Is the MagicX XU10 BETTER than the R36S? (Review)

[@retrohandhelds]

Is the XU10 worth your money, and is it actually better than the cheaper R36S? Well, on paper it should be. Faster clockspeed, ram and purple eyebrows, but is it truly better? Sadly the speaker blew midway through the review, so lets see how the return policy is. 💀

[@Pridetoons]

I want it, but the fact your Speaker blew out makes me sad.

[@loveistruth5713]

Well you're the first person that picked the r36 s over the XU 10 in all the reviews I've watched in the last few days. I did get an extra 10 on temu for 59 bucks. I'm just an old guy looking to play games and I like the way it's all set up and I don't have to do anything but turn it on and have fun. And I'm not expecting too much out of the higher end games

[@retrohandhelds]

@loveistruth5713 it's a great choice really, so hard to pick, it is all down to what's right for you.

[@loveistruth5713]

@@retrohandhelds thanks friend have a happy New Year

[@RynoDBones]

Man, I just ordered a R36S for my kid for Christmas. After watching this….I think I made the right choice.

[@retrohandhelds]

Absolutely!

[@susanna8612]

I think so too

[@yesindeed3751]

Same

[@JOHNN01.82]

Would have been nice if you played r36s to compare

[@retrohandhelds]

Hrm, i'm confused on this one. That is the main point of the video. I played on both and compared.

[@nicholassanders527]

R35&36S hands down the best value for your money. I play them more than any of my other handhelds. The only other one that I play as much is the 405M but for the money they are IT❤

[@JustinLeeper]

I’m honestly surprised you were unaware that most pre-installed PSone Rom don’t include CD Audio. That makes about a 90% difference in Rom size. You can always swap them out with full downloads. That’s what I did for games I want to play extensively on my Super Console X2 Pro.

[@billy_naing]

Kinda wild that this is the first time you've come across PS1 games without audio. It's a super common practice for handheld makers to strip out the audio from the games in order to save space. Shame about the speakers blowing out tho.

[@retrohandhelds]

That's very wild to me, first time I've come across it.

[@jonathonearl482]

All of these portrait based handhelds being released at the same time. I'm still waiting on that Trimui Smart Brick!

[@Pridetoons]

I was watching Wicked Gamer and Collector and then you posted this!

[@retrohandhelds]

Hey!!

[@sonomute]

Thanks for the video. I've just got one of these and so far ive found two issues: the G button is veeeery light, like you literally just touch it and it triggers, no click basically, and the headphones jack is weird, it's not 'smooth', like the headphone jack gets stuck inside, and the sound is full of noises like it's catching the interferences from surrounding hardware...are either of these normal or I've got a defective unit? Thanks!

[@retrohandhelds]

Sounds defective, much like my speaker. But my headphones sounded great on mine and no hardware issue there.

[@sonomute]

@@retrohandhelds thanks, I've decided to return it, also found of it can be charged only when turned off which is super weird, saw this only in cheap Chinese hair clippers before))

[@Bendilin]

I think I'm gonna be happier with my R36S that's arriving this week.

[@retrohandhelds]

I think so too

[@F3A5T]

same lol

[@Pridetoons]

I want this Handheld in Twilight Purple! This Handheld basically has a RK3326 with a higher clockspeed of 1.6ghz. Even if the JELOS Team doesn't pick up this Handheld I'll still buy it! 😁

[@retrohandhelds]

Love the color! 1.6ghz vs ?

[@loveistruth5713]

I went with the XU 10 I got it on temu for 59 bucks I've watched probably at least 10 reviews for the XU 10 and this is the first one that picked the r36 s over the XU 10

[@retrohandhelds]

@loveistruth5713 still enjoy it, they are very close! Great deal 👌

[@bit_scene]

The purple of that shell is niiiiice

[@retrohandhelds]

It really is 10/10 shell!

[@maskedplayer2316]

Hello! I have changed the UI mode to kid...and now no games are displayed and I can't see any way to change it back to full, do you have a solution for this?

[@glittlehoss]

Just ordered one for 45 shipped. We’ll see how it turns out speaker and d pad wise.

[@-Jamie]

The r36s is great if you get one change the cheap sd cards and buy a sandisk I changed mine it works so much better no skips or lag

[@Whfox]

5:55 To improve the grip when you lay your fingers on the back (it was part of the original Game Boy design).

