Dealbay G28Retro / Emulation
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Dealbay G28
Dealbay · Released Dec 2024 ·
The Dealbay G28 is a 4.3" IPS handheld from Dealbay powered by the RockChip RK3128. It launched at around $30.
5.7
out of 10
$30
Launch price $30
Pros
- +Very affordable
- +Can be connected to a larger display
Cons
- −Low resolution screen
- −Letterboxing (black bars) on classic retro systems
- −No Wi-Fi (no RetroAchievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...)
- −Unstable emulation on more demanding systems
- −No Bluetooth
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full speedPlayableLimitedNot supported
Game BoyFull speed
Game Boy AdvanceFull speed
NESFull speed
SNESFull speed
Nintendo 64Not supported
GameCubeNot supported
WiiNot supported
Wii UNot supported
Nintendo DSNot supported
Nintendo 3DSNot supported
Nintendo SwitchNot supported
Sega GenesisFull speed
Sega SaturnNot supported
DreamcastNot supported
PlayStationPlayable
PlayStation 2Not supported
PlayStation 3Not supported
PSPNot supported
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- RockChip RK3128
- CPU
- Cortex-A7, 4 cores, 1.3 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-400 MP2, 500 MHz
- RAM
- "4 GB" DDR3
- Storage
- Weight
- 0 g
- Dimensions
- Cooling
- Passive
Display
- Size
- 4.3″
- Resolution
- 480 x 272
- Panel
- IPS
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- No
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 2100 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- None
- Bluetooth
- None
- Ports
- USB-C, Video out, 3.5mm headphone, microSD
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 2
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- No
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Linux
Also plays natively: Linux
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
Value10.0
Build5.1
Screen7.0
Performance2.5
The Dealbay G28 is a 4.3" IPS handheld from Dealbay powered by the RockChip RK3128. It launched at around $30. It carries "4 GB" of RAM and runs Linux. Highlights include: Very affordable; Can be connected to a larger display. Trade-offs to note: Low resolution screen; Letterboxing (black bars) on classic retro systems; No Wi-Fi (no RetroAchievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...).