TinyCircuits Thumby
TinyCircuits · Released Jan 2022 ·
The TinyCircuits Thumby is a 0.42" OLED handheld from TinyCircuits powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040. It launched at around $15.
Pros
- +Great OLED screen with vibrant colors and perfect blacks
- +Tiny device, extremely pocketable
- +Very affordable
Cons
- −Low resolution screen
- −Black bars when playing older retro systems
- −No Wi-Fi (no RetroAchievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...)
- −0.42” screen might be too small for some
- −No headphone jack
- −No Bluetooth
- −No extendable storage
- −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)
- Raspberry Pi RP2040
- CPU
- Cortex-M0+, 2 cores, 133 MHz
- GPU
- RAM
- 264 KB SRAM
- Storage
- 2 MB Internal
- Weight
- 5 g
- Dimensions
- 18 x 29.5 x 8.5 mm
- Cooling
- Passive
Display
- Size
- 0.42″
- Resolution
- 72 x 40
- Panel
- OLED
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- No
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 40 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~0 hours
- Wi-Fi
- None
- Bluetooth
- None
- Ports
- Expandable storage
- No
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 0
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- No
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Proprietary
Also plays natively: Proprietary
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
The TinyCircuits Thumby is a 0.42" OLED handheld from TinyCircuits powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2040. It launched at around $15. It carries 264 KB of RAM and runs Proprietary. Highlights include: Great OLED screen with vibrant colors and perfect blacks; Tiny device, extremely pocketable; Very affordable. Trade-offs to note: Low resolution screen; Black bars when playing older retro systems; No Wi-Fi (no RetroAchievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...).