Is the MagicX XU10 BETTER than the R36S? (Review)

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👉Stubbs is back at it with another vertical 3326S handeld, this time the new XU10 from MagicX (sold by PowKiddy). It has some neat features, but also some absolute dealbreakers. Stubbs compares it against the R36S, R35S, and RGB20S. Which is the best? Let's find out!
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Items Mentioned in the video
🛒MagicX XU10: retrohandhelds.link/XU10 (use code 1111LOVE)
🛒R36S: retrohandhelds.link/R36S
🛒PowKiddy RGB20S: shrsl.com/4ad3q
🛒R35S: retrohandhelds.link/R35S
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#xu10 #r36s #rgb20s #powkiddy #r35s #arkos #emulation #retrohandheld #retrogaming
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📖Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Unboxing, Features, Look & Feel
02:25 - Software & Systems
03:28 - Joystick testing & Menu options
03:55 - Compared to R36S, R35S, RGB20S
05:57 - Speakers & Screens compared
06:50 - Oops it reset, SNES Aladdin testing, and no WiFi
08:49 - Sega Saturn (Panzer Dragoon 2 & Night Into Dreams)
09:24 - Amstrad CPC (Beyond the Ice Palace), and Game & Watch
09:40 - TMNT Shredder's Revenge port
09:54 - PS1 (Klonoa, Pepsi Man, Spyro, Twisted Metal 2) & Terrible speaker issue
11:35 - Nintendo DS (Mario Kart)
12:22 - N64 (Kirby) & Yay audio sounds good on headphones
12:54 - Dreamcast (Sonic Adventure 2)
13:10 - PSP (Tekken 6 & God of War)
13:49 - Final thoughts & Summary
16:30 - Thanks for watching!

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  • @retrohandhelds
    @retrohandhelds8 ай бұрын

    Is the XU10 worth your money, and is it actually better than the cheaper R36S? Well, on paper it should be. Faster clockspeed, ram and purple eyebrows, but is it truly better? Sadly the speaker blew midway through the review, so lets see how the return policy is. 💀

  • @Pridetoons

    @Pridetoons

    8 ай бұрын

    I want it, but the fact your Speaker blew out makes me sad.

  • @loveistruth5713

    @loveistruth5713

    6 ай бұрын

    Well you're the first person that picked the r36 s over the XU 10 in all the reviews I've watched in the last few days. I did get an extra 10 on temu for 59 bucks. I'm just an old guy looking to play games and I like the way it's all set up and I don't have to do anything but turn it on and have fun. And I'm not expecting too much out of the higher end games

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    6 ай бұрын

    @loveistruth5713 it's a great choice really, so hard to pick, it is all down to what's right for you.

  • @loveistruth5713

    @loveistruth5713

    6 ай бұрын

    @@retrohandhelds thanks friend have a happy New Year

  • @RynoDBones
    @RynoDBones8 ай бұрын

    Man, I just ordered a R36S for my kid for Christmas. After watching this….I think I made the right choice.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @susanna8612

    @susanna8612

    8 ай бұрын

    I think so too

  • @yesindeed3751

    @yesindeed3751

    7 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @JOHNN01.82

    @JOHNN01.82

    7 ай бұрын

    Would have been nice if you played r36s to compare

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    7 ай бұрын

    Hrm, i'm confused on this one. That is the main point of the video. I played on both and compared.

  • @jonathonearl482
    @jonathonearl4828 ай бұрын

    All of these portrait based handhelds being released at the same time. I'm still waiting on that Trimui Smart Brick!

  • @JustinLeeper
    @JustinLeeper6 ай бұрын

    I’m honestly surprised you were unaware that most pre-installed PSone Rom don’t include CD Audio. That makes about a 90% difference in Rom size. You can always swap them out with full downloads. That’s what I did for games I want to play extensively on my Super Console X2 Pro.

  • @billy_naing
    @billy_naing8 ай бұрын

    Kinda wild that this is the first time you've come across PS1 games without audio. It's a super common practice for handheld makers to strip out the audio from the games in order to save space. Shame about the speakers blowing out tho.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    That's very wild to me, first time I've come across it.

  • @Pridetoons
    @Pridetoons8 ай бұрын

    I was watching Wicked Gamer and Collector and then you posted this!

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Hey!!

  • @nicholassanders527
    @nicholassanders5278 ай бұрын

    R35&36S hands down the best value for your money. I play them more than any of my other handhelds. The only other one that I play as much is the 405M but for the money they are IT❤

  • @bitscene8370
    @bitscene83708 ай бұрын

    The purple of that shell is niiiiice

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    It really is 10/10 shell!

