emulation.

[nighttimestalker]

Also, if this phone has android 10 (any phone with 10), go to developer settings and look for GPU watch.
You can see frame rates, rendering resolution, and hardware usage stats

[Dragonorder]

One of the things people need to be aware of with some phone types, is compatibility for the Docking/Adapter device. I ended up picking a wrong one some time back.

[umcara]

This is so easy to setup that I'll consider it to a "Turn your phone into a emulation device" video.
Anyway this is a great idea. Carry all your games with you all around

[LucDesormeaux]

I have this exact phone. It's kind of a unicorn. :) You just gave me a use for this older phone. Thanks!

[Lappuz]

I've been doing something like this with Samsung Dex for a while. Taking just a usb hub and little wireless keyboard+mouse and still being able to work and game in any hotel/friends-family house is great

[AssassinsFear]

Got an s10e for $60 on ebay with a shattered back glass. Got a perfect opportunity to practice replacing back glass for the first time and now the phone had a clear back glass and is an emulation beast. Pretty much with my HDMI dongle I can play games reliably from GameCube and earlier on the TV no hitches and with 128 base storage and 256 SD card inside, can't be happier. Tbh use it more than my actual phone.

[pegcitygeek]

This is awesome! I've done basically the same thing with my old Galaxy S8 so its great to see how you set it up in comparison. I definitely got some ideas to tweak my setup now.

[askdavidhow]

This is a nice setup! I might give this a try thanks for the idea and the video.

[brotharobmusic]

I game on my S20 FE and i love it! I can remember playing with Tiger Electronic hand held with the calculator graphic lol

[blaze]

can u do a comparison between dex and the other apps from a worker perspective using all the office tools video conference etc? since it's been more common working from home the phone can substitute the computer in some cases

[jjayala]

Recently started to be able to do a lot of this thanks largely to your channel. When i upgraded to my s 23 ultra i was able to load it up with what i want :)

[DominickArena]

Great Video! I just ordered the Oneplus 9pro so I will be turning my LG V40 into another emulator. It has the snapdragon 845 so should be fine for most. Thanks again!