TechGamingThis gaming handheld has a wonderful surprise hidden insideThere’s something unexpected about the Sugar Cubes X JellyWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechGamingThis gaming handheld has a wonderful surprise hidden insideThere’s something unexpected about the Sugar Cubes X JellyWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
There’s something unexpected about the Sugar Cubes X Jelly
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Sugar Cubes (via Retro Dodo))
(Image credit: Sugar Cubes (via Retro Dodo))
Chinese brand Sugar Cubes is set to have an interesting 2024, as it unveils its second innovative gaming product planned for release this year.
As well as theSmall Universe retro handheldwith a rotating OLED display, it has announced a second gaming device but with a hidden surprise.
AsRetro Dodopoints out, the Sugar Cubes X Jelly isn’t a handheld in its own right, but a controller casing for the “world’s smallest"Android13 phone.
Made from aluminium and featuring a full set of controls, such as thumbstick, D-pad and all the required buttons, the Jelly opens up so you can insert aUnihertz Jelly Starsmartphone.
This handset is available globally for around $200 and measures just 95.1 x 49.6 x 18.7mm. To put that into perspective, the entire phone is smaller than the display on a standardSamsung Galaxy S24.
The Jelly Star’s own display is 3-inches, with a resolution of 480 x 854. It comes with a 48-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel snapper on the front. And there’s a 2,000mAh battery inside, so it should last a fair while between charges.
Perhaps most importantly in this case, the processor is a MediaTek Helio G99 and there is 8GB of RAM on board. This might not be the biggest spec for a phone, but it’s very decent when it comes to running emulators and classic games.
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Indeed, Retro Dodo suggests that you could pack the tiny Android handset with freely available emulation software and run up to Dreamcast andPlayStationPortable games. It would have absolutely no trouble with SNES, Mega Drive / Genesis, and even PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 titles.
So when you fancy a decent retro gaming session, you just pop your phone in the case and away you go. But, unlike some dedicated Android-based equivalents, you also have your smartphone on you for good measure.
We’ll keep you informed as this is only at the prototype stage for now, but there are plans to have it available later this year.
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