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The Odroid Go is a 2.4 inch 4:3 Proprietary handheld that plays everything up to NES well, made by HardKernel. It came out in Upcoming at $30. Inside is the Espressif Systems ESP32-WROVER-B with 4MB PSRAM of RAM.
Odroid Go videos
What it plays
Plays up to: NES. Chip: Espressif Systems ESP32-WROVER-B.
Scores out of 100. 100 means the system runs at full speed with no known issues on this device. 80 or more plays well (green), 50 to 79 plays partly (yellow).
What owners say
“Really liked my odroid go and wish they would make a revision with a better screen and headphone jack.”
What the specs mean
No headphone jack
Audio goes over Bluetooth or the speakers. Bluetooth adds a delay you can notice in rhythm games.
Based on: Layout data; Bluetooth audio latency is a known limit of the standard
Rating
How we score: what it plays 30%, how many players own and recommend it 20%, screen 15%, price compared with handhelds that play as much 10%, controls 10%, size and weight 10%, battery size for its chip 5%.
Good
- Plays everything up to NES well
- Low price
Not so good
- No analog sticks
- PS1 games do not run reliably
- TFT screen, not IPS or OLED
- No video out
Specs
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Chip | Espressif Systems ESP32-WROVER-B |
| CPU | Tensilica Xtensa LX6 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Clock speed | 80 MHz - 240 MHz |
| RAM | 4MB PSRAM SRAM |
| Cooling | No |
| Screen | |
| Size | 2.4" |
| Type | TFT |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| Pixel density | 166 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 |
| Dual screen | No |
| Controls | |
| D-pad | Cross, Upper placement |
| Analog sticks | No |
| Stick layout | No Thumbsticks |
| Shoulder buttons | No L2/R2 |
| Rumble | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Connectivity | |
| Storage | 16 MB |
| SD card | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (?) |
| Bluetooth | Yes (?) |
| USB-C | No |
| Video out | No |
| Headphone jack | No |
| Build | |
| Form factor | Vertical |
| Dimensions | 105 x 65 x 16 mm |
| Weight | 115 g |
| Battery | 1200 mAh |
| Shell | Plastic |
| Speakers | Front |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Proprietary |
Questions
Can the Odroid Go play PS2 games?
Not well. PS2 scores 0 out of 100. It plays everything up to NES well.
Does it have a headphone jack?
No. Use Bluetooth headphones or the speakers.
How big is the battery?
1,200 mAh. The middle Linux and other handheld in our database has 3,000 mAh.
Can it connect to a TV?
No, it has no video out.
Price and newer models
$30 at launch
Similar handhelds
Specs and emulation scores from the retrocatalog.com handheld database. The score out of 10 is our own.