ALL THIS FOR $79?! - TrimUI Smart Pro in-depth Review

[@RetroGameCorps]

Cinematography on this video is top-notch Adin, just wanted to take a moment to appreciate that! Love the dual-camera setup.

[@adinwalls]

Hey Russ thank you. I switched both cameras to wider angle lenses and I think it’s more pleasing to the eye.

[@mazor13]

You are definitely gonna have to up your game . But to be fair that intro music on your channel made me a subscriber immediately. 😂

[@Tebsteroni]

I really like how well you communicate the overall "feel" of these devices. That is quite helpful.

[@adinwalls]

Thank you!

[@IS414H]

Your videos keep getting better and better. I like how you can tell you have become more comfortable and familiar with the tech. Keep it up Adin!

[@adinwalls]

Hey man thank you!

[@TheWatchChannelAU]

Love this studio set up mate!...just need to soften the audio a dash to reduce the echo....subbed though...solid review on the console...am waiting for mine to be delivered.

[@ThibaultCabanas]

Already having the X28 I can’t say this device appeal to me, but I was curious to see a teardown of it! For a budget/entry hobby device I still think MM+ with Onion OS is a no-brainer: controls, portability, ease of use, it have it all. But as a bigger screen alternative I agree with your conclusion. And yeah like Russ says, you have the best cinematography in the field, hats off dude!

[@adinwalls]

Hey Thibault thanks. Agreed. I’m curious to see if CFW surfaces for this device. I’m not completely sold on it yet.

[@danthaman03]

What's the x28 like? Do you recommend it?

[@sandplasma]

One of my favorite channels for handhelds, keep it up Aidan!

[@adinwalls]

Oh wow. Thank you!

[@Hodori07]

Most detailed review on YT. Great job!

[@gerardofacundo6721]

I'm really considering buying this Aidan thanks very much for the review

[@mazor13]

This was the most stylish yet professional video I have seen on a retro handheld 😂. Also the device looks cool. Thanks I am definitely subscribing.

[@adinwalls]

Hey thanks man!

[@brunocar02]

Fantastic editing as usual Adin, love how you visualize certain things!

[@adinwalls]

Thanks so much

[@danielmartin7547]

it´s the first video i see that open de unit. Thank you! greetings from Argentina!

[@TheOddParts]

My friend, you just made a new subscriber. Love the quality of your videos !!

[@adinwalls]

Thank you!

[@wylelias]

Haven’t watched yet, but leaving thumbs up as this is my goto retro gaming channel. (Definitely checking it out after work)

[@adinwalls]

Hey thanks man! You should pop into one of my livestreams sometime. Gonna do them a bit more regularly.

[@CellPhish]

I’m watching this video yet again, the content is great and I’m trying to get some ideas for how I need to change my filming

[@bellytelevision]

the intro hook is SO good lol. Cheers

[@adinwalls]

Ah thank you!

[@camus1989]

Good content. Your accent is very pleasing to hear😂

[@adinwalls]

Hehe awesome thank you

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I wanted to like this one because of that "consumer grade design," but it doesn't make up for some of the physical short comings. I bought the RGB30 instead and while the screen may be smaller it's still 720p and the performance is better if you do want to play a PSP game or two (Similarly, I've not had much issue with Dreamcast and Switching the DS screen with shoulder buttons is pretty easy), the functionality of the emulators in Jelos is better, you get clickable R3 & L3, and you don't need Tate mode. For generally the same price you get a slightly better experience in my opinion.

[@ReneRosa]

I was absoultey not expecting an extended pants bulge section today lol

[@kianjacobs658]

did i just find a south african retro tech reviewer instant sub 🤯

[@adinwalls]

Yeeha!

[@olivermirez6667]

I was waiting for this one, Adin, great review! On the performance of the Smart Pro, as you said, this is not the final production mode device, so it has no thermals, according to Tech Toy Tinker (who is developing Tomato OS for this device) the units being tested by most KZbinrs are clocked at a lower speed (1.2 mhz) to prevent overheating. He has been using a production level device clocked at 1.6 mhz which has been giving him better performance in higher systems, so we may get to see big improvements on performance with Custom OSs that are being developed by the community, which should make playable most of the PSP catalog, specially considering that the device's max speed is 2.1 mhz.

[@adinwalls]

Ah that makes sense because production units are getting a heat sink. It’s a bit of a fail that they never sent us production ready units. I may need to get one in for testing. TomatoOS sounds amazing

[@olivermirez6667]

They should always send units in their final state to reviewers, at the end the customers may get a wrong idea of their product, which affect their sales. @@adinwalls

[@toycoma98]

@@olivermirez6667 I agree. Was very interested in this but the reviews are bad. I hope it gets better. My miyoo mini plus will keep me busy until then.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

@@olivermirez6667 Seriously, I was set to buy one, but every video I've seen on it made it look rushed and under powered, so I put my money elsewhere. You want tp buy a product for what is is, not what you hope it _might_ become eventually.

