$210 GPD XD Plus Handheld Android Game Console Launched with Mediatek MT8173 Cortex A73/A53 SoC

Not everybody is willing to spend around $650 on the recently announced GPD Win 2 portable Windows game console, and for people with a lower budget and happy to play Android games, the company has now launched the expected GPD XD+ console with GeekBuying and GearBest taking pre-orders for $209.99 including shipping.

GPD XD+ will be an upgrade of the previous GPD XD console with Rockchip RK3288 replaced by a more powerful Mediatek MT8176 processor, and RAM capacity increased to 4GB. The rest of the design is pretty much unchanged.

GPD XD Plus specifications:

• SoC – Mediatek MT8176 hexa-core processor with 2x Cortex A72 cores @ 2.1 GHz, 4x Cortex A53 cores @ 1.7 GHz, and Imagination PowerVR GX6250 GPU
• System Memory – 4GB RAM
• Storage – 32GB eMMC flash (GearBest shows 64GB instead), micro SD slot up to 128GB
• Display – 5″ 720p capacitive touch display
• Video Output – 1x mini HDMI
• Audio – Dual speaker, via HDMI output, 1x 3.5mm audio jack
• Connectivity – Dual band 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1
• USB – 1x micro USB port
• Buttons – Power button, cross button, dual-character button（A/B/X/Y；△/○/×/□）, L1/L2/L3/R1/R2/R3, joysticks, Start/Select button, Volume +/-, Back，Android function, Home, Keymapper button
• Sensor – 3-axis gravity sensor
• Battery – 6,000 mAh @ 3.7V
• Power Supply – 5V/2A
• Dimensions – 155 x 89 x 24 mm
• Weight – ~300 grams

The console runs Android 7.0, and support emulation for NES / FC, GB, GBC, SMC, SMD, SFC / SNES, GBA, MAME, N64 and SONY PlayStation games. It ships with a power adapter, a USB cable, and user manual in English. Pre-orders for GPD XD+ should start shipping around mid-February around mid April (GeekBuying changed shipping estimate from 25 days to 79 days).

Via AndroidPC.es

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