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TinyCircuits Thumby

Thumby handheld front
Released
Jan. 2022


OS
Proprietary


Screen
0.42”, 9:5


Up To


Best For
Game Boy, GBC


Price
~$10

Emulation Performance

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

Screen

Screen Size
0.42”


Resolution
72 x 40


Refresh Rate
60 Hz


Screen Type
OLED


Pixel Density
196 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip
Material
Plastic


Weight
5 g


Dimensions
18 x 29.5 x 8.5 mm


Speaker Placement
Back


Charge Port

Ports and Connectivity

Technical Specs

Storage
2 MB


Battery
40 mAh


RAM
264 KB


RAM Type
SRAM


Architecture
ARM


CPU
Cortex-M0+


GPU


CPU Clock Speed
133 MHz


CPU Cores
2


CPU Threads
2


GPU Clock Speed

Pros

  • Great OLED screen - vibrant colors and perfect blacks
  • Tiny device, extremely pocketable
  • Very affordable

Cons

  • Low resolution screen
  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No Wi-fi (no retro achievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...)
  • 0.42” screen might be too small for some
  • More...

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Thumby handheld front
Released
Jan. 2022


OS
Proprietary


Screen
0.42”, 9:5


Up To


Best For
Game Boy, GBC


Price
~$10

Emulation Performance

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

Screen

Aspect Ratio
9:5


Screen Size
0.42”


Resolution
72 x 40


Refresh Rate
60 Hz


Screen Type
OLED


Pixel Density
196 PPI

Ergonomics

Material
Plastic


Weight
5 g


Dimensions
18 x 29.5 x 8.5 mm


Speaker Placement
Back


Charge Port

Ports and Connectivity

Technical Specs

Storage
2 MB


Battery
40 mAh


RAM
264 KB


RAM Type
SRAM


Architecture
ARM


CPU
Cortex-M0+


GPU


CPU Clock Speed
133 MHz


CPU Cores
2


CPU Threads
2


GPU Clock Speed

Pros

  • Great OLED screen - vibrant colors and perfect blacks
  • Tiny device, extremely pocketable
  • Very affordable

Cons

  • Low resolution screen
  • Black bars when playing older retro systems
  • No Wi-fi (no retro achievements, box art scraping, file transfer etc...)
  • 0.42” screen might be too small for some
  • More...

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