  • @fabiobezerra9569
    @fabiobezerra95693 ай бұрын

    Great vídeo, thanks a million! ✌🏼🤓🎮

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

  • @Warboss777
    @Warboss7778 ай бұрын

    You CAN rapidfire through the shaders if u click A and the R1 to skip page by page!

  • @gluttonousmaximus9048

    @gluttonousmaximus9048

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah If it has emulationstation, and a menu gives a lot of options, it will have a submenu to let you flip through a page of options

  • @Whfox
    @Whfox7 ай бұрын

    5:55 To improve the grip when you lay your fingers on the back (it was part of the original Game Boy design).

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    7 ай бұрын

    ahh neat! Thanks for the tip

  • @Bendilin
    @Bendilin8 ай бұрын

    I think I'm gonna be happier with my R36S that's arriving this week.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    I think so too

  • @F3A5T

    @F3A5T

    8 ай бұрын

    same lol

  • @northsouthy74
    @northsouthy748 ай бұрын

    I personally prefer the left analogue stick on the top and the dpad below and want the right a b x y buttons on top (like this is). Really don't know why we even need a right analogue stick at all with this price point and spec?

  • @ragecandy
    @ragecandy8 ай бұрын

    I’ve seen it around the same price as the 36s tho. The dpad seems better, maybe with cfw I’d prefer it

  • @Pridetoons
    @Pridetoons8 ай бұрын

    I want this Handheld in Twilight Purple! This Handheld basically has a RK3326 with a higher clockspeed of 1.6ghz. Even if the JELOS Team doesn't pick up this Handheld I'll still buy it! 😁

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Love the color! 1.6ghz vs ?

  • @loveistruth5713

    @loveistruth5713

    6 ай бұрын

    I went with the XU 10 I got it on temu for 59 bucks I've watched probably at least 10 reviews for the XU 10 and this is the first one that picked the r36 s over the XU 10

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    6 ай бұрын

    @loveistruth5713 still enjoy it, they are very close! Great deal 👌

  • @glittlehoss
    @glittlehoss5 ай бұрын

    Just ordered one for 45 shipped. We’ll see how it turns out speaker and d pad wise.

  • @jobearesto9746
    @jobearesto97468 ай бұрын

    Can you swap the SD card from the 36s? Does it work?

  • @mattdavis9601
    @mattdavis96018 ай бұрын

    Sometimes buying a purple handheld is like drinking a delicious glass of grape drink; it's fun and rewarding. Other times it's like downing a jug of Mopar's grape colored antifreeze; at least it's a great way to meet cute ER nurses on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Sadly; you never know what type of purple drink you're going to get until it's too late. Buying this unit is definitely like slurping the juice out of a Jeep Wrangler's radiator with a paper straw. Thanks Stubbs for saving me some money.

  • @JobeRoberts
    @JobeRoberts8 ай бұрын

    Can you add a second controller for 2 players?

  • @user-dk3up2nl1m
    @user-dk3up2nl1m6 ай бұрын

    Anyone know what the 'Retro Pie' menu option is for?? It says games but it takes you some weird files and cant go back unless i reset

  • @maskedplayer2316
    @maskedplayer23165 ай бұрын

    Hello! I have changed the UI mode to kid...and now no games are displayed and I can't see any way to change it back to full, do you have a solution for this?

  • @sonomute
    @sonomute7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video. I've just got one of these and so far ive found two issues: the G button is veeeery light, like you literally just touch it and it triggers, no click basically, and the headphones jack is weird, it's not 'smooth', like the headphone jack gets stuck inside, and the sound is full of noises like it's catching the interferences from surrounding hardware...are either of these normal or I've got a defective unit? Thanks!

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    7 ай бұрын

    Sounds defective, much like my speaker. But my headphones sounded great on mine and no hardware issue there.

  • @sonomute

    @sonomute

    7 ай бұрын

    @@retrohandhelds thanks, I've decided to return it, also found of it can be charged only when turned off which is super weird, saw this only in cheap Chinese hair clippers before))

  • @ChrisTedoni
    @ChrisTedoni7 ай бұрын

    I kind of wish that as far as design goes, the OG game boy design would ditch sticks and just do 6 face buttons (genesis 6 button controller) would would be great for fighting games and any just be there if needed for a game and they would build the system to run everything that didn’t use analog joysticks at 720 and run it great. Lower power consumption, simple form factor. No aspect ratio concerns. Just this little beast that has long battery life. And then use the landscape layout to be similar in effort (long battery life, don’t focus on pushing boundaries with graphics) where the price points can vary depending on how far it can go with systems. Make them reasonably priced and over time just update the guts. It would still be a business model with growth, but it would be about refinements to a solid base.