[@retrohandhelds]

ahh neat! Thanks for the tip

[@jhskarving]

Sorry for writing to you. I live in Denmark, everything here is quite a bit more expensive than in other countries. I bought a xu 10 used as I can't afford a new one. now i start it up. it starts as it should. but stops working when i have selected a game. I know that I have to buy a good SD card for it. but is there a place where I can find a new emulator for it, greetings Jakob.

[@ghettoandroid]

They are both ribbed for your please.

[@Warboss777]

You CAN rapidfire through the shaders if u click A and the R1 to skip page by page!

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Yeah If it has emulationstation, and a menu gives a lot of options, it will have a submenu to let you flip through a page of options

[@mattdavis9601]

Sometimes buying a purple handheld is like drinking a delicious glass of grape drink; it's fun and rewarding. Other times it's like downing a jug of Mopar's grape colored antifreeze; at least it's a great way to meet cute ER nurses on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Sadly; you never know what type of purple drink you're going to get until it's too late. Buying this unit is definitely like slurping the juice out of a Jeep Wrangler's radiator with a paper straw. Thanks Stubbs for saving me some money.

[@ragecandy]

I’ve seen it around the same price as the 36s tho. The dpad seems better, maybe with cfw I’d prefer it

[@Rob-z7k]

Anyone know what the 'Retro Pie' menu option is for?? It says games but it takes you some weird files and cant go back unless i reset

[@jobearesto9746]

Can you swap the SD card from the 36s? Does it work?

[@kari1319]

Tutorial on how to load cheats to this since there is no wifi? I can’t figure out to do it. 😭

[@northsouthy74]

I personally prefer the left analogue stick on the top and the dpad below and want the right a b x y buttons on top (like this is). Really don't know why we even need a right analogue stick at all with this price point and spec?

[@SadSackGaming]

I kind of wish that as far as design goes, the OG game boy design would ditch sticks and just do 6 face buttons (genesis 6 button controller) would would be great for fighting games and any just be there if needed for a game and they would build the system to run everything that didn’t use analog joysticks at 720 and run it great. Lower power consumption, simple form factor. No aspect ratio concerns. Just this little beast that has long battery life. And then use the landscape layout to be similar in effort (long battery life, don’t focus on pushing boundaries with graphics) where the price points can vary depending on how far it can go with systems. Make them reasonably priced and over time just update the guts. It would still be a business model with growth, but it would be about refinements to a solid base.

[@TheGumpyGump]

That sounds a lot like a RG35XX+

[@soaremicheledavid6020]

Is not better! The OS is locked, dont buy it, is not worth it.

[@fabiobezerra9569]

Great vídeo, thanks a million! ✌🏼🤓🎮

[@retrohandhelds]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

[@admajoremdeigloriam7772]

How does this play majoras mask on 64?

[@DavidNCali]

XU10 buttons are just so much better

[@JobeRoberts]

Can you add a second controller for 2 players?

[@Krolin85]

How can I go back to FULL UI when changed to KIDS UI? Can anybody help?

[@kattz753]

Usually when there is an S after a processor model #, something has been taken away from the non-S model. It probably doesn't matter on a device like this. The .1 mhz speed difference might just be a mistake. In early computers, the S meant that you didn't get a co-processor. On an RK3588S (for single-board computers), you got fewer PCIe lanes and lost a couple other things that I can't remember off the top of my head.

[@cheukkikong]

2 weeks since I received the r36s.. It stops loading, stuck at front loading screen with a _ blinking on the left top corner... And the left joystick is already "F...ed" I rarely use it but it tilted down... Guess the spring already needs to be replace and i hope it operates with AA batteries, that would make traveling a lot easier also the back buttons r too loud... Playing street fighter was a pain anyway mine stops working already, it's a good system good idea but i don't think it was tested properly especially build quality is 👎... Crap

[@travianwarrior695]

Maybe you just need to change for good quality SD card, becase the the default card on it sucks, and files get corrupted or games/systems doesn't load

[@wesleyknight5684]

How do I get cheats to work 😢

[@FernandoArouche]

With Amberelec i do prefer my xu10 so Far, and i have both

[@Pridetoons]

Oh no, I hope MagicX or Powkiddy gets back to you on that Speaker Stubbs. 😰

[@tonivilla6799]

La r36s tiene el sistema bloqueado? O permite poner cfw

[@N3xlow]

Es Open source puedes ponerle cualquier cosa

[@jamiemorgan3649]

Man the RG353V must be extremely popular

[@Zeloverevolution]

I think the protrusions on the top and bottom are there to avoid copyright from other similar devices.

