Window seat, coffee, one more level.
The R36S stands upright in one hand, the way the old vertical handhelds did. Thumbsticks under your thumbs, a 3.5-inch screen at eye level, 179 g in the bag.
Weight as measured by Retro Handhelds.
R36S retro handheld game console Big fun. Small pocket.
The R36S retro handheld: 3.5-inch IPS screen, two microSD slots, five colors. Build yours in two picks.
Build yoursFrom $7964 GB or 128 GB
The R36S screen: 4:3, for 4:3 games.
- 3.5 inchesIPS panel
- 640 x 4804:3 picture
- RK33261 GB of RAM
A retro handheld for your jacket pocket.
Vertical body, 3,200 mAh battery, and two USB-C ports on the bottom edge: it charges from the same kind of cable as your phone.
Two microSD slots sit on the side, so the storage you pick today is not the storage you are stuck with.
The gift that gets opened twice.
Once for the box, once for the color. Black, orange, red and purple are clear shells; white is solid. Same console inside, whichever you wrap.
Five shells, one R36S.
Black, white, orange, red, purple. Pick yours in the builder above; the photo follows your choice.
The rest of the R36 family
Same RK3326 chip in every model. What changes is the screen, the shape and the slots. Each one has its own page.
- R36 Max4-inch square screen, 720 x 720, 4,000 mAh battery.
- R36HHorizontal layout, 3.5-inch 640 x 480 screen in the center.
- R36H Pro MaxHorizontal, 4.2-inch IPS screen, 1024 x 768.
- R36S Plus4-inch square screen, built-in Wi-Fi.
- R36 Ultra4-inch square screen, 720 x 720.
- R36 Ultra X4.5-inch IPS screen, 1024 x 768, one microSD slot.
- R36XXSame 3.5-inch 4:3 screen as the R36S, seven colors.
- G3503.5-inch 640 x 480 screen, ports on the top edge. Coming soon
R36S guides: read before you buy
Three guides from the FunGrip blog, written from the spec sheets.
What is the real R36S? How to spot a cloneBoard revisions, what the label says, and what to check before you pay.
Retro handheld consoles: a buyer's guideScreen shape, sticks, Wi-Fi and cards, explained without the jargon.
Which microSD card for an R36 handheld, and how the two slots workWhat each slot does and which cards to trust.
R36S console: good questions
Does the R36S have Wi-Fi?
Not as a built-in feature. It varies by revision, and the usual route is a USB OTG Wi-Fi dongle. If you want Wi-Fi in the console itself, the R36S Plus has it built in.
What are the two microSD slots for?
The R36S has two microSD slots. Pick 64 GB or 128 GB in the builder; the second slot takes a card of your own, so you can add room later.
How big is the screen, really?
3.5 inches across the diagonal, IPS, 640 x 480 pixels. That is a 4:3 picture, the same shape as the games most people buy this console for.
What is inside?
An RK3326 chip with 1 GB of RAM, a 3,200 mAh battery, two microSD slots and two USB-C ports. The console weighs 179 g, as weighed by Retro Handhelds.
Which colors can I get?
Black, white, orange, red and purple. Black, orange, red and purple are clear shells that show the board through the back; white is a solid shell.