[@olivermirez6667]

@@TheRealAlpha2 You have the right to purchase whatever device you want. I'm just sharing info I have that might be useful to people.

[@CellPhish]

The pre-production software was discouraging but after the update I was like I get it now. Still hope it gets CFW support beyond MinUI

[@adinwalls]

Someone commented that they have a friend developing a CFW for it.

[@CellPhish]

@@adinwallsHave you tried CrossMixOS yet? If not it’s fantastic. Best I can explain: Best handheld experience for someone new to the hobby while allowing those of us who want to tinker to do so without restrictions. You can completely customize everything and they did an incredible job optimizing the emulators… oh and they added Vulkan.

[@StuartsTRAVELvideos]

Great review.

[@adinwalls]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gisone79]

I received mine last week, a black one, and i absolutely love it. It is so nice and good for value, that i decided to post a review in Italian on my yt channel

[@adinwalls]

Hey. That’s great! I hope the video is doing well.

[@adinwalls]

Oh I don’t know

[@Oz_Darkr1d3r]

Is this something i can just pick up and press the game and play? Im not a PC gamer or know much about PC's at all. Will this allow me to play everything advertised straight out of the box.

[@adinwalls]

Yes it is

[@jessemonster7292]

Can you possibly do a video on how to update the firmware? I'm so confused how to do that!

[@james13666]

Maybe that and how to add a game, ive tried and not sure if the ROM is the issue or if i didnt do something quite right. Newer to emulator handhelds, use to PC.

[@LUIShtRUIZht]

The concept design defensively was, “make a mobile phone that has portable console’s adds on. This is definitely a devise for traveling or nostalgia 30-40year olds. As for gamers standards it is another level

[@dadou193]

You got me confused at 18:02 it sounds at first like you say we CAN connect a controller, then it seems you say we can't connect a bluetooth controller. Can you clarify? (Also is hdmi possible via a type c adapter or not a chance?) thanks

[@adinwalls]

I haven’t tested a usb-c to hdmi connection but I highly doubt it. I think what I was trying to say with the Bluetooth controller is that it looked as though it was possible but it isn’t.

[@dadou193]

@@adinwalls can you try and let us know?

[@Pridetoons]

I like this Handheld, it's basically a marriage between the PS Vita and GBA SP.

[@adinwalls]

…and the 3DS! Haha

[@ajpenninga]

6 Months later and we have 3 custom firmwares with active development: Knull, Tomato OS, and CrossMix

[@adinwalls]

Yup. Very cool

[@adinwalls]

Im realising at the end I say the Smart Pro is $89 on GoGameGeek but that’s the version I received. The cheaper version is the 64GB for $79 shrsl.com/4btsa

[@flameboss555]

put something like sd7gen2 dimensity8100-8200 up the price+active cooling and up the price and should be perfect emulator device ,perfect for my pocket money.

[@JaviPlayRetro]

That shake test was really concerning. What if something comes loose

[@adinwalls]

Well that’s kind of the thing. If stuff comes loose it’s a good test of build quality

[@JaviPlayRetro]

@adinwalls I'm not saying the shake test itself. Im saying the results of it. It's one thing for buttons to rattle a little, and it's another that the whole battery is not fixed in place and is just moving around the unit. That seems like a big problem waiting to happen.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

@@JaviPlayRetro It would be one thing if he were shaking it with all his might but just the way he does it an every day device shouldn't have anything come loose as a result. If say the rumble motor came loose as a result they should consider measures to help secure it better, because that's nothing compared to what an average 8 year old could do to it.

[@andreasz2408]

there is a easy fix for the clicky buttons on the X55....i know it sounds stupid, but add a littel bit of hotglue into the Hollow Buttons ( L1L2 R1R2 ) and the clicky sounds is gone. and what do you think about the M17 its plays the same consols the TrimUi does but cost only 28-35€. i dont know if its a good deal to pay like 35€ more fore the trimUi for WiFi and RGB...

[@adinwalls]

I think there’s another comment on my X55 video with the same recommendation

[@himanipatel1991]

Hey, I hope you are doing well, just bought this device for my 9yr old daughter but without any sd card, i have my own Samsung 128gb sd card and as this is my first retro gaming console i dont have any idea how to get started, if you can kindly guide me how to actually add games to the card and be able to play. Thank you

[@adinwalls]

Hey I never tested preparing a new card. I actually assumed they wouldn’t sell it without one. Maybe try inserting the formatted card (try exFAT) and powering the device on.

[@asherabramowitz387]

just found your channel, great videos but......... would be awesome if you included some south africa centric details (delivery fee, availability, price etc etc) not essential but im a miserable old poes and i just think it would be nice to have a 2 minute bit at the end about SA.

