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TL;DR
- ANBERNIC’s RG Rotate handheld is now available on the website.
- The handset has a suggested starting price of $87.99, but is currently on sale for as low as $82.99.
- Expect a scrolling scrolling form factor, albeit at the expense of analog sticks and a large battery.
ANBERNIC drew attention when he sold out his arrival earlier this year RG Rotate. This is interesting Android handheld used a rotating screen form factor similar to the old Motorola Flipout smartphone. There is good news because the device has just been launched.
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ANBERNIC just listed the RG Rotate on their website, with a suggested retail price of $87.99 for the Polar Black variant and $107.99 for the Aurora Silver variant. However, both handsets are currently available at retail $82.99 and $99.99respectively.
The Polar Black model is mostly made of plastic, while the Aurora Silver model uses aluminum. On the upside, the Polar Black variant weighs just 167 grams, while the Aurora Silver weighs 204 grams.
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Otherwise, RG Rotate mainly brings budget-level features. Expect a mid-range Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, and a square, 3.5-inch IPS LCD panel (720 x 720), which probably won’t play PS2 and GameCube games. Even so, the processor in particular is still a step above ~$95 ANBERNIC RG DS.
The area of concern is the 2000 mAh battery. It’s a small cell by most standards, but hopefully the combination of light emulation and a small, low-resolution screen makes for decent endurance. Just expect 10W wired charging, but given the small size of the battery, slow charging may not be an issue.
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Rotate the screen and you’ll find physical controls below it. Unfortunately, there are no analog sticks, but we do have a D-pad, four face buttons, power and select buttons, and a home/back button. There are four shoulder buttons on the back of the device.
ANBERNIC confirms that the device comes with a screen protector, lanyard, USB-C cable, and a pair of larger L2 and R2 shoulder buttons. The default L2/R2 buttons are flush, but installation requires removing the back panel and disconnecting the speaker.
The good news is that we have a RG Rotate review section. So if you’re interested in this unusual handheld, keep an eye out for our review in the coming weeks.
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