Pimax Portal
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Pimax Portal is a gaming handheld launched in 2023. Powered by Snapdragon XR2 (8-core, 2.84 GHz), 8 GB RAM. Features a 5.5" QLED Touchscreen display (3840 x 2160). 4000 mAh battery. WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1. Runs Android.
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Pimax Portal is a gaming handheld launched in 2023. Powered by Snapdragon XR2 (8-core, 2.84 GHz), 8 GB RAM. Features a 5.5" QLED Touchscreen display (3840 x 2160). 4000 mAh battery. WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1. Runs Android.
This setup runs GameCube and Wii mostly at full speed, and some PS2 games are playable. Older systems, from NES, SNES, Mega Drive and Game Boy Advance to PlayStation, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PSP and Saturn, are well covered, along with arcade titles through MAME, Final Burn Neo or Sega NAOMI.
The screen is the headline feature: a 5.5-inch LCD QLED touchscreen with a 3840 x 2160 (UHD/4K) resolution, around 801 ppi, a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 144 Hz refresh rate. The result is an extremely sharp picture and fluid motion.
On the controls side, the Portal offers Hall Effect joysticks in an asymmetric layout with L3/R3, a D-pad made of separated buttons, four face buttons, L1/R1 shoulders and analog L2/R2 triggers, plus lots of extra buttons. A gyroscope, G-Sensor, proximity sensor and 5 cameras round out the package, while active cooling with a heatsink, fan and ventilation cutouts helps sustain performance.
The 4000 mAh battery charges over USB-C, which also provides video output. Connectivity includes WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1, bottom-facing dual stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Internal storage comes in 128 GB or 256 GB, expandable via microSD.
The device runs Android 12, opening the door to dedicated emulators, frontends and native Android games, with plenty of room for configuration.
Ideal for: players who want a 4K 144 Hz screen in a handheld and solid emulation up to GameCube and Wii, backed by modern Hall Effect controls and analog triggers.
- Manufacturer
- Qualcomm
- SoC
- Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2
- Model
- Snapdragon XR2
- Architecture
- 1x Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77), 3x Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77), 4x Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- Cores
- 8
- Threads
- 8
- Frequency
- 1.8 - 2.8 GHz
- Instruction Set
- ARM
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Adreno 650
- GPU Cores
- 1
- GPU Frequency
- 900 MHz
- Capacity
- 8 GB
- Size
- 5.5
- Technology
- LCD, QLED, Touchscreen
- Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Quality
- UHD/4K
- Refresh Rate
- 144 Hz
- Pixel Density (PPI)
- 801.06
- Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
- Capacity
- 4000 mAh
- Analog Sticks
- Dual thumbsticks with L3/R3
- Stick Placement
- Asymmetric
- D-Pad
- Separated Buttons
- D-Pad Placement
- Lower
- Shoulder Buttons
- L1, R1, L2, R2, Analog Triggers
- Shoulder Orientation
- Vertical
- Extra Buttons
- Lots
- Additional Features
- 5 cameras, Analog Triggers, G-Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Effect Joysticks, Proximity Sensor
- Speaker Type
- Dual Stereo
- Speaker Position
- Bottom facing
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi 6E
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1
- Charge Port
- USB-C
- Charge Port Placement
- Bottom facing
- Video Output
- USB-C video out
- Audio Output
- 3.5mm Headphone
- Audio Output Placement
- Bottom facing
- Internal Storage
- 128 GB / 256 GB
- Card Support
- microSD
- Operating System
- Android
- OS Version
- 12
- Body Material
- Plastic
- Cooling
- Heatsink, Fan, Ventilation cutouts
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- 4K 144 Hz QLED touchscreen
- Snapdragon XR2 with 8 GB RAM
- GameCube and Wii mostly full speed
- Hall Effect joysticks and analog triggers
- active fan cooling
- WiFi 6E and USB-C video out
Cons
- modest 4000 mAh battery for a 4K 144 Hz screen
- PS2 only partially playable
- separated-button D-pad
- plastic body
- older Android 12
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Pimax Portal — 2 marks declared by manufacturer
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Bluetooth SIG
GlobalBluetooth Special Interest Group — non-profit organization owning the Bluetooth trademark. All products using Bluetooth technology must be qualified through SIG (specification conformance testing). Using the Bluetooth name or logo without qualification is a trademark violation.
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Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
GlobalIndustry consortium certifying Wi-Fi interoperability between devices. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED mark guarantees that the product has been tested for compliance with IEEE 802.11 standards and works correctly with other certified Wi-Fi devices. Also covers security (WPA2/WPA3).
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