[@sniperwolf883]

I just sent away for the r36s on eBay, should be fun

[@Lee88-q5q]

deal beaker for me I've ordered the r36s i feel its the way better option

[@DominikZalewski85]

Please give us upgraded Miyoo Mini Plus with faster chip and better screen ;)

[@Melody_Of_Metafalica]

damn its look like my anbernic RG353V the speaker suddenly blew up after installing MS dos game and getting super bad, now i want buy R36s cheap and can play shenmue smooth😆

[@AbiiDjz]

Xu10 est meilleur 👌🏼👌🏼

[@ВолодимирВолодько-э5с]

which is better, this or the R36S ???

[@fredrodnick2881]

Not too bad, all things considered.

[@srikantsahoo3504]

I am telling you from my experience that the battery of this console becomes dead after 1 month.you can't play most of the N64, psp, ps1 games as they all hangs,lags,unable to play.The graphics of other platform games are so horrible that even you will not wish to watch them leave the thinking of play.

[@fldsmdfr9107]

Which one?

[@srikantsahoo3504]

@@fldsmdfr9107 R36s

[@fldsmdfr9107]

Damn I bought it and it will arrive in a week. Guess I'll have to see if I need to send it back

[@bankbank]

ram is clocked way higher in xu10. misinformed reviewer.

[@retrohandhelds]

What is it clocked at? I was going off what they listed.

[@CellPhish]

The XU10 has a faster processor than the R36S RK3326S clocked at 1.6ghz

[@Pridetoons]

Literally said this a whole hour before you said it.

[@solkalibri1376]

You should have compared it's size to that of a small smartphone and not with a can of worms.

[@retrohandhelds]

Can of *beans. BEANS.

[@michaelbenny659]

Don’t withhold Ban’s dinner for your video

[@retrohandhelds]

🤣

[@Redpanda1214]

70 dollar nahh i stay to R35s

[@stephenedwards9341]

Ribbed for your pleasure...

[@jbc6980]

Those aren't ears, they're eyebrows.

[@MasDouc]

Your right thumb is terrifying

[@retrohandhelds]

Thanks! Yeah its wanted for some unsolved crimes but I don't ask questions.

[@I_Show_You86]

is not

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

Sees dpad. Instant no.

[@Pridetoons]

To be fair it's actually a PS1 style D-Pad where it's a whole piece of plastic. It's not four separate buttons like many knock off PS1 controllers.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

⁠@@PridetoonsI don’t like the 4 separate buttons. They hurt my thumbs. Between the ps1 and psp I decided I don’t like them.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

@@PridetoonsIts not very hadoukenable on the ps2 either and I dislike that.

[@retrohandhelds]

Actually the best part of the device 😂

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

@@retrohandhelds R36S looks good to me.

[@ffedor77]

brah u didnt show which emulators it has , and u got weird thumbs

[@retrohandhelds]

oh

[@-Jamie]

Lmfao

[@mariasodo6880]

XU10 firmware is shit

[@retrohandhelds]

Agreed, I'm testing out some CFW on this and making another video shortly.

[@deathtooglobalists6891]

Is it acceptable to say there are a lot of PS1 games and then not say how many there actually are? How long does it take to say how many? One second? Am I the only one that likes to know when someone mentions what's on it like nes SNES DS and every other system you mentioned that you take one whole whopping second to mention the number? You said at the end it left you wanting? Maybe don't be a hypocrite and not leave us wanting.

[@Bendilin]

>joined the internet just last year

[@retrohandhelds]

Yes it is acceptable, I will never reveal the true number, I will take it to my grave. 🫡

[@deathtooglobalists6891]

@@retrohandhelds good you have a sense of humor. But seriously my messages may come off not as intended. But I have watched many of you for over two years now. I read the comment section often and it confuses me that none of you can figure out how to make a video that would be with out a doubt the best or at least videos that would alleviate all our questions. We want to know when you mention what is on there to also take a literally 2 extra seconds to give the total number in that category. Take care a message from a subscriber