Curious Chip PIP
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Curious Chip PIP is a gaming handheld launched in 2022. Powered by Cortex-A53 (4-core, 1.2 GHz), 1 GB RAM. Features a 4" IPS Touchscreen display. 2000 mAh battery. Runs RetroPie (Linux).
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Curious Chip PIP is a gaming handheld launched in 2022. Powered by Cortex-A53 (4-core, 1.2 GHz), 1 GB RAM. Features a 4" IPS Touchscreen display. 2000 mAh battery. Runs RetroPie (Linux).
When it comes to emulation, the PIP runs SNES titles at 60 FPS, including Super FX games, as well as 3D PlayStation games. Older systems such as Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive sit comfortably within these limits. Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS are playable but can be laggy, while Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation Portable appear on the platform list but are best treated as experiments rather than the main draw.
The 4-inch IPS screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 60 Hz refresh rate and touch input, protected by tempered glass. The touchscreen comes in handy for Nintendo DS games and educational apps. For big-screen sessions there is HDMI video output.
The controllers are detachable and feature an upper-placed cross D-pad, four face buttons, L1 and R1 shoulder buttons, plus Start and Select. There are no analog sticks and no rumble. The plastic body includes a kickstand and 8 programmable LEDs, while audio comes from a single rear-facing mono speaker, with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The 2000 mAh battery charges over Micro USB. Connectivity includes WiFi 4, Bluetooth 5.0, two USB-A ports, GPIO pins and a microSD slot for storage. The device also packs a camera, microphone and accelerometer, ideal for coding projects and hardware experiments.
On the software side, the PIP runs PIP OS and RetroPie, and its fully programmable nature plus GPIO pins make it a genuine learning platform. With a reference price of around $340, in the $300–$400 bracket, its value lies mostly in the educational side rather than raw emulation performance.
Ideal for: students, teachers and makers who want to learn coding and electronics on a portable device, while also enjoying retro games up to PlayStation.
- Manufacturer
- Broadcom
- SoC
- Broadcom BCM2837
- Model
- Cortex-A53
- Architecture
- Cortex-A53
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 4
- Frequency
- 1.2 GHz
- Instruction Set
- ARM
- Chipset
- Broadcom VideoCore IV
- GPU Frequency
- 250 MHz
- Capacity
- 1 GB
- Technology
- DDR2
- Size
- 4.0
- Technology
- IPS, Touchscreen
- Refresh Rate
- 60 Hz
- Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
- Lens
- Tempered Glass
- Capacity
- 2000 mAh
- Analog Sticks
- None
- D-Pad
- Cross
- D-Pad Placement
- Upper
- Shoulder Buttons
- L1, R1
- Extra Buttons
- Start, Select
- Speaker Type
- Single Mono
- Speaker Position
- Rear facing
- Ports
- 2x USB-A, GPIO
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi 4
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Charge Port
- Micro USB
- Video Output
- HDMI
- Audio Output
- 3.5mm Headphone
- Card Support
- microSD
- Operating System
- PIP OS, RetroPie
- Custom OS Support
- RetroPie
- Body Material
- Plastic
Nintendo · 7 platforms
Sega · 3 platforms
Sony · 2 platforms
Pros & Cons
Pros
- detachable controllers
- touchscreen
- fully programmable with GPIO
- HDMI output
- camera
- microphone and accelerometer
- kickstand and programmable LEDs
Cons
- no analog sticks
- high price for emulation performance
- N64 and NDS can be laggy
- mono speaker
- Micro USB charging
- no rumble
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