[@adinwalls]

Hey man, at least 80% of my viewership is USA so that won’t work very well but I hear you and most of my channel is in fact set up with the more budget conscious and concerns for shipping in mind I.e. South Africa and other “outlying” areas to the US.

[@asherabramowitz387]

@@adinwalls yeah thats fair enough, thanks for the reply. keep up the great videos!

[@kevinvanloo2049]

The shake test might be dramatic for some as if it could damage your device? But that's especially if stuff inside isn't properly placed and has a 'fixed' location to hold everything in place, right? Loose things inside = not good.

[@adinwalls]

Yup thats my thought behind it

[@kevinvanloo2049]

@@adinwalls keep on shaking!

[@adinwalls]

@kevinvanloo2049 😂 I will

[@dadou193]

How are people finding the joysticks? Are the drift issues rare or very common? If you had issues , did you find solutions with calibration or not?

[@adinwalls]

With the latest firmware the joysticks are fine

[@itsgray7012]

Also how do you look young but also look 60 years old at the same time?

[@Autotrope]

What I'd like to know is does it show full game names (as opposed to the mame short names) for your arcade games and if so does it need a DAT for that or is something you have to set up manually when you add roms or what

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

I never understand when these companies put big high resolution screens on a handheld with a weak CPU. What’s the point of having that big 720P screen if you can’t really play PSP, if you can’t really upscale Dreamcast or n64?

[@adinwalls]

Well a commenter just noted that performance may have some drastic improvements. We shall see…

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

@@adinwalls If it does end up getting better performance, then that would definitely make it a better buy.

[@CaptianClump]

Integer scaling. GBA for example has 3.9" viewable area at 4x integer scaling. The higher the resolution, the better compatibility with Integer scaling (for those nice crisp pixels).

[@pleasuretokill]

It makes a difference to older systems also. Look at SNES or even NES or Genesis on a decice like the 351p with a low res screen and then play those same emulators on a device like the Powkiddy x55 with a 720p quality 16:9 display. Its a night and day difference. I know this because I own both and the 351p looks like complete garbo next to the x55 and that goes for all old systems. If you say it doesnt matter, you havent seen the difference up close.

[@CellPhish]

We should see a pretty good improvement on this device as the community gets a little more time with it. The processor isn’t as powerful as some devices in this tier but it’s new to handhelds and data suggests it should be more efficient once properly optimized.

[@HoangDgNguyen]

i think i will just keep my vita2k and o3ds but the way custom handheld is so awesome, i will buy one if boring the R36s

[@riotru8557]

How do you Put Savegames from Gameboy etc. On this device? I mean ".sav" i tried some folders but my Pokemon Savegames from my Smartphone wont get recognized

[@campersBR]

can you multiplayer the tanks game ? with 2 different joysticks , and output to telly ?

[@RichFromQueensNY]

Love your review very thorough, I watch someone else's before this they didn't even mention the battery they said PSP will work pretty much when that's not true and N64 when it works it works that doesn't sound like an endorsement LOL. This is something I will skip as if it can't play PSP at 1X then it's really not worth it PSP should be the minimum for something with this type of screen. Also the audio problem and the joystick problems all that stuff just makes me think they may be skipped a few steps and the fact there's no Bluetooth and only 2.4 hz Wi-Fi. I would rather have them make a slightly smaller screen and add some better features. I will be buying this but I really do appreciate the review, I even subscribed because of it!

[@adinwalls]

Thanks for the comment. Glad the info was helpful.

[@FrankJonen]

Can you link two together with the host port, like with two GameBoys?

[@adinwalls]

With stockOS there is a net play option

[@FrankJonen]

@@adinwalls thanks. I have to look into that Net Play stuff.

[@leechismyname]

Do you think we can replace the joysticks with hall effect ones?

[@adinwalls]

You’d have to do some serious modding for that.

[@leechismyname]

@@adinwalls oh bummer. I ordered mine coz it has a good deal for like 60$. I really like the design of this one. It's not too big and not too small. I really hope jelos team can jump onto this device

[@adinwalls]

I’m not sure Jelos will be developed for this device but apparently someone is developing TamatoOS for it which sounds good. Also I see MiniUI or whatever it’s called is already able to run on it. So there’s definitely movement in that area.

[@leechismyname]

@@adinwalls yeah ive seen MinUi but that firmware omitted nds on it. Jelos team said they have the device just waiting for the sdk from the company.

