Recalbox 11 Is Coming to the Retroid Pocket Nova, Anbernic RG35, and RG35XX Pro

Key points

Recalbox 11 now runs on three handhelds: the Retroid Pocket Nova, the Anbernic RG35 and the Anbernic RG35XX Pro. The ports are currently available only to the project's Patrons as testers, and will reach all users with the stable Recalbox 11 release.

Availability

• Recalbox 11 has been rolled out to Patrons so the team can collect feedback before a general release.
• The post gives no date for the stable release; the three ports will be included once it is ready.
• Feedback is requested on the project's Discord.
• These ports follow earlier handheld work on the Steam Deck.

Retroid Pocket Nova

• Hardware: QCS8550 SoC with one Kryo Prime core at 3.2 GHz, four Kryo Gold cores at 2.8 GHz and three Kryo Silver cores at 2.0 GHz, plus an Adreno 740 GPU.
• Memory and storage: 8 or 12 GB LPDDR5x RAM, 128 GB UFS 3.1 storage, and a microSD slot for expansion.
• Display: 4.5-inch 4:3 AMOLED, 960p, 120 Hz.
• Other features: active cooling, 5,000 mAh battery, analog L2/R2 triggers and Hall effect sticks. Price is about $240.
• In progress: support for every button, including brightness and volume, and joystick LED support. The LEDs can match the screen colour Ambilight-style or show the battery level.
• Docking is supported. The device switches between handheld and HDMI output without restarting Recalbox or the running game.
• Performance is considered satisfactory up to GameCube, and development continues. An earlier YouTube video covered the alpha stage of this port.

Anbernic RG35XX Pro

• Hardware: H700 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM and two microSD slots.
• Battery: 3,200 mAh, rated at around 7 hours. Price is about $49.
• Includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and an HDMI port.
• HDMI support is confirmed. Recalbox automatically moves output to the connected screen and back to the built-in display.

Anbernic RG35

• Hardware: RK3326 quad-core at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM and the same 3,200 mAh battery. It costs less than the Pro.
• It has no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or HDMI. The team recommends the Pro for those features and the RG35 for tighter budgets.

Both Anbernic models

• Both have a 3.5-inch 4:3 IPS display at 640 × 480.
• Recalbox runs well on both, and optimisation work is ongoing.
• Performance is considered satisfactory up to PlayStation 1.

Summary by DistroNews, based on the original post.