The main difference between the Miyoo A30 and the Miyoo Mini Plus is size.
The Miyoo A30 measures 127.5 x 57 x 16 mm and weighs 115 g; the Miyoo Mini Plus measures 78.5 x 108 x 22.3 mm and weighs 162 g.
Other differences
- The Miyoo A30 is a horizontal, the Miyoo Mini Plus is a vertical, Game Boy shaped.
- The Miyoo Mini Plus has a headphone jack; the Miyoo A30 does not.
- The Miyoo A30 runs on the Allwinner A33, the Miyoo Mini Plus on the SigmaStar SSD202D.
Which is better
Which fits in a pocket better?
Miyoo A30The Miyoo A30 (127.5 x 57 x 16 mm, 115 g). The Miyoo Mini Plus is 78.5 x 108 x 22.3 mm, 162 g. Both fit a jeans pocket.
Which is better for PS2 games, the Miyoo A30 or the Miyoo Mini Plus?
NeitherNeither plays PS2 games.
Which costs less?
TieThey launched at about the same price: $49 and $50.
Which is better for GBA games?
TieBoth run GBA at full speed and fill about the same share of the screen with even pixels: 50% of the Miyoo A30's screen at 2x, 50% of the Miyoo Mini Plus's screen at 2x.
Which has the bigger battery?
Miyoo Mini PlusThe Miyoo Mini Plus, at 3,000 mAh against 2,600 mAh. That is capacity only: the chips differ, and the heavier the system you play, the faster either one drains.
Side by side
| Miyoo A30 | Miyoo Mini Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $49 | $50 |
| Released | May 2024 | Mar 2023 |
| Plays well up to | DS | DS |
| Shape | Horizontal | Vertical |
| Software | Linux | Linux |
| Chip | Allwinner A33 | SigmaStar SSD202D |
| Memory | 512 MB | 128 MB |
| Screen | 2.8 inch IPS 4:3 | 3.5 inch IPS 4:3 |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 640 x 480 |
| Battery | 2,600 mAh | 3,000 mAh |
| Weight | 115 g | 162 g |
| Size | 127.5 x 57 x 16 mm | 78.5 x 108 x 22.3 mm |
| Analog sticks | Single, bottom | None |
| L2 and R2 | Yes, side by side | Yes, side by side |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Video out | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes |
Green marks the better value where one is clearly better. Prices are launch prices.
Emulation
- Miyoo A30Miyoo Mini Plus
- Game Boy
- NES
- Genesis
- GBA
- SNES
- PS1
- DS
- N64
- Dreamcast
- PSP
100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues.
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