Mangmi Air X
Mangmi · Released Oct 2025 ·
The Mangmi Air X is a 5.5" IPS handheld from Mangmi powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662. It launched at around $100.
Pros
- +Nice screen, much better than other offerings at this price point
- +Great-feeling buttons and D-Pad
- +Good community support, multiple CFWs available
- +High-resolution display
- +Access to mobile games and apps
- +Access to PC ports via PortMaster
- +Big 5000 mAh battery
- +The touchscreen is useful for navigation and touch/stylus-based games
- +Smooth navigation thanks to 4 GB of RAM
- +The ergonomic grips allow for more comfortable long play sessions
- +Hall Effect analog sticks are more durable and precise
Cons
- −Speakers are good but not great
- −Black bars when playing older retro systems
- −No video out, can't be connected to an external display
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
- CPU
- Cortex-A73, 8 cores, 1.8 GHz - 2.0 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 610, 1050 MHz
- RAM
- 4 GB LPDDR4X
- Storage
- 64GB eMMC
- Weight
- 286 g
- Dimensions
- 203.47 x 87.39 x 16.80 mm
- Cooling
- Active (fan)
Display
- Size
- 5.5″
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Panel
- IPS
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 5000 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports
- USB-C, 3.5mm headphone, microSD
- Expandable storage
- Yes (microSD)
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 2
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Hall effect sticks
- Yes
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Android 14
Also plays natively: Android
Custom firmware
Our verdict
The Mangmi Air X is a 5.5" IPS handheld from Mangmi powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662. It launched at around $100. It carries 4 GB of RAM and runs Android 14. Highlights include: Nice screen, much better than other offerings at this price point; Great-feeling buttons and D-Pad; Good community support, multiple CFWs available; High-resolution display. Trade-offs to note: Speakers are good but not great; Black bars when playing older retro systems; No video out, can't be connected to an external display.