The main difference between the Miyoo Mini and the TRIMUI Smart is the shape.
The Miyoo Mini is a vertical, Game Boy shaped, the TRIMUI Smart is a horizontal.
Other differences
- The TRIMUI Smart has Wi-Fi and the Miyoo Mini does not, so no online updates, cloud saves or streaming on it.
- The Miyoo Mini has L2 and R2; the TRIMUI Smart has only one pair of shoulder buttons.
- The Miyoo Mini carries a 2,000 mAh battery, the TRIMUI Smart 1,200 mAh.
- The Miyoo Mini has a headphone jack; the TRIMUI Smart does not.
Which is better
Which fits in a pocket better?
TRIMUI SmartThe TRIMUI Smart (110 x 58 x 15 mm, 100 g). The Miyoo Mini is 65 x 93.5 x 18 mm, 106 g. Both fit a jeans pocket.
Which is better for PS2 games, the Miyoo Mini or the TRIMUI Smart?
NeitherNeither plays PS2 games.
Which costs less?
TRIMUI SmartThe TRIMUI Smart, at about $40 at launch against $52. Prices today vary by store and the used market.
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 Mini's screen at 2x, 50% of the TRIMUI Smart's screen at 1x.
Which has the bigger battery?
Miyoo MiniThe Miyoo Mini, at 2,000 mAh against 1,200 mAh. That is capacity only: the chips differ, and the heavier the system you play, the faster either one drains.
Side by side
| Miyoo Mini | TRIMUI Smart | |
|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $52 | $40 |
| Released | Dec 2021 | Aug 2022 |
| Plays well up to | DS | PS1 |
| Shape | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Software | Linux | Linux |
| Chip | SigmaStar SSD202D | Allwinner S3 |
| Memory | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Screen | 2.8 inch IPS 4:3 | 2.4 inch IPS 4:3 |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 320 x 240 |
| Battery | 2,000 mAh | 1,200 mAh |
| Weight | 106 g | 100 g |
| Size | 65 x 93.5 x 18 mm | 110 x 58 x 15 mm |
| Analog sticks | None | None |
| L2 and R2 | Yes, side by side | No |
| Wi-Fi | No | Yes |
| Video out | No | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No |
Green marks the better value where one is clearly better. Prices are launch prices.
Emulation
- Miyoo MiniTRIMUI Smart
- Game Boy
- NES
- Genesis
- GBA
- SNES
- PS1
- DS
100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues.
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