[@spitfire0781]

Me and me mates Nicked a few parcels from homes on holiday And this was in a parcel but black it’s so fun .. cheers

[@adinwalls]

Well alrighty then

[@kostyanichsafr3090]

So guys what is best for psp trimui or rgb30? I already have rg35xx h and i love it so much, but i want another one, from another company..... I dont think that only anbernic can make qualitative handhelds

[@adinwalls]

RGB30 forever…

[@SunnyDeLite]

Great video, in my mind I believe if you get an item sent to you for free before its ready for consumers, dealing with the little things and helping to make the device ready for consumers should not be something you have a gripe about. Are you not reviewing for products to get better? People who get items early should be expected to help make it a proper device.

[@adinwalls]

The value for companies in sending devices is getting a quality video telling the world what their product is like and using my audience for their benefit. Having reviewers test their devices is a bit cheeky in my opinion.

[@SunnyDeLite]

I understand that, but at that point you should get it at release and not early. You getting it early changes that completely. I understand what you are saying with the video, but you are different than just a reviewer as you get them early and having outside eyes test a product is always helpful. Look at a youtuber like ETA Prime who gets tons of devices early and even helps on creating the devices and making early changes so that it can be a great product to the people he is showing it off to. Just my opinion on the matter though as well.@@adinwalls

[@mr.bright]

Any Ayn device review soon ?? ;p

[@adinwalls]

Not yet man. I have to buy it and my budget is a bit stretched right now. I was hoping to get the Odin 2. But for now I’d like to stick to devices under $200

[@robertdaone]

I want one but this thing struggles with Dreamcast titles.,

[@adinwalls]

Yes it does

[@KenroyThomas-e2j]

Bro can you do a demonstration play FIFA 2014

[@Syko1985]

For a device of that design, form factor and size, it needs to play at least PSP flawlessly imo and ideally PS2 or else what's the point? if it can only play the consoles from the 4:3 screen ratio era, then the nice 16:9 screen is just useless.

[@adinwalls]

This device may get a second life. I believe CfW is in the works. Also… it’s $79!

[@tommykrynock]

Someone told me this is not a powkiddy device it is made by clear Edge why does powkiddy sell them just curious if you know great .if you don't that's cool 🤓

[@adinwalls]

Hi this is a TrumUI device. They just don’t have their own online shop.

[@popthatbeep]

IS that coffee or tea?

[@adinwalls]

Depends which part of the video 😊 pretty sure I had coffee, Ceylon tea and then rooibos (South African btw) for the last bit.

[@TalonVI]

Was probably going to pass on this device but then just got it on aliexpress for $55 shipped. Couldn't resist at that price.

[@adinwalls]

Definitely one of the value kings of the year

[@levelingonretro]

which better this one or rg353vs.. pls helpp :D

[@adinwalls]

They are very different devices. 353vs has a bit more power. I’d go for the Anbernic.

[@levelingonretro]

@@adinwallsI know it's a bit power but is the difference very noticeable? especially with psp/DC? the rg353vs design a bit cramp, i own rg35xx before (sold it) so vertical handheld is not too comfortable. plus i need analog for ps1. that's why i want trimUI look so sleek and minimalist. but i like anbernic OS (garlic, ark) more. i see many negative on trimUI.. man i'm so confused, I can't decide.

[@adinwalls]

@arezhenyy4322 at this point I would not get the Trimui for those systems.

[@AE-bm4no]

no HDMI out? lame.

[@hound903]

Good review but personally I wouldn’t use a knife to point at the device or camera because it feels threatening

[@darkbulbs]

wtf are you talking about? The god of war games plays great.

[@adinwalls]

They didn't when I reviewed it. Alot has changed since this video

[@TheLatinlover9574]

Ok!!!

[@TheLatinlover9574]

True all psp and Dreamcast play great!

[@rehanjulian5796]

You look like dr.boyke 😅

[@jessequick6158]

Ali Express is $58

[@velimirturk5716]

Video is good but on every video you look left or right when you talk... This is very anoying... Image you go with someone on coffe and when they talk with you they look left or right not at you....

[@adinwalls]

I'm sorry about th... oooooh look, a squirrel.

[@jamespond-jl4oq]

Click bait

[@adinwalls]

Huh?

[@danthaman03]

Wonderful video. I was about to get the anbernic rgxx h now im getting this.

[@adinwalls]

Definitely worth it for the money!

[@danthaman03]

@@adinwalls i need to ask. Do you prefer this over the powkiddy rgb10 max3 or pokiddy x55?

[@adinwalls]

@danthaman03 hey. Being budget options there are compromises for all these. Although the RGB10 max 3 is a smaller screen it’s probably my fav of those 3 options. It arrives with Jelos which is already great and other firmwares are on the way. The X55 has a great large screen so if that’s important that’s cool. The Smart Pro has the dome switch buttons which is quite nice. If you’re obsessing over this maybe make a list of the features you like on each because they all have good positive traits.

[@danthaman03]

@@adinwalls thank you.

[@pintobeans994]

Eh I would prefer android on this

[@adinwalls]

I guess. The Linux is pretty good though