- The ANBERNIC RG-557 is the company’s first device of 2025, and its most powerful ever.
- Full specs were revealed at a trade show in Hong Kong, with a Dimensity 8300 chipset.
- Pricing is expected to be around $205, with a launch date slated for later this month.
The Dimensity 8300 is a mid-range chipset with performance that’s a step above the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. However, driver support for the Mali GPU will be worse than its Snapdragon counterpart. This may lead to worse overall performance for demanding emulators like the Nintendo Switch.
The device is expected to launch later this month, costing around $205.
In terms of pricing, the ANBERNIC representative revealed that it will cost around $205 before shipping and tariffs are factored in. That’s a very attractive price for what this device is capable of, although it’s on the high end for an ANBERNIC device. Typically, ANBERNIC sticks to the lower end of the market, so this is uncharted territory for the brand.
The representative also revealed that the device is expected to begin shipping later this month. Of course, this was a B2B tradeshow, so it may be a while longer before it’s available to the general public. Still, it’s shaping up to be a very attractive retro gaming handheld and you probably won’t have to wait long to get your hands on it.