Anbernic RG 55G1

About this device

The Anbernic RG 55G1 is Anbernic's first Snapdragon-powered handheld, running a Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 with a 5.5 inch 1080p IPS screen and a 6,000 mAh battery in a Switch Lite style body. It shipped on 31 August 2026 from $139.99.

The Anbernic RG 55G1 is a milestone for the brand, its first handheld built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip instead of the Rockchip, Allwinner, or Unisoc parts Anbernic has used for years. It shipped on 31 August 2026 from $139.99 with a Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 (SG4250P), a 4 nm entry-tier gaming part with two performance cores, six efficiency cores and an Adreno A12 GPU. The draw is software support rather than raw power, since Adreno drivers have the widest emulator compatibility on Android. The Switch Lite style body brings a 5.5 inch 1080p IPS panel, a 6,000 mAh battery, Hall effect sticks and triggers, RGB ring lights, dual front-facing speakers and an active fan. In practice it is excellent through PSP, Dreamcast, N64 and Saturn, mixed on GameCube and unreliable at PS2. Launch reviewers repeatedly flagged significant screen ghosting and overly stiff triggers, and several recommended the RG476H at a similar price instead.