  • @TheGumpyGump

    @TheGumpyGump

    7 ай бұрын

    That sounds a lot like a RG35XX+

  • @jamiemorgan3649
    @jamiemorgan36498 ай бұрын

    Man the RG353V must be extremely popular

  • @ghettoandroid
    @ghettoandroid8 ай бұрын

    They are both ribbed for your please.

  • @sniperwolf883
    @sniperwolf8838 ай бұрын

    I just sent away for the r36s on eBay, should be fun

  • @DominikZalewski85
    @DominikZalewski858 ай бұрын

    Please give us upgraded Miyoo Mini Plus with faster chip and better screen ;)

  • @Krolin85
    @Krolin856 ай бұрын

    How can I go back to FULL UI when changed to KIDS UI? Can anybody help?

  • @kattz753
    @kattz7538 ай бұрын

    Usually when there is an S after a processor model #, something has been taken away from the non-S model. It probably doesn't matter on a device like this. The .1 mhz speed difference might just be a mistake. In early computers, the S meant that you didn't get a co-processor. On an RK3588S (for single-board computers), you got fewer PCIe lanes and lost a couple other things that I can't remember off the top of my head.

  • @Pridetoons
    @Pridetoons8 ай бұрын

    Oh no, I hope MagicX or Powkiddy gets back to you on that Speaker Stubbs. 😰

  • @Zeloverevolution
    @Zeloverevolution8 ай бұрын

    I think the protrusions on the top and bottom are there to avoid copyright from other similar devices.

  • @admajoremdeigloriam7772
    @admajoremdeigloriam77724 ай бұрын

    How does this play majoras mask on 64?

  • @jhskarving
    @jhskarving23 күн бұрын

    Sorry for writing to you. I live in Denmark, everything here is quite a bit more expensive than in other countries. I bought a xu 10 used as I can't afford a new one. now i start it up. it starts as it should. but stops working when i have selected a game. I know that I have to buy a good SD card for it. but is there a place where I can find a new emulator for it, greetings Jakob.

  • @Melody_Of_Metafalica
    @Melody_Of_Metafalica2 ай бұрын

    damn its look like my anbernic RG353V the speaker suddenly blew up after installing MS dos game and getting super bad, now i want buy R36s cheap and can play shenmue smooth😆

  • @tonivilla6799
    @tonivilla67998 ай бұрын

    La r36s tiene el sistema bloqueado? O permite poner cfw

  • @N3xlow

    @N3xlow

    4 ай бұрын

    Es Open source puedes ponerle cualquier cosa

  • @FernandoArouche
    @FernandoAroucheАй бұрын

    With Amberelec i do prefer my xu10 so Far, and i have both

  • @fredrodnick2881
    @fredrodnick28818 ай бұрын

    Not too bad, all things considered.

  • @Lee-rn5wl
    @Lee-rn5wl8 ай бұрын

    deal beaker for me I've ordered the r36s i feel its the way better option

  • @-Jamie
    @-Jamie8 ай бұрын

    The r36s is great if you get one change the cheap sd cards and buy a sandisk I changed mine it works so much better no skips or lag

  • @wesleyknight5684
    @wesleyknight56843 ай бұрын

    How do I get cheats to work 😢

  • @cheukkikong
    @cheukkikong6 ай бұрын

    2 weeks since I received the r36s.. It stops loading, stuck at front loading screen with a _ blinking on the left top corner... And the left joystick is already "F...ed" I rarely use it but it tilted down... Guess the spring already needs to be replace and i hope it operates with AA batteries, that would make traveling a lot easier also the back buttons r too loud... Playing street fighter was a pain anyway mine stops working already, it's a good system good idea but i don't think it was tested properly especially build quality is 👎... Crap

  • @travianwarrior695

    @travianwarrior695

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe you just need to change for good quality SD card, becase the the default card on it sucks, and files get corrupted or games/systems doesn't load

  • @soaremicheledavid6020
    @soaremicheledavid60208 ай бұрын

    Is not better! The OS is locked, dont buy it, is not worth it.

  • @solkalibri1376
    @solkalibri13768 ай бұрын

    You should have compared it's size to that of a small smartphone and not with a can of worms.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Can of *beans. BEANS.

