Miyoo
Miyoo Mini Plus
$52.99Cheaper
Best Retro Gaming Handhelds · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Miyoo Mini Plus is cheaper at $52.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Miyoo
$52.99Cheaper
Analogue
$239.99
Released 2021
The Analogue Pocket wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Miyoo Mini Plus is the cheaper at $52.99. Get the Analogue Pocket for the stronger spec sheet, the Miyoo Mini Plus to spend less.
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The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $52.99 | $239.99 |
| Brand | Miyoo | Analogue |
| Released | — | 2021 |
| Screen size (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Screen resolution | 640x480 | 1600x1440 |
| Panel type | IPS | — |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | — | — |
| Soc | ARM Cortex-A7 | FPGA |
| RAM (GB) | — | — |
| Internal storage (GB) | — | — |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 3000 | 4300 |
| Battery life hrs | — | 6 |
| Operating system | Linux | proprietary |
| Weight grams | — | 276 |
| Has Wi-Fi | Yes | No |
Sources — Miyoo Mini Plus: keepretro.com (verified 2026-07-11). Analogue Pocket: analogue.co (verified 2026-07-11).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 12). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Two whitelisted outlets cover the Miyoo Mini Plus: Reviewed (USA Today), a dedicated hands-on review, and Engadget's 2026 handheld buying guide. Both call it an affordable, truly pocketable Game Boy-style retro handheld that emulates cleanly up to PlayStation 1, and both praise its screen and value while flagging a barebones stock OS that needs tinkering. Reviewed additionally notes cramped ergonomics and no analog sticks; Engadget notes it lacks fast charging and is hard to actually buy. (2 sourced reviews, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Excellent value for a sub-$80 budget handheld; Truly pocketable, well-built Game Boy-style form factor; Bright, vibrant screen for the price.
Flagged: Barebones stock OS that needs tinkering / custom firmware; Cramped ergonomics on long sessions and no analog sticks; Speaker distorts at high volume; no stereo or Bluetooth.
All three whitelisted hands-on reviews (Ars Technica, Engadget, Tom's Guide) survived verification and unanimously rate the Analogue Pocket the best retro handheld yet, praising its 1600x1440 / 615-ppi LCD and near-perfect FPGA cartridge accuracy across the Game Boy family. Only Ars Technica ran lab measurements (7 hours 9 minutes battery at 75% brightness; 150 nits white screen, 29 nits with the LCD filter via a Spyder 5 colorimeter). Shared gripes: mushy, flimsy buttons and adapter cartridges that stick out the top. No RTINGS or Wired review body was retrieved. (3 sourced reviews, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Screen: exceptional pixel density (1600x1440, 615 ppi) and color reproduction; Near-perfect FPGA hardware accuracy across the Game Boy/GBC/GBA cartridge library; Best-in-class retro handheld with a premium, rigid build.
Flagged: Mushy, flimsy buttons — Ars flags the power, volume and shoulder (L/R) buttons; Engadget flags the spongy shoulder buttons; Adapter cartridges stick out the top and clash with the clean design (Engadget, Tom's Guide); $99 dock add-on has finicky Bluetooth controller pairing (Tom's Guide explicit; Engadget setup non-seamless with controller 'kinks').