R36 Ultra X 4.5″ WiFi Portable Retro Gaming Console — 64 GB
4.5″ 1024×768 screen, vibration, WiFi and five colors: the big format of the R36 family. Ready-to-use 64 GB card, power on and play.
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- 4.5″ 1024×768 screen
- 5 colors to choose from
- Vibration and WiFi
- Emulates up to PS1
Why you’ll love it
4.5″ at 1024×768
Fully laminated: vivid colors and an image right under the glass.
Five colors
White, black, purple, green or red: pick yours.
Built-in vibration
A motor that follows the action, and RGB rings around the sticks.
Stereo sound
Two speakers, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a mute button.
The big screen of the R36 family, in five colors
The R36 Ultra X moves up to a 4.5″ screen at 1024×768, fully laminated, in a vertical pocket body. Rockchip RK3326 chip, system preinstalled, ready-to-use 64 GB microSD card: power on, pick your system, play.
NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive, Neo Geo and arcade run without any setup, and PlayStation 1 runs very well. Nintendo 64 and PSP are limited to lighter titles.
Built-in vibration, RGB light rings around the sticks, two stereo speakers and WiFi for two-player games over a local network. To see what runs on this kind of card, read our guide to the retro game console with built-in games, or compare the whole range of handheld retro gaming consoles.
R36 Ultra X or R36 Ultra 4″?
| R36 Ultra XWant the 4.5″ screen and a choice of five colors: the R36 Ultra X. | R36 Ultra 4″Prefer a 128 GB card in a more compact format: the R36 Ultra 4″. | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5″ IPS · 1024×768 | Screen | 4″ IPS |
| 3500 mAh | Battery | 3000 mAh |
| 5 | Colors | 4 |
| 64 GB | Storage | 128 GB |
| Rockchip RK3326 | Chip | Rockchip RK3326 |
| built-in | WiFi | built-in |
| PS1 | Up to | PS1 |
Compatibility
Which consoles can you play?
5 console families run well out of 8 listed
- NES / SNES Perfect
- Game Boy / GBC / GBA Perfect
- Mega Drive Perfect
- Neo Geo / MAME Very good
- PS1 Very good
- Nintendo 64 Limited
- PSP Limited
- Dreamcast Not supported
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Tech specs
Full specifications
- Screen
- 4.5″ IPS · 1024×768 · fully laminated
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3326 · ARM 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A35 · 1.5 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G31 MP2 · OpenGL ES 3.2
- RAM
- 1 GB LPDDR3
- System
- open-source Linux, preinstalled
- Storage
- 64 GB microSD card with preloaded OS · 2 slots, cards up to 256 GB
- Games
- up to 15,000
- Battery
- 3500 mAh · 4 to 5 hrs of play
- Charging
- USB-C
- Connectivity
- 2.4 GHz WiFi · USB-C OTG · 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Sound
- 2 stereo speakers · mute button
- Vibration
- built-in motor
- Controls
- dual 3D sticks with RGB ring · swappable D-pad and stick · L1/L2/R1/R2
- Format
- vertical, pocket
- Colors
- 5 colors
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Frequently asked questions
The R36 Ultra X moves up to a 4.5″ 1024×768 screen, adds vibration and a 3500 mAh battery, and comes in five colors. The R36 Ultra keeps a 4″ screen and a 128 GB card.
Same 4.5″ screen and same chip. The R36 Max 2 has a 4000 mAh battery and comes with its accessory pack (case, clip-on grips, arcade caps, stand). The R36 Ultra X keeps the essentials — tempered glass and cleaning kit included — for a gentler price.
Yes. The system is installed and the 64 GB microSD card is ready to use: power on, pick your system, play. No setup.
NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, GBA and Mega Drive perfectly; Neo Geo, arcade and PlayStation 1 very well. Nintendo 64 and PSP are limited to lighter titles. For full-speed PSP or Dreamcast, go for a more powerful model such as the H55.
Expect 4 to 5 hours of play from its 3500 mAh battery, and about 2 hours to recharge over USB-C.
Yes, into the 3.5 mm jack. One button mutes the sound instantly.
Yes. Its two microSD slots take cards up to 256 GB.