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Sony PSP-3000

PSP-3000 handheld front
Released
Oct. 2008

OS
Proprietary

Screen
4.3”, 30:17

Up To
PSP

Best For
PSP, PS1

Price
~$?

Compare

Emulation Performance

Modern
10
PlayStation 3
Switch
0
Wii U
0
PlayStation 2
0
Nintendo 3DS
0
Nintendo Wii
0
GameCube
0
Sega Saturn
0
PSP
Dreamcast
0
Nintendo 64
20
Nintendo DS
0
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES
80

Screen

Aspect Ratio
30:17

Screen Size
4.3”

Resolution
480 x 272

Refresh Rate

Screen Type
TFT

Pixel Density
128 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip
Cooling
Vibration
Material
Plastic

Weight
189 g

Dimensions
169 x 71 x 19 mm

Speaker Placement
Front

Charge Port
Bottom

Ports and Connectivity

WIFI
Mobile Data
Bluetooth
Audio Jack
Stereo Speaker
Video Out
USB C
Thunderbolt
SD Card
WiFi Version
?

Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth

Controls

L1/R1
L2/R2
Analog Triggers
Analog Sticks
Hall Effect
L3/R3
Touch Screen
Gyroscope
Volume Buttons
Thumbstick Layout
Single, bottom

Shoulder Button Layout
No L2/R2

D-Pad Placement
Top

Technical Specs

*
Storage
External Memory Stick PRO Duo

Battery
1200 mAh

RAM
64 MB

RAM Type

Architecture
MIPS

Chipset
Allegrex

CPU
MIPS R4000

GPU
Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine

CPU Clock Speed
333 MHz

CPU Cores
Dual

CPU Threads

GPU Clock Speed
166 MHz

Horizontal
,
Original Hardware

Pros

  • Can be connected to a larger display

Cons

  • Low resolution screen
  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything)
  • Outdated TFT screen
  • More...

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Sony PSP-3000

PSP-3000 handheld front
Released
Oct. 2008

OS
Proprietary

Screen
4.3”, 30:17

Up To
PSP

Best For
PSP, PS1

Price
~$?

Compare

Similar Handhelds

PSP Street

SonyPSP Street

PSP
PSP-2000

SonyPSP-2000

PSP
PSP-1000

SonyPSP-1000

PSP
PSP Go

SonyPSP Go

PSP
PlayStation Vita

SonyPlayStation Vita

PSP
Data Frog SF2000

Data FrogSF2000

SNES

Emulation Performance

Modern
10
PlayStation 3
Switch
0
Wii U
0
PlayStation 2
0
Nintendo 3DS
0
Nintendo Wii
0
GameCube
0
Sega Saturn
0
PSP
Dreamcast
0
Nintendo 64
20
Nintendo DS
0
PlayStation 1
Up to SNES
80

Screen

Aspect Ratio
30:17

Screen Size
4.3”

Resolution
480 x 272

Refresh Rate

Screen Type
TFT

Pixel Density
128 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip
Cooling
Vibration
Material
Plastic

Weight
189 g

Dimensions
169 x 71 x 19 mm

Speaker Placement
Front

Charge Port
Bottom

Ports and Connectivity

WIFI
Mobile Data
Bluetooth
Audio Jack
Stereo Speaker
Video Out
USB C
Thunderbolt
SD Card
WiFi Version
?

Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth

Controls

L1/R1
L2/R2
Analog Triggers
Analog Sticks
Hall Effect
L3/R3
Touch Screen
Gyroscope
Volume Buttons
Thumbstick Layout
Single, bottom

Shoulder Button Layout
No L2/R2

D-Pad Placement
Top

Technical Specs

*
Storage
External Memory Stick PRO Duo

Battery
1200 mAh

RAM
64 MB

RAM Type

Architecture
MIPS

Chipset
Allegrex

CPU
MIPS R4000

GPU
Custom Rendering Engine + Surface Engine

CPU Clock Speed
333 MHz

CPU Cores
Dual

CPU Threads

GPU Clock Speed
166 MHz

Horizontal
,
Original Hardware

Pros

  • Can be connected to a larger display

Cons

  • Low resolution screen
  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No L3/R3 (button presses on analog sticks aren't mapped to anything)
  • Outdated TFT screen
  • More...

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