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Notton I think it should be pointed out that a Snapdragon 8/s Gen3/4/5 with 16GB RAM is not exactly cheap. We're looking at US$430~$460 for a Lenovo Y700 Gen4/16GB/512GB, US$450 for an Odin 3/16GB/512GB, and US$850~950 for a Red Magic 11 Pro 16GB/512GB. An optional detachable grip controller for the Y700 and Red Magic is anywhere from US$25 to US$100. A low cost option is something like a Gamesir X5 Lite, while the high end is something like a Razer Kishi Ultra. This is in comparison to an x86 handheld, such as a LeGoS Z1E/32GB/1TB/SteamOS, which is on sale for US$585 as of this writing. Now, if the games could do 720p/60fps on a Snapdragon 7+ Gen3, that's when I would start looking into the emulator more seriously. For reference, SD 7+ Gen3 is around 20 to 40% slower than an SD 8/s Gen3/4/5, but I can find them in tablets for relatively cheaply at around US$300 with a 12GB/256GB config. For example, Alldocube's iPlay 70 mini Ultra is basically a Lenovo Y700 Gen 2, but one that you don't have to go through hoops to buy outside of China. Reply
WrongRookie Notton said: I think it should be pointed out that a Snapdragon 8/s Gen3/4/5 with 16GB RAM is not exactly cheap. We're looking at US$430~$460 for a Lenovo Y700 Gen4/16GB/512GB, US$450 for an Odin 3/16GB/512GB, and US$850~950 for a Red Magic 11 Pro 16GB/512GB. An optional detachable grip controller for the Y700 and Red Magic is anywhere from US$25 to US$100. A low cost option is something like a Gamesir X5 Lite, while the high end is something like a Razer Kishi Ultra. This is in comparison to an x86 handheld, such as a LeGoS Z1E/32GB/1TB/SteamOS, which is on sale for US$585 as of this writing. Now, if the games could do 720p/60fps on a Snapdragon 7+ Gen3, that's when I would start looking into the emulator more seriously. For reference, SD 7+ Gen3 is around 20 to 40% slower than an SD 8/s Gen3/4/5, but I can find them in tablets for relatively cheaply at around US$300 with a 12GB/256GB config. For example, Alldocube's iPlay 70 mini Ultra is basically a Lenovo Y700 Gen 2, but one that you don't have to go through hoops to buy outside of China. What about Mediatek chipsets? Those major in the mid range prices. Reply
Notton WrongRookie said: What about Mediatek chipsets? Those major in the mid range prices. Sure, I guess? I really haven't looked into Mediatek powered gaming tablets because… 1. Most of them come with a Helios G99 or G100, and it's challenging finding one with a Dimensity while remaining under US$350. 2. MTK had video decode latency issues when streaming on moonlight/artemis, though that was last year when I was looking into a cheap gaming tablet so it may or may not be fixed by now. The best I could find… Headwolf FPad7 with MTK Dimensity 7050/8GB/512GB for around US$200 Headwolf Titan 1 with MTK Dimensity 8300/12GB/256GB, US$300 but that's still at the kickstarter pledge phase. AyaNeo Pocket Play with MTK Dimensity 9300, but they haven't even started the kickstarter pledge phase for it. Vivo Pad 3 Pro, MTK Dimensity 9300/16GB/512GB, apparently around $520~$620, but unsure. Vivo pad 5, MTK Dimensity 9400/8GB/256GB for €570, 9400/16GB/512GB for €700 And I gave up at that point Reply
WrongRookie Notton said: Sure, I guess? I really haven't looked into Mediatek powered gaming tablets because… 1. Most of them come with a Helios G99 or G100, and it's challenging finding one with a Dimensity while remaining under US$350. 2. MTK had video decode latency issues when streaming on moonlight/artemis, though that was last year when I was looking into a cheap gaming tablet so it may or may not be fixed by now. The best I could find… Headwolf FPad7 with MTK Dimensity 7050/8GB/512GB for around US$200 Headwolf Titan 1 with MTK Dimensity 8300/12GB/256GB, US$300 but that's still at the kickstarter pledge phase. AyaNeo Pocket Play with MTK Dimensity 9300, but they haven't even started the kickstarter pledge phase for it. Vivo Pad 3 Pro, MTK Dimensity 9300/16GB/512GB, apparently around $520~$620, but unsure. Vivo pad 5, MTK Dimensity 9400/8GB/256GB for €570, 9400/16GB/512GB for €700 And I gave up at that point If its any consolation, you can get a 400$ phone that comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset 12 GB ram from Giztop. Reply
TerryLaze Stop calling this PC emulation! It's a frankenstein approach of emulating some of the CPU calls and adding in anything else with translation layers. A PC emulator would be able to run windows, running an lose interpretation of individual games is not the same. Reply
circadia Notton said: a Snapdragon 8/s Gen3/4/5 with 16GB RAM is not exactly cheap. depends on where you live, though. here in my country, Vietnam, an imported OnePlus 15 (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) from China costs just 540 USD. Snapdragon 8 Gen 3/Elite phones with 12/16GB RAM (both officially sold and imported from China) constantly cost under 475 USD (such as the officially sold POCO F8 Pro from Xiaomi) (and the cheapest S8G3 phone I could find is the Honor GT (imported) at 260 USD). And we're not even talking about imported MediaTek flagship phones, e.g Vivo X300/Oppo Find X9 series. then again… x86 handhelds are somehow still quite competitive in pricing (?) as much as I hate Asuck, a ROG Xbox Ally with Z2A and 16/512GB costs just ≈460 USD, so there's that. Legion Go S's price seems a bit too high though, 770USD just for its base config. Reply
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