X36 Ultra 4.2″ Portable Retro Gaming Console — Android WiFi
Android 10, WiFi and a fully laminated 4.2″ screen: the classics on one side, your videos and music on the other. Ready-to-use 64 GB card.
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- Android 10 + WiFi
- Fully laminated 4.2″ screen
- 8 W speaker
- Emulates up to PS1
Why you’ll love it
Android 10
YouTube, music and videos on top of games, over WiFi.
Fully laminated 4.2″
A square 720×720 screen with vivid colors.
8 W of sound
A powerful speaker for a pocket console.
Rear triggers
L1, L2, R1 and R2 under your fingers, swappable D-pad and stick.
Retro games on one side, your videos on the other
The X36 Ultra runs Android 10 with WiFi: the classics on one side, YouTube, your music and your videos on the other, on a fully laminated 4.2″ screen in square 720×720 format. The 64 GB microSD card is ready to use: power on, pick your system, play.
It runs NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive and Neo Geo without any setup, and PlayStation 1 very well. Nintendo 64 and PSP are limited to lighter titles.
An 8 W speaker, rear triggers, swappable D-pad and stick, and a French or English interface: a pocket console built for the commute. 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.
X36 Ultra or J36 Ultra?
| X36 UltraWant the bigger screen and Android 10 for your videos: the X36 Ultra. | J36 UltraPrefer the most compact 3.5″ format at the lowest price: the J36 Ultra. | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2″ IPS · 720×720 · fully laminated | Screen | 3.5″ IPS · 640×480 |
| Android 10 | System | Android 5.1 |
| 3500 mAh | Battery | 3000 mAh |
| 8 W speaker | Sound | built-in speaker |
| 4 | Colors | 1 |
| 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
See the full game list for this model ›
Tech specs
Full specifications
- Screen
- 4.2″ IPS · 720×720 · OCA full lamination
- Processor
- octa-core · 4 × 2.4 GHz + 4 × 1.8 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-450 · 700 MHz
- RAM
- 1 GB
- System
- Android 10, preinstalled · interface in 9 languages
- Storage
- 8 GB internal + 64 GB microSD card with preloaded OS · 2 slots, cards up to 256 GB
- Games
- up to 20,000
- Battery
- 3500 mAh · 5 to 6 hrs of play
- Charging
- USB-C · 5 V / 2 A · 2 hrs
- Connectivity
- WiFi · USB-C OTG · USB-C earphones
- Sound
- 8 W speaker
- Controls
- dual sticks with RGB ring · swappable D-pad and stick · rear L1/L2/R1/R2
- Dimensions
- 13.5 × 8.3 × 3.5 cm
- Format
- vertical, pocket
- Colors
- 4 colors
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Frequently asked questions
On Android 10 and over WiFi, it plays YouTube, your music and your videos, with an interface available in English.
Yes. Android 10 and the game interface are installed, and the 64 GB microSD card is ready to use: power on, pick your system, play.
The X36 Ultra moves up to a 4.2″ 720×720 screen, Android 10 instead of Android 5.1, a 3500 mAh battery and an 8 W speaker. Both go up to PS1.
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.
Expect 5 to 6 hours of play from its 3500 mAh battery, and 2 hours to recharge over USB-C.
Yes, USB-C earphones plug straight into the console.
The R36H Pro Max is a dedicated retro machine running ArkOS, with a 4.2″ 1024×768 screen. The X36 Ultra relies on Android to add videos and music to gaming.