  • @michaelbenny659
    @michaelbenny6598 ай бұрын

    Don’t withhold Ban’s dinner for your video

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @DavidNCali
    @DavidNCali4 ай бұрын

    XU10 buttons are just so much better

  • @Redpanda1214
    @Redpanda12148 ай бұрын

    70 dollar nahh i stay to R35s

  • @AbiiDjz
    @AbiiDjz3 ай бұрын

    Xu10 est meilleur 👌🏼👌🏼

  • @stephenedwards9341
    @stephenedwards93417 ай бұрын

    Ribbed for your pleasure...

  • @bankbank
    @bankbank8 ай бұрын

    ram is clocked way higher in xu10. misinformed reviewer.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    What is it clocked at? I was going off what they listed.

  • @CellPhish
    @CellPhish8 ай бұрын

    The XU10 has a faster processor than the R36S RK3326S clocked at 1.6ghz

  • @Pridetoons

    @Pridetoons

    8 ай бұрын

    Literally said this a whole hour before you said it.

  • @jbc6980
    @jbc69808 ай бұрын

    Those aren't ears, they're eyebrows.

  • @MasDouc
    @MasDouc7 ай бұрын

    Your right thumb is terrifying

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah its wanted for some unsolved crimes but I don't ask questions.

  • @srikantsahoo3504
    @srikantsahoo3504Ай бұрын

    I am telling you from my experience that the battery of this console becomes dead after 1 month.you can't play most of the N64, psp, ps1 games as they all hangs,lags,unable to play.The graphics of other platform games are so horrible that even you will not wish to watch them leave the thinking of play.

  • @fldsmdfr9107

    @fldsmdfr9107

    Ай бұрын

    Which one?

  • @srikantsahoo3504

    @srikantsahoo3504

    Ай бұрын

    @@fldsmdfr9107 R36s

  • @fldsmdfr9107

    @fldsmdfr9107

    Ай бұрын

    Damn I bought it and it will arrive in a week. Guess I'll have to see if I need to send it back

  • @I_Show_You86
    @I_Show_You867 ай бұрын

    is not

  • @DarkKnightBatman420
    @DarkKnightBatman4208 ай бұрын

    Sees dpad. Instant no.

  • @Pridetoons

    @Pridetoons

    8 ай бұрын

    To be fair it's actually a PS1 style D-Pad where it's a whole piece of plastic. It's not four separate buttons like many knock off PS1 controllers.

  • @DarkKnightBatman420

    @DarkKnightBatman420

    8 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@PridetoonsI don’t like the 4 separate buttons. They hurt my thumbs. Between the ps1 and psp I decided I don’t like them.

  • @DarkKnightBatman420

    @DarkKnightBatman420

    8 ай бұрын

    @@PridetoonsIts not very hadoukenable on the ps2 either and I dislike that.

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Actually the best part of the device 😂

  • @DarkKnightBatman420

    @DarkKnightBatman420

    8 ай бұрын

    @@retrohandhelds R36S looks good to me.

  • @ffedor77
    @ffedor778 ай бұрын

    brah u didnt show which emulators it has , and u got weird thumbs

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    oh

  • @-Jamie

    @-Jamie

    8 ай бұрын

    Lmfao

  • @mariasodo6880
    @mariasodo68803 ай бұрын

    XU10 firmware is shit

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed, I'm testing out some CFW on this and making another video shortly.

  • @user-hj1ms6jf9m
    @user-hj1ms6jf9m3 ай бұрын

    which is better, this or the R36S ???

  • @deathtooglobalists6891
    @deathtooglobalists68918 ай бұрын

    Is it acceptable to say there are a lot of PS1 games and then not say how many there actually are? How long does it take to say how many? One second? Am I the only one that likes to know when someone mentions what's on it like nes SNES DS and every other system you mentioned that you take one whole whopping second to mention the number? You said at the end it left you wanting? Maybe don't be a hypocrite and not leave us wanting.

  • @Bendilin

    @Bendilin

    8 ай бұрын

    >joined the internet just last year

  • @retrohandhelds

    @retrohandhelds

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes it is acceptable, I will never reveal the true number, I will take it to my grave. 🫡

  • @deathtooglobalists6891

    @deathtooglobalists6891

    8 ай бұрын

    @@retrohandhelds good you have a sense of humor. But seriously my messages may come off not as intended. But I have watched many of you for over two years now. I read the comment section often and it confuses me that none of you can figure out how to make a video that would be with out a doubt the best or at least videos that would alleviate all our questions. We want to know when you mention what is on there to also take a literally 2 extra seconds to give the total number in that category. Take care a message from a subscriber

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